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KEYUR  PATEL

KEYUR PATEL

Plant Operation Head ( Mechanical Engineer )
Ahmedabad-3800054,INDIA

Summary

Professional Summary

Achievement-oriented Engineering professional committed to delivering success on every given task.
14 years of experience in operations of Process Development, Engineering Projects, and consistent improvement programs in the Manufacturing groups – knowledgeable in Lean Principles, Continues Improvement, Supply chain management, Assembly process, centrifugal casting process, and new part development in the machining process in heavy machine manufacturing, textile, pharma machine manufacturing and engineering parts manufacturing industries. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.
Mechanical Engineer in Manufacturing with a track record of successful projects/initiatives to improve the performance and capacity of Machines, focused on developing processes, evaluating and addressing root causes of quality and designing tooling in CNC machines shop, Assembly cell– considered an asset for expert monitoring and analyzing the process flow productivity.
Have worked closely and diligent in understanding the business strategies for product lines and strategically align the procurement practices and supply chain initiatives in support of the business strategy

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Language

Work History

Plant Operational Head & Vendor Development

VISION ENGG AND CASTING
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
04.2020 - Current

Company Profile: - Manufacturing of non-ferrous centrifugal casting and engineering parts from non-ferrous material manufacturing unit, established in year in 2017 and having a working in export and India local market.

Key Responsibilities Area.

  • Prepare operation schedule and assign shifts and duties to the staff.
  • Oversaw daily plant operations.
  • Conduct recruitment process, post job advertisements, scrutinize job application, interview applicants, appoint and train employees.
  • Prepare budget and allot funds to all the departments.
  • Evaluate staff performance and provide necessary support to all the employees.
  • Provide material specifications and other requirements to the vendors and make payments upon delivery of materials.
  • Research about new machinery, purchase necessary equipment, conduct test and approve machinery for use.
  • Compile reports and calculate operational costs, profit and loss, and other overheads.
  • Update with the daily production planning, daily production reports to match with the production requirement and targets.
  • Cost controlling and product costing.
  • Drive and contribute to all ‘new product introduction’ and ‘design to cost’ activities.
  • Co-ordination with the quality, purchase, design and planning department related to shortage of raw material, defect in case of material etc.

Areas of expertise

· Lean Manufacturing

· Regulatory Compliance

· P&L Accountability

· Just-in-Time (JIT) Production

· Total Quality Management (TQM)

· Policy / Procedure Development

· Team Building & Training

· Resource Allocation

· Cost Reduction / Avoidance

Sr. Officer- Plant Operation & Purchase and Vendor

KARL MAYER INDIA PVT LTD
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
05.2014 - 03.2020

Company Profile: - Karl Mayer India Pvt Ltd is German based MNC Company. Karl Mayer is textile machine manufacturing company, established in year in 1937 and having a worldwide presence. Karl Mayer has established their first manufacturing facility in the Month of May 2014 at Changodar, Ahmedabad.

Key Responsibilities Area

  • New supplier selection & development for commodities viz. Casting, Forging, Machined parts, planning of procurement, Inventory control.
  • Responsible for casting, Forging & machining component procurement. Developed & maintain the reliable suppliers for the above commodities.
  • Collaborated with suppliers to monitor the performance and any reporting requirements.
  • Developed strategic suppliers and negotiated contract agreements to reduce the number of vendors
  • Reviewed supply chain and prepared cost structure for suppliers.
  • Follow the continuous improvement process, Resulting directly reduce the cost of poor quality & improve the cost quality & delivery.
  • Manage supply chain performance and report monthly performance results, identifying issues and recommending corrective action.
  • Improving supplier capability to meet the business’s needs & along with conducting supplier audits, Product & Process audits, Identify Non-Conformance & follow up action plan to prevent recurrence.
  • Lead forecast and inventory planning meetings with other departments, reviewing recommended sales forecasts and inventory goals (emphasis on brand transitions, new product introduction, and promotions).
  • Identify opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimize consumption of new materials, minimize waste, or to convert wastes to by-products.
  • Knowledge of 7 QC, ISO, KAIZEN, SPC, Project tollgate process, Visual Management System.
  • Working in SAP and ERP system.
  • Ensure that new parts have all necessary supplier, commodity and cost data set up as per the defined transition policy to offer seamless transfer from/to ‘Operational’ supply chain, taking appropriate action across the business to ensure that professional Procurement ethic and practices are being maintained, and ‘Business strategy and objectives’ are not being compromised.

Management

  • An ability to handle the pressures arising from having to meet deadlines and targets.
  • Able to evaluate complex situations and find solutions for them.
  • Having a passion for delivering excellent customer service in a cost effective way.
  • Ability to work in cross-functional teams.
  • Willing to take personal responsibility for making things happen.

Key Result Area

  • Successfully set up the manufacturing unit before the time limit
  • Successfully dispatched all projected machineries on time with German Standard
  • Successfully achieved quality and production deadlines
  • Received positive feedbacks from sales and service team regarding Indian make machine
  • Received appreciation from Top management and Indian service team for quick response
  • Successfully implemented ERP system and process system as per ISO standard

Exe Engineer -Purchase and Vendor Development

CADMACH MACHINERY PVT LTD
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
10.2012 - 05.2014

Company Profile: - CADMACH is specializes in the manufacture of Pharmaceutical Tablet Compression Equipment, also popularly known as tablet presses. Having Unit at VATVA, Ahmedabad.

Key Responsibilities Area

- Responsible for purchase activity of with material and labor job parts for production

- Coordinate planning and production to achieve an every month target with effective cost.

