K. BABURAJ
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive production management experience at DEC Industries Pvt Ltd, specializing in process optimization and cost reduction. Demonstrated success in team leadership and quality assurance, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring timely project completion. Skilled in strategic planning and vendor relations, building strong customer partnerships.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Factory operations HEAD
DEC Industries Pvt Ltd
09.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Manufacturing and supply of Steel Doors- Fire and Non fire, hollow metal doors, Pre Engineered Buildings-Heavy Fabrication, UPVC Doors and windows
- Overall operation of 10 plants with different products
- Budgeting and cost control
- Planning and execution
- Responsible for maintaining all plants, Staff and labor quarters accommodation
- Process streamline and system implementation
- Manufacturing and supply of Steel Doors- Fire and Non fire, hollow metal doors, Pre Engineered Buildings-Heavy Fabrication, UPVC Doors and windows
Sr Manager – Design, development and factory operations
Ahlada Engineers Ltd
Hyderabad
04.2022 - 08.2023
- Company Overview: Manufacturing and supply of Industrial doors
- Designing of industrial doors-Rolling shutter, high speed door, Sectional doors and dock leveler
- Developing the same
- Layout designing with required machineries and equipment (product and process layout)
- Re engineering and cost estimation
- Production planning and execution
- Setting product and process parameters at various stages
- Vendor evaluation and sourcing
- Team building
- Responsible for bottom line on long term
- Manufacturing and supply of Industrial doors
Sr Manager- Factory Operations
Shakti Hormann Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
05.2015 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: Manufacturing and supply of Industrial doors
- Planning, monitoring and execution of Production
- Total plant operations
- Performance of the products and organization
- New product development
- Indigenization of parts
- Responsibilities- Plant Operations
- Planning imports from Germany (parent company) based on sales forecast
- Monitoring production and customer deliveries
- Clearing of bottlenecks, if any
- Co-ordination with various functions for execution
- Product development and cost reduction
- Supplier sourcing and development
- Manufacturing and supply of Industrial doors
Factory Manager (+ Dubai airports project Manager)
Ferco Shutters & Seating Systems
Dubai
01.2013 - 03.2015
- Company Overview: Manufacturing and supply of specialized Fire and Non fire rated shutters, smoke & fire curtains
- Planning, monitoring and execution of Production
- On time customer deliverables
- Performance of the products and organization
- ISO 9001 maintenance, customer quality rating, and all other customer related quality functions
- Accountable for implementation and certification for ISO9001:2008
- Responsibilities- Factory Operations
- Scheduling
- Monitoring of production and customer deliveries
- Clearing of bottlenecks, if any
- Customer contact point
- Co-ordination with various functions for execution
- C4 Dubai Airports Project Management
- Product development and cost reduction
- Sub contract sourcing and development
- ISO9001 implementation
- Manufacturing and supply of specialized Fire and Non fire rated shutters, smoke & fire curtains
Head-Production & Planning
Chennai CNC Tool Room
Chennai
06.2012 - 12.2012
- Company Overview: Manufacturing and supply of Automotive (sheet metal) ancillaries to Hyundai and Ford (2nd tier)
- Planning, monitoring and execution of Production
- On time deliveries customer deliverables
- Performance of the products and organization
- Responsibilities- Factory Operation &control
- Production scheduling/planning
- Monitoring of production and updating management from time to time
- Clearing of bottlenecks, if any
- Customer contact point, in execution
- Co-ordination with various functions of execution
- Manufacturing and supply of Automotive (sheet metal) ancillaries to Hyundai and Ford (2nd tier)
Manager- Projects
Keld Ellentoft India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
11.2010 - 05.2012
- Company Overview: Manufacturing and supply of Metallic & non-Metallic expansion joints and industrial Dampers to power, chemical, refinery projects
- Planning, monitoring and execution of projects
