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Education
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Ananth Kumar N

Summary

Production management professional knowledgeable about allocating resources, optimizing production and increasing output with hands-on and dedicated approach. Articulate and professional problem-solver with good relationship-building abilities. Proficient in planning and implementing innovative production strategies.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Manager

SJS Enterprises Pvt Ltd,
04.2021 - Current
  • Mentored and motivated team members to achieve challenging business goals.
  • Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
  • Managed team schedule with eye for coverage needs and individual strengths.
  • Maintained well-controlled business inventory with minimal losses by enforcing solid monitoring and management structures.
  • Resolved problems promptly to elevate customer approval.
  • Oversaw inventory by ordering precise quantities of stock and executing corrective actions to drive profitability.
  • Motivated, trained, and disciplined employees to maximize performance.
  • Developed and implemented policies and procedures to improve customer service and satisfaction.
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.

Sr. Engineer- Production

SOGEFI ENGINE SYSTEMS INDIA Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - 02.2021


  • Oversaw repair and maintenance staff of 12 who cared for equipment, buildings and grounds.
  • Completed required safety training programs for forklift certification, fire safety, lock-out/ tag-out, mold setting, and processing.
  • Completed and maintained accurate and organized records, documents and reports.
  • Successfully managed production activities so all orders were shipped on time.
  • Investigated and implement ideas for quality improvement, increased productivity and cost reduction.
  • Managed documentation of and training on production procedures and work instructions.
  • Maintained and communicated daily productivity and shipment reports for all departments.
  • Immediately addressed all expired product dispositions.
  • Routinely improved product quality and reduced delivery costs.
  • Implemented performance, quality and efficiency measures to achieve aggressive production goals.

Engineer - Production

VARROC POLYMERS Pvt Ltd,
04.2014 - 03.2015
  • Primarily engaged in utilizing my knowledge of valve gates, hot-runners, chillers/ thermolators, robotics repair and programming, and scientific injection molding principals in order to keep all machines producing quality products.
  • Trained mold setters and process technicians how to perform their jobs safely, and efficiently.
  • Created the training manual for the process technicians and mold setters, and created the database for mold to machine process parameter settings.
  • Coordinated sampling and analysis tasks to verify quality of finished products.

Jr Engineer- Production

LAKSHMI TOOLS & COMPONENTS, Pvt Ltd,
05.2012 - 03.2014
  • Primarily engaged with producing plan sets for land development projects.
  • Scheduled job assignments for staff to monitor progress and performance.
  • Developed and implemented new procedures to increase productivity and constructiveness.
  • Addressed issues with employees and customers to manage healthy conflict resolutions.
  • Planned, organized and monitored resources to deliver efficient use of labor, equipment and materials.
  • Troubleshot equipment to reduce service calls and downtime.
  • Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
  • Conducted monthly meetings with employees to discuss safety issues, status and development.
  • Inspected completed work to verify quality standards and compliance with criteria.
  • Supervised ongoing daily production phases.

Technician- Production

MOTHERSON AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING
03.2011 - 04.2012
  • Primarily engaged with producing plan sets for land development projects.
  • Checked over casting machines prior to start of each shift to identify and resolve any issues.
  • Observed manufacturer instructions when operating plastic molding and casting machines to optimize quality.
  • Selected and installed blades, tools or other attachments for each operation.
  • Maintained high level of adaptability by adjusting work procedures to meet specific demands of each production run.
  • Applied quality control skills by inspecting cured products for defects, assigning grades and removing unacceptable items.
  • Reviewed job specifications prior to setting up casting machines to determine appropriate time and temperature settings.
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Operator- Production

TYCO ELECTRONICS, Pvt Ltd,
04.2007 - 08.2009
  • Troubleshot issues with molds, pipes, belts, chains and MTC , HRTC equipment.
  • Reviewed job specifications prior to setting up casting machines to determine appropriate time and temperature settings.
  • Selected and installed blades, tools or other attachments for each operation.
  • Observed manufacturer instructions when operating plastic molding and casting machines to optimize quality.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.

Education

Associate of Applied Science -

Pensacola State College
Pensacola, Fl
2006

Skills

  • Production line management
  • Timely safety audits
  • OSHA regulations
  • Working knowledge of engineering
  • Quality inspection
  • Root cause analysis
  • Cause and effect analysis
  • Manufacturing management
  • Practices safety and sanitation standards
  • Strong leadership abilities
  • Quality assurance training
  • Processing, Robotics, and Automation
  • Assembly and Production
  • Schedule Management
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Inventory Coordination

Accomplishments

  • Increased overall productivity and quality by 22% by implementing training programs designed to increase performance levels.
  • IncreasedOEE from an average of 67% to an increase of 83%, and scrap was reduced from 5% to 2.9%, increasing company revenue, and decreasing profit loss.
  • Proficiently supervised 23- 37 production lines, oversaw materials inspection, scheduled production and conducted weekly physical inventories.
  • Trained and supervised 80- 250 production staff over 5 years time period.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to meet customer demands and deadlines
  • Saved the company thousands of dollars on multiple occasions by successfully containing bad product from being shipped, and finding resolving root problem issues.
  • Implemented 5/6S program, and training programs.
  • A positive attitude, and high level of skills in automotive manufacturing, has helped me to achieve a proven track record of successfully exceeding production, revenue and quality standards through effective leadership and cross-training with a focus on producing high quality products that exceed customer expectations, and help achieve company production and revenue goals.

Additional Information

Machine Handling:

Injection Molding Machines

ENGEL, NIGATA, L&T, AURBURG, TOSHIBA, FANUC, FERROMATIC, MULTIPULS, 30ton to 2300tones

Material Handling:

  • PBT, POM,, Nylons. ABS,AES,ASA,PS,GPPS,LLDPE,HDPE,PC, PVC, LDPE, PP, PMMA,PA

Computer Exposure:

  • SAP (Production Quantity updating, store indent, Dispatching ACTIVES)
  • AGES (IBM)
  • ERP

· Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, Access)


Personal Profile:

Fathers Name : Nagaraj P N

Date of Birth : 24thApril 1988

Sex : Male

Marital Status : Married

Present Address : C/O Rama Kumar

House No 2, Site No.28

HNR Layout, Kasavanahalli,

Sarjapur Road, Bangalore-35

Karnataka

India

Languages : English, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada

Declaration:

I hereby declare that the statements made above are true, complete and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Telugu
Advanced (C1)
KANNADA
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)

Timeline

Assistant Manager

SJS Enterprises Pvt Ltd,
04.2021 - Current

Sr. Engineer- Production

SOGEFI ENGINE SYSTEMS INDIA Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - 02.2021

Engineer - Production

VARROC POLYMERS Pvt Ltd,
04.2014 - 03.2015

Jr Engineer- Production

LAKSHMI TOOLS & COMPONENTS, Pvt Ltd,
05.2012 - 03.2014

Technician- Production

MOTHERSON AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING
03.2011 - 04.2012

Operator- Production

TYCO ELECTRONICS, Pvt Ltd,
04.2007 - 08.2009

Associate of Applied Science -

Pensacola State College
Ananth Kumar N