Ferozhkhan Mohammed Mohaideen
Operations Manager
Chennai,TN
Summary
Experienced Manufacturing Engineer with 10+ years of demonstrated industrial experience in Operations Planning & Execution, Quality Management and Lean Manufacturing, in diversified industrial segments such as Mining & Construction products and Boiler & Pressure vessels. Proactive manager with demonstrated leadership abilities, strategic planning expertise and problem-solving acumen. Assists leaders with accomplishing demanding targets by high performing teams and coordinating resources. Methodical and well-organized in optimizing coverage to meet operational demands by showing agility and flexibility.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
ASSISTANT MANAGER/OPERATIONS
Caterpillar Inc
Chennai, India
11.2019 - Current
- Fabrication of Off Highway Trucks (OHT) and Backhoe Loaders
- Experienced in manufacturing operations such as welding, CNC machining and Robotic welding in shop floor.
- Implemented digitalization - IIoT in CNC & Robot machines for real-time OEE monitoring and diagnosis for Industry 4.0.
- Performed VSM and identified gaps in current state to future state requirements for meeting customer requirements.
- Reviewed APQP/PPAP elements for product and process development, and validation to meet customer requirements.
- Monitored daily safety activities, EHS improvements through continuous improvements and Behavior based audits for eliminating the potential unsafe conditions.
- Improved production efficiency by implementing lean manufacturing such as TPM, OEEs, 5S, SMED, poke yoke, Kan-ban and VSM.
- Led Six Sigma projects, Rapid Improvement Workshops for cost reduction and process improvement.
- Procurement of indirect materials, works contract management and prepared annual budget for factory.
- Owned the Operations Metrics and driven people for achieving the monthly/yearly targets in each value stream.
- Actively led NPI projects in APQP phases, and its implementation and layout transformation.
- Participated in Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Built-In-Quality (BIQ), and coordinated and led Integrated Management System Audits during third party surveillance and certification.
- Coordination with supply chain and logistics team for material management from suppliers for meeting MPS schedule.
- Led Inventory management projects for WIP CAP implementation and TTCT analysis for capacity expansion during production ramp up.
- Set and enforced policies focused on increasing team productivity and strengthening operational efficiency.
- Assessed job applications and made hiring recommendations to bring in top candidates for key vacancies.
SENIOR PRODUCTION ENGINEER/OPERATIONS
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Trichy, India
07.2016 - 10.2019
- Fabrication of Tubular products for Boiler & Pressure vessels contributing to Indian & Foreign power sector.
- Experience in fabrication, forming and machining processes in shop floor, heat treatment techniques & metallurgy.
- Scheduling of heat treatment furnaces, critical workstations to achieve OEE and meet monthly targets.
- Prepared standard operating procedures (SOP) and work instruction for new and modified processes.
- Led ISO 9001, ISO 14001:2015 & BS OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications and audits for the Operations department.
- Determined most effective approaches to new projects by reading and analyzing blueprints, drawings and sketches.
- Created engineering documentation for manufacturing processes, equipment specifications and change notices.
- Performed root cause analysis and implemented corrective actions.
Production Engineer
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Trichy, Tamilnadu
07.2012 - 06.2016
- Fabrication of Piping products for Boiler & Pressure vessels contributing to Indian & Foreign power sector.
- Experience in welding processes, product knowledge, work allocation, and shop floor management.
- Coordination with supporting services such as Quality functions, maintenance services and planning & development for meeting logistics requirements.
- Installation and commissioning of new bending machines in shop floor and its first off trials.
- Decreased defect rate by 20% by applying process capability analysis and creating weekly defect reports.
Engineer Trainee
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Trichy, Tamilnadu
07.2011 - 06.2012
- On the Job Training (OJT) in operations, planning & control in shop floor.
- Involved in fabrication of boiler & pressure vessels, operations planning, scheduling, and work centre allocation.
- Participated in various learning modules in welding, quality management & heat treatment.
- Involved in continuous improvement projects during OJT, and visited power plant project sites during erection and commissioning stages.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Manufacturing Engineering
College of Engineering,Guindy, Anna University
Chennai 08.2007 - 04.2011
Master of Science - Production Engineering
National Institute of Technology
Trichy 08.2014 - 07.2016
Skills
Critical Thinking
PPE Compliance
Self-Motivated
Cultural Awareness
MS Office
Planning and Coordination
Problem-Solving
Budgeting and forecasting
Risk analysis and management
Supply Chain Management
Staff Management
Lean manufacturing and quality systems
Performance Evaluations
Process Mapping
MS Power BI
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 300+ staff members.
- Collaborated with team of 5 in the development of New Product Introduction in shop floor.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop capacity planning for volume ramp up and identifying the manpower resources.
- Improved Manpower Efficiency through manpower resource optimization during low volume cycle and cost optimization
- Published International Journal paper and 2 International conference presentations during PG Research
Certification
Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Timeline
Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
08-2021
ASSISTANT MANAGER/OPERATIONS
Caterpillar Inc
11.2019 - Current
Certified QMS Lead Auditor
09-2019
Certfied HSE Lead Auditor
11-2017
SENIOR PRODUCTION ENGINEER/OPERATIONS
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
07.2016 - 10.2019
Master of Science - Production Engineering
National Institute of Technology
08.2014 - 07.2016
Certified Welding Inspector
07-2013
Production Engineer
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
07.2012 - 06.2016
Engineer Trainee
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
07.2011 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Engineering - Manufacturing Engineering
College of Engineering,Guindy, Anna University
08.2007 - 04.2011