- On time deliveries of projects and customer deliverables
- Performance of the products and organization
- Responsibilities- Process control with inspection
- Project scheduling
- Monitoring of project schedule and updating management from time to time
- Clearing of bottlenecks, if any
- Customer contact point, in execution
- Co-ordination with various functions to execute the projects
- New vendor development for fabrication
- All quality related activities, welder qualification, wps/pqr as per ASME or customer reference code, Incoming/in-process/final quality control, internal audits as per ISO9001 and, pre/post order technical support in weld, paint, fasteners, steel & etc
- Selection
- Manufacturing and supply of Metallic & non-Metallic expansion joints and industrial Dampers to power, chemical, refinery projects
Deputy Manager-QA
Ke-Burgmann Flexibles India Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai
12.2006 - 05.2008
- Company Overview: Manufacturing and supply of non-Metallic expansion joints to power, chemical, refinery projects
- Monitoring all QC and inspection activities from incoming to final
- Implementation and certification to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001
- Stabilizing all quality standards and improving product/ process quality
- Handling customer complaints, non-conformities and taking corrective action
- Responsibilities- Process control with inspection
- Qualifying vendors and welders as per ASME codes and other codes, as required by customer
- Preparation of project based Quality plans w.r.t the customer specifications
- Planning for stage wise inspection and control parameter based on customer approved Quality plan
- Inspection of fabricated parts as per codes & standards and customer requirement & specifications
- Technical support to engineering/sales related to issues like high temperature applications or any special requirements viz, painting, and special steel Requirements, special fasteners requirement as per IS/ISO/ASTM and other national/international codes
- Successful as MR in completing ISO9001:2000/2008 certification for Chennai and Raipur unit under Bureau VERITAS and creating platform for OHSAS 18001 and ISO14001
- Manufacturing and supply of non-Metallic expansion joints to power, chemical, refinery projects
Education
BE -
mechanical engineer
Skills
- Production management
- Budgeting and cost control
- Process optimization
- Quality assurance
- Vendor relations
- Project oversight
- Team leadership
- Manufacturing processes
- Supply chain management
- Regulatory compliance
- Customer relationship management
- Cost reduction strategies
- Time management
- Data analysis
- Strategic planning
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Stakeholder management
- Capacity planning
- Inventory coordination
- Product development
Accomplishments
- @DEC Industries - Successfully passed fire door testing at CBRI FOR 120MINS
- Project Management- C4 Dubai International Airports-Supply and installations of 150 Rolling Shutter
- Abu Dhabi International Airport-Supply of 300 UL certified Fire rolling shutters
- Cost reduction and savings in various projects
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 07/23/74
Education And Skills
Qualified (CQI and IRCA approved) LEAD AUDITOR ISO9001-2015, BE mechanical engineer, 24, QA/QC/QMS, EMS, OHSAS implementation, Factory operations (Planning & execution, production control, materials, inventory, despatch & logistics), Qualified internal auditor for QMS, EMS, OHSAS and TS 16949, Hands on experience in FMEA, PPAP and APQP, Root cause analysis, SQC, Highly skilled in SHEET METAL & HEAVY FABRICATION, Product developments and improvements
Certification
- ASNT LEVEL 2
- LEAD AUDITOR ISO9001
- INTERNAL AUDITOR ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001/IATF 16949
Timeline
Factory operations HEAD
DEC Industries Pvt Ltd
09.2023 - Current
Sr Manager – Design, development and factory operations
Ahlada Engineers Ltd
04.2022 - 08.2023
Sr Manager- Factory Operations
Shakti Hormann Pvt Ltd
05.2015 - 08.2020
Factory Manager (+ Dubai airports project Manager)
Ferco Shutters & Seating Systems
01.2013 - 03.2015
Head-Production & Planning
Chennai CNC Tool Room
06.2012 - 12.2012
Manager- Projects
Keld Ellentoft India Pvt Ltd
11.2010 - 05.2012
Deputy Manager-QA
Ke-Burgmann Flexibles India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2006 - 05.2008
BE -
mechanical engineer
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