Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Key Impact Areas
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KANNAN VENKATESAN

KANNAN VENKATESAN

Production Engineer & In Charge
Chennai,Tamil Nadu

Summary

A professional with over 15 years of experience in excellent Project Management skills and rich experience in Metal Fabrication, Process Planning & Production Planning. Responsible for factory operations, including safety & 5S, utilization & maintenance of machinery, and maximizing effective usage of factory space. Lead and manage groups of supervisors and workers. Ability to estimate manpower and manufacturing processes required according engineering drawings.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Production Engineer & In Charge – Fabrication

Al Mashaan Steel Co.
Kuwait
07.2022 - 03.2023
  • Spearheaded entire operations related to projects like Fabricate Fire Rated Doors , Metal works and Hand Railings M.S and S.S
  • Identified appropriate methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Practiced lean principles, which led to improvements in workflow and quality and waste reduction.
  • Inspected all machines and equipment and provided necessary repairs.
  • Supervised entire production process and prepared proper documentation for dispatch.
  • Completed and submitted monthly and yearly reports to support executive decision making.
  • Identified risk mitigation actions to reduce injuries, accidents and hazards in production environment.
  • Communicated with team members to enhance process and performance.
  • Worked with Project Manager and Project Controls to establish detailed schedules and milestones for assigned units
  • Planned weekly work schedule and implemented by daily production; conducted reviews of each project with team
  • Inspected stage inspection of Production and Painting by Dimensional and Visual Quality Checking in each stage
  • Working towards labour optimization labour and making proper use of resources in order to attain desired process efficiency
  • Monitoring and controlling teams performing projects, commissioning, assuring compliance with company principles, objectives, procedures & specifications and assisting operations for start-ups and acting as custodian.
  • Reduced equipment downtime by performing regular maintenance checks and addressing issues promptly.
  • Streamlined workflows to reduce bottlenecks and improve overall productivity rates.

Production Engineer & In Charge – Fabrication

Industrial Metal Center Co. W.L.L
Kuwait
03.2016 - 05.2020
  • Spearheaded entire operations related to projects like Fabricate Fire Rated Doors , Ornamental M.S Hand Railings, Doors, Gates, Fence, Fixed Grills, Canopies and customized
  • Identified appropriate methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Practiced lean principles, which led to improvements in workflow and quality and waste reduction.
  • Inspected all machines and equipment and provided necessary repairs.
  • Supervised entire production process and prepared proper documentation for dispatch.
  • Completed and submitted monthly and yearly reports to support executive decision making.
  • Identified risk mitigation actions to reduce injuries, accidents and hazards in production environment.
  • Communicated with team members to enhance process and performance.
  • Worked with Project Manager and Project Controls to establish detailed schedules and milestones for assigned units
  • Planned weekly work schedule and implemented by daily production; conducted reviews of each project with team
  • Inspected stage inspection of Production and Painting by Dimensional and Visual Quality Checking in each stage
  • Working towards labour optimization labour and making proper use of resources in order to attain desired process efficiency
  • Reduced equipment downtime by performing regular maintenance checks and addressing issues promptly.
  • Streamlined workflows to reduce bottlenecks and improve overall productivity rates.

Vehicle Testing/ Validation Engineer-Vehicle Evaluation and Testing (VET) (R & D), Indoor and Outdoor Testing (IDT/ ODT)

Ma Foi Management Consultants Limited (deputed to Ashok Leyland Limited)
Chennai
02.2007 - 02.2008

Involved with various testing related activities pertaining to Prototype vehicles

  • Performed Testings for Speedometer & Odometer, Max speed,

Evaluation Gradeability & capability performance,

Engine static and Dynamic , Endurance , CSO, Noise , Durability

  • Ensured implementation of: 2518H Medium Goods vehicle
  • Increase fuel economy (KMPL) in 4018 (Tractor and Trailer Heavy Vehicle)

Fabrication Engineer

Jehovah Systems
Chennai
02.2008 - 02.2016
  • Implemented the entire operations related to projects like S.S & M.S. Hand Railings, Gates, M.S Roofing's
  • Coordination of manpower resource and activities so that production throughput is not affected
  • Ensure that any technical problems arising from day-to-day activities are resolved in timely manner
  • Ensure that Company has appropriate systems to enable it to conduct its Fabrication activities both lawfully and ethically
  • Planned weekly work schedule and implemented by daily production; conducted reviews of each project with team
  • Identified bottleneck in process and make solution to resolve; taking new initiatives in order to enhance process and increasing profitability.

Graduate Engineer Trainee-Production Engineering

Sundaram Clayton Limited
Chennai
05.2005 - 12.2006
  • Executed implementation of: Automatic grease applicator, VOSS fitting assembly facilities for various air brake components like GHCV, RG2 Relay valve
  • Capacity augmentation for DDU, GHCV with VOSS fitting without VOSS fitting from existing capacity, RG2 Relay valve with VOSS fitting and without VOSS fitting from existing capacity, Capacity augmentation for Vacuum brake valve for 10”, 9”.
  • Streamlined workflows for increased productivity through careful analysis of current procedures.
  • Worked closely with engineers on projects.
  • Studied manufacturing processes to improve overall knowledge.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

M.N.M. Jain Engineering College, Chennai, University of Madras
Chennai, India
05.1999 - 04.2003

Skills

Team-Player

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Key Impact Areas


  • Manpower Planning
  • Capacities Planning
  • Value Engineering
  • Production Planning
  • Project Management & Execution
  • Team Building & Leadership

Timeline

Production Engineer & In Charge – Fabrication

Al Mashaan Steel Co.
07.2022 - 03.2023

Production Engineer & In Charge – Fabrication

Industrial Metal Center Co. W.L.L
03.2016 - 05.2020

Fabrication Engineer

Jehovah Systems
02.2008 - 02.2016

Vehicle Testing/ Validation Engineer-Vehicle Evaluation and Testing (VET) (R & D), Indoor and Outdoor Testing (IDT/ ODT)

Ma Foi Management Consultants Limited (deputed to Ashok Leyland Limited)
02.2007 - 02.2008

Graduate Engineer Trainee-Production Engineering

Sundaram Clayton Limited
05.2005 - 12.2006

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

M.N.M. Jain Engineering College, Chennai, University of Madras
05.1999 - 04.2003
KANNAN VENKATESANProduction Engineer & In Charge