Gajanan Pandhare
Operational Excellence Manager
Patancheru,Hyderabad
Summary
Certified Six Sigma white/yellow/ (green Appearing) belt & result oriented business professional with proven abilities in improving efficiency in operations, lean six sigma implementation, team building, problem solving and project management.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Operational Excellence Manager
Dr.Reddy lab
Bachupally
02.2014 - Current
- Deploying Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve quality, delivery & productivity (Identify improvement opportunities & Solve problems)
- Drive improvement initiatives of World Class Manufacturing (OEE improvement, SMED, VSM) & 5S implementation
- Driving projects of Digital transformation to improve productivity, increase yield and product robustness
- Initiation of OEE concept and driving projects to improve OEE
- Driving yield improvement projects(Achieved savings of 2 Cr.)
- Established Shop Floor Transformation Initiative (Lean Daily management) & Kaizen culture
- Training and coaching for Green belt, Yellow belt and White belt initiatives
- Developing Kaizen culture by supporting cross-fertilization of ideas, knowledge sharing and improvements
- Conducting Kaizen competitions
- Driving idea scheme to achieve cost savings (Achieved saving 1.5 Cr)
- Successfully implemented Lean Daily Management (Daily management) to improve effectiveness of Quality, Delivery & Productivity
- Driving Cycle Time reduction projects
Project Leader
Dr reddy lab
Bachupally
08.2009 - 02.2014
- Lab FT0-3 Bachupally
- Installed and set 4 Bulk (bottle) packing (Countec) and 2 blister packing line (CAM) (from PO to PQ)
- Implementation and Support of End to End serialization solution
- Implemented DQSA in all packing lines to comply DQSA (Serialization)
- Remote support for implementation of DQSA (Serialization) in all the units of Dr Reddy’s including USA and Europe units
- Implemented EUFMD Serialization in all Blister Backing Lines
- Implemented Russia Serialization across all units of Organization
- Implemented China serialization across all unit of Organization
- Leading end to end Automation projects implementation in Packing Department
- Implementation of automation projects in packing lines
- Installation and qualification of product recovery system on BQS machine
- Installation and qualification of ECM, Maharishi, Axes labelling machine
- Installation and qualification of secondary check-weigher
- Installation and qualification for bundling machine
- Loose cap, crook cap and burn seal sensor on induction sealing machine
- Installation and qualification of tablet inspection system on counter
- PIL Pick & Place Automation
- Temper Evident Machine installation and qualification (Jekson and Lexus)
- Case Packer Automation (End line automation)
- Master In:
- US –Epedigree (DQSA), Eu-FMD, and DGFT Serialization project
- Installation and Qualification of New production line equipment
- TPM expert (JH part)
- Audit Responsibilities:
- Actively involved in various audits like MHRA, USFDA, WHO (Local Body), BETAPHARM GERMANY, PHARMASCIENCE, CANADA, ANVISA, CUSTOMER&SOCIAL, audits.
Packing Associate
Sandoz pvt ltd and cipla pvt ltd
Mumbai
06.2006 - 08.2009
- Bottle packing line primary and secondary area
- BQS Blister packing machine
- Tamper evidence machine
- ACG bundling machine
- Labeling machines i.e
- ECM/ Bhavani Excel/ Maharshi/ CVC
- Filling machines i.e
- Countec, Boss pack
- Sachet/Desiccant dispensers i.e
- Countec, multisorb,
- Filler dispensers i.e
- Countec
- Metal detectors – Mettler safeline
- Capping machines – Countec, rotary and inline
- Epedigree & PAS/X
Education
High School Diploma -
KDCA
Kolhapur 06.2004 - 06.2006
Packing Development - Packing Development
IIP Hyderabad
Indian Institute Of Packing Development (IIP) 01.2016 - 01.2018
Skills
Critical Thinking
Staff training/development
Employee reviews
Affiliations
Diploma in pharmacy (Maharashtra). Post graduate diploma in packaging (Indian institute of packaging – IIP Mumbai). Certified of white/Yellow/(Green appearing) belt in lean and sex sigma
Timeline
Packing Development - Packing Development
IIP Hyderabad
01.2016 - 01.2018
Operational Excellence Manager
Dr.Reddy lab
02.2014 - Current
Project Leader
Dr reddy lab
08.2009 - 02.2014
Packing Associate
Sandoz pvt ltd and cipla pvt ltd
06.2006 - 08.2009
High School Diploma -
KDCA
06.2004 - 06.2006