AUGUSTIN MESHECK M
Chennai,TN
Summary
Senior Specialist – Mechanical Maintenance directing breakdown recovery, preventive maintenance, and spare-parts planning for high-tonnage automotive press lines. Coordinates SAP Ariba procurement, vendor negotiations, and AMC compliance while supporting monthly maintenance budgets and plant KPI reporting. Delivers major asset interventions across hydraulic, pneumatic, and robotic systems to protect OEE and equipment uptime.
Overview
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Certification
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years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Specialist
Gestamp Automotive India Pvt Ltd
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
07.2024 - Current
- Direct maintenance crew operations by analyzing daily breakdown data to schedule critical downtime windows and improve OEE.
- Manage spare-parts procurement through SAP Ariba, negotiating vendor agreements, evaluating quotes, and verifying AMC compliance.
- Govern monthly maintenance budgets while controlling costs and keeping critical long-lead capital spares available.
- Report plant KPIs to executive management, using data to surface workflow trends, asset constraints, and engineering resource needs.
- Coordinate a ₹28-Crore ($3.4M), 1,600-Ton Transfer Press project, leading manufacturer buy-off inspections and on-time asset installation.
- Execute severe breakdown restorations, repairing a critically damaged 1,000-Ton press main drive shaft pinion gear.
- Engineer major equipment upgrades, including a full press die cushion retrofit and replacement of all crankshaft bushings on a 1,000-Ton Simpac press, while enforcing safety standards, inventory asset controls, and audit readiness.
Maintenance Specialist
GSH India Pvt Ltd
11.2022 - 07.2024
- Managed [number] preventive maintenance tasks per week across stamping tandem lines, blanking lines, robots, and conveyors.
- Executed warm-idling protocols during unexpected downtime to protect internal components and keep equipment in baseline condition.
- Closed open PM backlogs daily by coordinating repair efforts within tight planned production windows and maintenance schedules.
- Interfaced with third-party competent bodies to secure statutory certifications for heavy lifting belts and lifting tackles.
Maintenance Team Leader
Ford India Ltd.
01.2011 - 10.2022
- Directed high-tonnage mechanical maintenance shifts, workforce training, and resource allocation across automotive operations.
- Cut blanking-line tail-out time by 88% from 45 minutes to 5 minutes by introducing an Auto Tail-out process.
- Applied Six Sigma Green Belt methods and RCA to eliminate B515 Hood Outer Sheet hung-down faults, reducing downtime from 250 minutes per month to 0 minutes.
- Reduced panel drop feeder downtime from 15 minutes per cycle to 2 minutes per cycle through targeted lean manufacturing fixes.
- Increased FFLR output from 13.5 to 14 strokes per minute, adding 30 extra parts per hour through line optimization.
- Designed and installed custom die-bolt error proofing systems on industrial presses to remove plant safety risks.
- Strengthened maintenance planning and scheduling by standardizing PM/PDM routines, SAP PM work orders, IBM Maximo tracking, and SAP Ariba procurement support.
Maintenance Associate
Ford India Ltd.
02.2007 - 01.2011
- Performed preventive and predictive maintenance on 2500T automated press lines, including Schuler, Komatsu, and Fagor equipment.
- Maintained supporting infrastructure, including 32T and 50T EOT cranes, cross-bar high-speed feeders, and hydraulic distribution networks.
- Diagnosed breakdowns on heavy machinery assets in the tool room, including milling machines, radial drills, hydraulic shears, and high-pressure pumps.
- Oversaw tool room assets and maintained 100% equipment availability for milling machines, radial drills, hydraulic shears, and high-pressure pumps.
- Applied Ford Total Productive Maintenance practices to strengthen shop-floor discipline and reduce recurring mechanical wear.
- Used maintenance planning and scheduling to coordinate routine work across press lines, cranes, feeders, and hydraulic systems.
- Supported reliability engineering reviews and FMEA-style troubleshooting to improve recurring failure analysis and repair prioritization.
Maintenance Technician
Rajam Group of Companies
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Executed scheduled preventive maintenance and precision manual overhauls on hydraulic and pneumatic shop floor lines.
- Applied Kaizen floor ideas to cut waste, while updating machine history logs in SAP PM and IBM Maximo.
- Organized spare part bins and maintained equipment records to support faster troubleshooting and cleaner shop-floor control.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
SRM Engineering College
Chennai01-2012
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Jayaraj Annapackiyam CSI Polytechnic
Tuticorin01-2002
Skills
Maintenance planning & scheduling
Preventive & predictive maintenance (PM/PDM)
MTTR & MTBF optimization
Root cause analysis (RCA)
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
Reliability engineering
SAP Ariba
IBM Maximo
SAP PM
EHS protocol enforcement
Certification
MTTR/MTBF Best Practices Certificate (Awarded for outstanding excellence in equipment reliability)
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 6 in the development of SPM improvement projects.
- Supervised team of 13 staff members.
- Documented and resolved sheet hung down issue which led to major productivity loss.
- Achieved preventive maintenance tracking by introducing Maximo software for all machines.
- Achieved 5min from 30 min in auto tailout improvement with accuracy and efficiency.
Work Availability
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Timeline
Senior Specialist
Gestamp Automotive India Pvt Ltd
07.2024 - Current
Maintenance Specialist
GSH India Pvt Ltd
11.2022 - 07.2024
Maintenance Team Leader
Ford India Ltd.
01.2011 - 10.2022
Maintenance Associate
Ford India Ltd.
02.2007 - 01.2011
Maintenance Technician
Rajam Group of Companies
01.2006 - 01.2007
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Jayaraj Annapackiyam CSI Polytechnic
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
SRM Engineering College