Antesh Kumar
Operations Management Professional
Jamshedpur,JH
Summary
Dynamic Senior Area Manager with extensive experience at Tata Steel, specializing in Stamp Charge Battery Operations and Process Safety Management. Proven track record in driving operational excellence and risk management, achieving significant productivity improvements. Adept at leading cross-functional teams and implementing Lean methodologies to enhance efficiency and foster collaboration.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Area Manager Technical Services
Tata Steel
02.2025 - Current
- Developed Battery Maintenance strategy for Battery 8,9 (27 years old complex) to sustain battery health for next 20 years
- Efficient Resource Management, Job Planning and Safe execution to maintain mechanical integrity of battery 8,9- Anchorage Maintenance, Buckstay replacement, Door frame replacement, Tie rods replacement, AP replacement.
- Consistently monitor operational parameters and trends to identify the requirement of refractory related repairs in ovens- Oven inspection, prioritization of ovens demanding ceramic welding, Planning and execution.
- Manage contracts related to Battery rebuilding for improved serviceability at reduced costs.
- Driving Risk Management across Coke Plants and collaborating with various internal stakeholders for executing contingency and mitigation strategies to minimize the Impact of risk.
- Driving Process Safety Management across Coke Plant
Senior Area Manager Operations Batt #7
Tata Steel
08.2022 - 01.2025
- Led cross-functional teams to streamline operations in the oldest stamp charge battery in India, resulting in enhanced productivity and improved process efficiency.
- Analyzed operational data nad In-process KPIs to identify trends, and take corrective actions to consistently meet customer Quality requirements.
- Established strong relationships with key clients, driving customer satisfaction, and retention.
- Oversaw daily, weekly and monthly business reporting and leveraged information to optimize forecasting and future business plans.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to drive strategic cost reduction initiatives, resulting in reduced contract costs.
- Coordinated with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations, resulting in a safer work environment and minimized risk.
- Developed and implemented shop floor SOP based training programs to elevate team performance, contributing to a significant increase in operational effectiveness.
- Recognized and rewarded performance to motivate continued success.
- Mentored junior managers in best practices, facilitating knowledge transfer and enhancing team capabilities for future challenges.
- Planned, co-ordinated and executed safe closure of oldest stamp charge battery of India and its safe disconnection from other operational units along with other internal stakeholders- Safety , Environment, Corporate Communication, E&P, etc.
- Driving risk management process for entire Coke Plant, co-ordinating various mitigation projects with internal stakeholders to minimize the impact of risks.
- Driving Process Safety Management for entire Coke Plant
Senior Manager Productivity Services
Tata Steel
08.2017 - 07.2022
- Drive Operational Excellence through Industrial Engineering tools, Lean, TOC, BPR, Data Analytics, Simulation & Optimization in areas of Production and Supply Chain of Coke.
- Designed the Supply Chain and Logistics Organization for Tata Steel India, with a focus on maximizing efficiency.
- Reduction of fleet size & Uberization of In-plant vehicles at Kalinganagar- Savings: ~2 Crs./annum
- Implemented TOC philosophy to improve productivity at downstream steel coil processing facility resulting in 50% improvement in Productivity at Kalinganagar site.
Manager Productivity Services
Tata Steel
02.2015 - 07.2017
- Designed the Organization of 3 MTPA Integrated Steel Plant greenfield project at Kalinganagar with benchmark productivity
- Conceptualized the Automated workforce management system and collaborated with HR/IR team and ITS team for implementation of the same, resulting in improved employee productivity and employee satisfaction.
Asst. Manager Weld Engineering
Tata Steel
08.2012 - 01.2017
- Worked in a 10-member team, collaborated with 6 MSIL and 3 Suzuki, Japan departments, and managed 3 global and 5 domestic suppliers for setting up a 100% automated, 3-model flexible weld line (Annual Cap 250K).
- Worked in a 25-member cross-hierarchical and cross-functional team from MSIL and Suzuki, Japan for functional testing and validation of Celerio, Alto K10 and Alto 800.
- Worked with production, QA, and SQA teams for product quality improvement and achieving 90% body accuracy in Celerio, Alto K10, and Alto 800.
- Secured top-leadership’s buy-in for INR 60 Cr. CAPEX to execute new business-proposals. Achieved INR 6 Cr. Cost-reduction through techno-commercial negotiations.
- Executed the end-to-end procurement process for CAPEX, spares and services buy
- Developed Indian vendors for robot teaching, jig making and line integration activities to reduce overall project cost.
- Increased line-efficiency to 94% by eliminating bottlenecks and stop-over rate by 20%, delivering 31,800 additional units. Increase in Revenue - Rs. 1600 Cr.
- Developed a model to commonize transfer lifts in 2 weld shops, thereby increasing inter-plant flexibility, and meeting additional market requirements for swift dzire. Savings- Rs. 40 lakhs
Education
MBA - General Management
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Kozhikode, India 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Ranchi 04.2001 -
Skills
Stamp Charge Battery Operations and Heating
Running Marathons, Watching Movies
Completed TSK 25k run at Kolkata, Half Marathon in Bhubaneswar, Jamshedpur Run-a-thon, Noamundi Run-a-thon.
Timeline
Senior Area Manager Technical Services
Tata Steel
02.2025 - Current
Senior Area Manager Operations Batt #7
Tata Steel
08.2022 - 01.2025
Senior Manager Productivity Services
Tata Steel
08.2017 - 07.2022
Manager Productivity Services
Tata Steel
02.2015 - 07.2017
Asst. Manager Weld Engineering
Tata Steel
08.2012 - 01.2017
MBA - General Management
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
04.2001 -