ABHISHEK KUMARContact: +91 9456925808 ~ E-Mail: abhishek8586@ymail.com

Seeking Managerial Assignments in Production Operations with an organisation of repute, to enhance and use my skill up to best level.

PROFILE SUMMARY

A result oriented professional with more than 8.7 years of experience in Assembly, Welding shop, Machine Shop, Paint shop & Powder coating, PPC, Production & Manufacturing Operations, Planning and Team Management

Proficient in developing & streamlining systems with proven ability to enhance operational effectiveness and meet operational goals within the cost, time & quality parameters

Abilities in managing technically advanced cost-efficient, state of the art production planning systems and processes Adept at ensuring optimum WIP inventory levels to achieve maximum cost savings without hampering the operations Experience in conceptualizing profitable production projects and managing operations encompassing manpower management,

quality and industrial relations Experience of managing operations improvement through TPM or modern improvement tools such as 5’S’, Kaizen, My Machine, PDCA,

7 QC Tools, 3C, ISO/TS-16949 etc. Possess strong planning, problem-solving and inter-personal communication skills

COMPETENCIES MATRIX

Manufacturing Operations Ensuring quality product delivery; managing overall operations involved in production planning including coordinating for

ensuring manpower management, proper supplies and up-time of equipment Overseeing production of products and implementing plans with a view to ensure timely accomplishment of production targets

within the cost parameters Achivement of the monthly production targets as per the customer requirement

Production Planning Planning, directing and maintaining efficient production operations as well as assigning & evaluating work performance of

personnel assigned Assuring that the production capacity meets the targets; facilitating improvement and development in existing manufacturing

capacity as per requirements

Team Management Leading, mentoring & monitoring performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations and meeting of

production targets Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities and motivates high performance

amongst team members To provide support & services to the Human Resource department in the talent acquisition as per requirement. Leading and managing the Training & motivational activity for Operation Team members and DET’s.

CAREER CONTOUR

Since Dec’14 : Escorts Ltd. (Auto Product Division), Faridabad, (Haryana) Role: Assistant Manager-ProductionFunctional Area: Shox Assembly, Welding Shop & Paint Shop,About the Company:The Escorts Group, is among India's leading engineering conglomerates operating in the high growth sectors of agri-machinery, auto components, construction & material handling equipment and railway equipment. The leading manufacturer of auto products in India for over four decades, Escorts Auto Products exhibits quality and reliability through its products in the automobile industry worldwide.  Our extensive product basket caters to OEMs and replacement market in India and several other overseas markets for all vehicle categories including motorcycles, scooters, passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and multi-utility vehicles.

The Escorts Auto Products manufacturing plant in Faridabad is spread across in an area of 225,500 sq.ft., and has the capacity to produce 3.2 million Shock Absorbers and Struts and 0.3 million Front Forks per annum. The plant features an Assembly Line, Sealing Plant, Component Cleaning, Powder Coating Plant, Grinding Lines, Spot Welding, Seam Welding Machine and Robo Welding Systems. 

Responsibilities: Responsible for planning & scheduling manufacturing activities of equipment as per the project master schedule for all stations

Ensuring maximum production roll out from Post Assembly and Welding shop. Facilitating updates and posting the production schedule in order to assign work load & priorities to Supervisors & Operators Handling equipments for all shifts, setting concrete goals in terms of number & type of loads, timing, mix of parts, quantity of

each lot to be processed and delivery commitments Overseeing complete machine loading as per its capacity to achieve maximum OEE Holding production meetings including supervisors and operators’ meetings Conducting gap analysis to find out the cause for failures related to shop floor and taking corrective & preventive action

by interacting with concerned department Reducing process trouble losses by managing/ implementing action taken in place Designing, implementing & monitoring technological changes to enhance efficiency through 5S, Kaizen, Poka Yoke and

My Machine Approach Imparting training of 5S, Safety and other Gemba activities to subordinates. Ensuring optimum WIP inventory levels to achieve maximum cost savings without hampering the operations Interfacing with other departments for sourcing equipment & components considering the available resources, manufacturing

load and feasibility Formulating and updating project status report as per progress of manufacturing Ascertaining timely delivery of finished products to finished goods store to ensure timely delivery of the material to

Export customer. Leading the Kaizen implementation & 5’S’ Audit Team and running shop floor suggestion scheme Identifying staffing needs to fulfil production requirements and proposing changes accordingly based on financial

performance of the company. Formulating, evaluating & forwarding “Production Performance Reports” to Management and taking measures to meet plant

goals Ensuring compliance to safety practices (PPEs), looking after incident report submission & taking action in case of any incident Assuring that the operations are executed as per ISO-TS 16949 standards

