AMEY SALKAR

• Automation Projects - Driving the project team, establishing the project execution approach, and overseeing project handover, execution planning, and monitoring and control activities for both internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals.
• Create and manage overall project deliverables (tasks, resources, budget and schedules); develop Statements of Work (SOW) and cost estimates. Conduct SAT & FAT.
• Project Report & Update - Prepare monthly milestone updates and progress reports for senior leadership teams and project directors.
• Process Improvement Projects - Implementation by studying and developing alternatives to modify current assembly processes, and the introduction of new process optimization for assembly processes to improve efficiency, safety, quality, and cost with more than 85% line balancing. Develop and ensure all associated procedures & work instructions, process controls are understood and followed correctly.
• Lean Manufacturing - Implementing Lean tools for Continuous Improvement Process within the Business Unit. Identification of opportunities for improvement such as Value Stream Mapping, 5S, PokeYoke, SMED, Kaizen, Kanban etc., providing help with training, leadership and direct support.
• LayoutOptimization – Responsible for the assembly layout, workflow, FPY & ramp-up plan for the production. Implementation and sustainment of 3M technique. Review and determine the most economical methods and operation sequences within the manufacturing processes on selective, continuous, reflow soldering and SMT machines.
• Profit Improvement Plan – Identifying potential areas in product/process to reduce cost and implementation of the plan.
• Make PFMEA, Flowcharts, WI/SOP, control plans, process audit

Major Automation Projects Commissioned :

Dipole Assembly Pick & Place SPM : High speed automatic assembly of PCB components

SMT Line Single Piece Flow Automation: Automatic Pick and Place system for loading

And unloading of SMT PCBs and integration with the existing setup.

Fixture Management Program: Capturing continuous output from machine, processing data and publishing real time dashboard using PowerBI.

Auto Rivet Insertion Machine: Automatic insertion of rivet on assembly components.

• Heading a team of around 30 members involved in testing, bonding & final packing of Base Station Antennas.
• Ensure that employees are at work on time, actively engaged in their assigned departments and conforming to established safety regulations. Ensure that all company policies are followed.
• Provide immediate performance feedback/counseling as required to resolve employee conflicts, assisting in short-term resolution of emergency situations (e.g., injuries) or safety issues, attendance issues, conduct, etc.
• Ensure that time and attendance for assigned employees is accurate in data collection system. Instrumental in developing a flexible workforce.
• Work with Planners and Work Coordinators to ensure that departmental goals are achieved. Work with various support functions (e.g., Operations Manager, Engineering, maintenance, etc.) to resolve production problems and assist in troubleshooting.
• Study production schedules and estimate worker-hour requirements for completion of job assignment. Coordinate and execute established activities of department(s) to ensure that goals are met.
• Provide feedback to Engineering and management on equipment operation and production effectiveness.

• Heading a team of 60 members involved in Preventive maintenance and breakdown repairs of HEMM.
• To plan and prepare Preventive Maintenance Schedule for all machinery and equipment's and ensure activities are carried out at a zero-defect level as per the schedule.
• Monitor all maintenance activities at site and provide necessary instructions to foremen and technicians to maintain a productive environment.
• Record repair activities detailing the nature of repair, parts replaced etc. into SAP system and submit reports to Maintenance Manager.
• Maintain and update stock register/spares database and notify Materials Manager for immediate purchase of non-available stock at stores.
• Inspect and confirm all purchased stock are good and in order and notify supplier, if otherwise and replace.
• Forecast list of spares needed at site in consultation with maintenance manager.
• Developing existing vendors by imparting training to meet company’s requirements.
• Maintaining vendor’s list job wise for all work carried out, outsourcing material outside the garage premises for job work.
• Negotiating with the best bidders along with Decision-makers with proper terms and conditions in concern with the management requirements.
• Coordinating for preparing packing slips for the materials to be sent outside the garage and receiving the same. Communicating with the excise department, transporters and vendor for smooth transportation of the material.
• Prepare and produce weekly and monthly reports of activities carried out, observations if any, and suggest necessary action/solutions for improvement in availability of machineries.
• To develop and maintain a safe and healthy environment at site.
• Maintaining 5-S standards in organization.
• Implementation of alternate arrangement for HEMM greasing in transport vehicle
• Utilization of tea-break & other idle hours of Production dept to attend greasing and B/D repairs of HEMM

• Company Overview: Amona Goa
• Supervision of Fabrication & erection works involved in the execution of projects such as Construction, testing & commissioning of Hot Blast Stoves, Extension of Coal Shed, up gradation of an Unloading Jetty.
• Coordinating with CNC shop for cutting the materiel as required for Machining.
• Monitoring & controlling the conflicts among contractor parties during work execution.
• Optimization of machine resources.
• Coordinating with design for timely receipt of drawings & design modifications as required on site.
• Coordination with vendors with regards to spares, and accordingly negotiating price of the same.
• Coordinating with various departments with regards to project requirement.
• Tracking timely completion of work as per schedule.
• Amona Goa

• Carrying out Preventive & Breakdown Maintenance of Stranding machine, Armoring machine, Drum Twister, Take Up & Pay off Stand, Double Twist Group Twinner, Laying Up Machine, Belt caterpillar and all other supporting equipment’s involved in manufacturing of cables.