Since Mar’12- Nov’-14: Escorts Limited. (Auto Product Division), Pantnagar, Rudrapur (Uttarakhand)Role : Assistant Manager -ProductionFunctional Area : Shox Assembly, Welding ShopAbout the Company: Same as above (One of the Escorts Group Plant)Highlights: Proactively implemented 1’S’ & 2 ‘S’ in addition to running of improvement activity from zero to 82% audit points Successfully ensured production improvement 1300 to 1680 unit through layout chance Done the more than 30 Kaizens which directly affect the PQCDSM. Proactively implement the Toyota Production system and TPM culture on the shop floor. Functioned as Internal Trainer for imparting training on 5’S’, Safety & My Machine with more than 50 training sessions

Mar’11 – Mar’12: High Technology Transmission Systems Pvt. Ltd. Pantnagar, Rudrapur (Uttarakhand)Role : Executive- ProductionFunctional Area : Assembly, Machine ShopAbout the Company:HTTS is the Transmission unit of the Endurance Group.HTTS is the india leading clutch manufacturer for the 2 Wheelar and 3 wheelar with the leading customer Bajaj Auto, Mahindra etc. As part of Endurance, Endurance was established in 1985 as Anurang Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd. to manufacture Aluminium Die Casting products at Aurangabad, Maharashtra (India). The Endurance Group is a global force in Aluminium Casting (including Alloy Wheels), Suspension, Transmission and Braking products. ENDURANCE is a name that spells strength and the will to perform. Our Core business is focused on becoming the component partner of choice for leading Automobile Manufacturers. Assisted by a strict quality regime, interaction with customers and an eye on emerging needs, we have carved a niche to cater to some of the world's leading Automotive Manufacturers

Highlights: Significantly divided a single production line into two lines, thereby resulting in increase in production from 1200 to 1600 units

Aug’07 to Mar’11 Setco Automotive Limited, Sitarganj (Uttarakhand)Role : Engineer- ProductionFunctional Area : Assembly Shop, Machine Shop, Production Planning & ControlAbout the Company:

Incorporated in May 1982, and listed on the BSE, Setco is the largest manufacturer of Premium Quality Lipe brand clutches for commercial vehicles in India. The company employs more than 1200 people globally. It is a Tier I supplier of clutches to all the prominent Indian commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Tata Motors, Bharat Benz, Ashok Leyland, Man India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Volvo – Eicher Commercial Vehicles and Asia Motor Works amongst others.

Setco has all the required global quality certifications such as TS 16949, ISO 14001, OSHAS 18001 and VDA 6.3.Setco has a strategic global footprint with 4 manufacturing facilities, 2 in India, and 1 each in the UK and USA, with its corporate base in Mumbai, India. While Setco’s major manufacturing is in Kalol, Gujarat, it has a fast expanding facility in Sitarganj, Uttarakhand. Setco has set up a state of the art R&D centre at Kalol certified by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India to design, develop and validate full clutch systems. It also has a research and development centre in UK.

Highlights: Handled ACMA CLUSTER 5 Project; worked as Coordinator in ACMA Cluster activity to implement the practices according

to ACMA road map for competitiveness likes 5-S, My Machine, Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing, etc. Implemented the Lean Manufacturing concept on the shop floor to increase the production & maintaining the pre-set

quality standards Bagged ‘Employee of the Month’ Award from for implementing Kaizen related to Safety & Cost Saving in 2010 & 11

CERTIFICATIONS

2015 Inhouse TPM Facilitator from CII 2012 ISO/TS 16949-2010 Certified Internal Auditor from QPMC (TS/IQA/856) 2014 Six Sigma Green Belt from iACT Global 2014 Lean Manufacturing from iACT Global

PROJECT

New Plant set up and production run through (Site-Setco Automotive Ltd, Sitarganj) 2 Year ACMA-ACT Lean Manufacturing implementation project for foundation cluster -5 for the duration 2009-2011

(Site-Setco Automotive Ltd, Sitarganj) 6 Month Project of 5S and line balancing to set up new line and Space saving (Site- Escorts Ltd FRD) 2 Quality project to eliminate the rejection and rework duering the bush pressing and Compression Less (Site- Escorts

Ltd)

TRAININGS

Underwent trainings on: Productivity Growth by improving machine efficiency in association with AOTS JAPAN and ACMA in 2010 Industrial Safety & Kaizen from ACMA in 2010 Productivity from National Productivity Council of India, Ahmadabad in 2007

SCHOLASTICS

2014 MBA (Operations Management) from Sikkim Manipal University, with 65%

2012 Diploma in Production Management from NILEM, Chennai with 66.5%

2007 B. Tech.(Mechanical Engineering) from Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Agra College, Agra, U. P. Technical University Lucknow with 66.54%

IT SKILLS

Software Packages: SAP, Orcale R12, MS – Word (Ms-Excel - Decision support and MS – PowerPoint) Operating Systems: MS - Windows 9x/ XP

PERSONAL DOSSIER

Date of Birth : 8th May, 1986Farher’s Name : Sri Suresh ChandraAddress : C/o. Mr Jagdish Arora, 328 Sector-16 (Opp- KL Mehata dayanand school) Faridabad

(Haryana)

Languages known : Hindi, English Current CTC : 7.6 Lacs/AnnumExpected CTC : As per discussion

ABHISHEK KUMAR