- Responsible for new parts development which transfer from inside to outside.

- Responsible to make an every year audit with costing department.

Asst. Manager -Purchase Department

McNally SAYAJI ENGINEERING LIMITED
Vadodara, Gujarat
02.2010 - 10.2012

Company Profile: - McNally Sayaji Engineering Limited (MSEL), has been formed by the merger of the 60 year old Sayaji Iron & Engineering Co. Ltd., Baroda with the Products Division of McNally Bharat Engineering Company Limited having factories at Kumardhubi, Asansol and Bangalore. MSEL is one of the country’s leading manufacturers of Crushing, Screening, Milling, Material Handling & other heavy equipment, serving the core sector industries.

Key Responsibilities Area

- Responsible for purchase activity of with material and labor job parts for production of roll crusher, hammer mill, Impactor.

- Also looking out heavy fabrication works also from outside vendors and bought parts likes gear box, motors, springs screen cloth etc. and all kind of steel.

- Responsible for steel and round bar purchase activity

- Responsible for import parts purchasing.

- Coordinate planning and production to achieve an every month target with effective cost.

Sr. Engineer-Shift in Charge ( Machine Shop)

WINDSOR MACHINES LTD
Chattral GIDC , Kalol, Gujarat
12.2007 - 01.2010

Company Profile: - Manufacturing of HYDRAULIC AND TOGGLE TYPE INJECTION MOULDING MACHINES FROM 80 TO 1300 TONS with microprocessor, open or close loop controls and also time tested series of electric contactor machines.

Key Responsibilities Area

- Manpower Planning shift wise & utilization in cell.

- Update with the daily production planning, daily production reports to match with the production requirement and targets.

- Achieving daily production targets.

- Rejection & rework Analysis.

- Maintenance follow-up with TPM steps.

- Inventory Control in cell.

- Co-ordination with the quality, purchase, design and planning department related to shortage of raw material, defect in case of material etc.

- Maintaining record of raw material, semi finishes and finishes products on the production floor.

- Maintaining the housekeeping, material storage yard at production assembly.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Sardar Patel University
Gujarat
07.2003 - 07.2007

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

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Additional Information

  • Achievements
     Successfully set up the new manufacturing unit before the time limit
     Successfully dispatched all projected machineries on time with German Standard
     Successfully achieved quality and production deadlines
     Received positive feedbacks from sales and service team regarding Indian make machine
     Received appreciation from Top management and Indian service team for quick response
     Successfully implemented ERP system and process system as per ISO standard
     Successfully developed new vendor database to manufacture heavy fabrication from 1 ton to 10 ton weight single job.
     Successfully achieved cost reduction and supplier improvement and delivery targets
     Reduced overall sectional warper machine cost of 20 % with compare to china production
     Wastage material reduced in the multi-spindle machine by proper feeding
     Machine utilization improved and breakdown time reduced by 20%
     Manpower reduction in machining and assembly by line balancing
     Consumable and tooling cost reduced by monitoring the usage of material

Software

ERP(BAAN) ERP (ORACLE BASE ) FACT ERP ERP Microsoft Navision SAP MS Office AUTO CAD Optical Emission Spectrometer

Plant Management 

  • Prepare operation schedule and assign shifts and duties to staff. Manpower calculation based on every month plan. Arrange the manpower based upon production urgency
  • Plan the production based on the monthly production plan. Material planning on every month based on customer wise. Responsible to achieve every month production. Update with daily production planning, daily production reports to match with production requirement and targets.
  • Oversaw daily plant operations & directly oversee and manage all operations functions. Weekly review meeting conduct with the customer to order review and understand the present requirement
  • Machining experience in different sectors like textile, injection moulding machine, crusher and mining equipment, pharmaceutical machinery, automobile bush, aerospace, Pump, and Valve.
  • Handling a component sourcing and manufacturing services across the company, including negotiating pricing, terms, and contracts with key suppliers.
  • Conduct recruitment process, post job advertisements, scrutinize job application, interview applicants, appoint and train employees.
  • Prepare budget and allot funds to all departments. Evaluate staff performance and provide necessary support to all employees.
  • Provide material specifications and other requirements to vendors and make payments upon delivery of materials.
  • Research about new machinery, purchase necessary equipment, conduct test and approve machinery for use.
  • Compile reports and calculate operational costs, profit and loss, and other overheads.
  • Cost controlling and product costing.
  • Drive and contribute to all ‘new product introduction' and ‘design to cost' activities.
  • Co-ordination with quality, purchase, design and planning department related to shortage of raw material, defect in case of material etc.
  • Update with daily production planning, daily production reports to match with production requirement and targets
  • Weekly and monthly plan arrival based on the customer commitment date.
  • Handle supplier portal for order acceptance and invoicing
  • Managing more than 50 workmen and 10 staffs
  • Manage around 40 different kinds of machines
  • Done a different kind of project in tooling and fixtures
  • Daily production achievement and monitoring
  • Created method sheets, tooling sheets, planning and process drawings, jig and fixtures drawings and assist in the management of consumable tooling
  • Ensured all routings are accurate and simple to understand
  • Accurately designed at minimum cost, with all jigs and fixtures required for manufacture
  • Applied latest technological advances in cutting and machine tools
  • Selected and justified the right new machine tools
  • Key person to inspect the components in all stages of machining with various precision measuring instruments
  • Handled on various kinds of CNC Machines – Turning, turn-mill, auto-lathes, VTL, VMC
  • Done schedule for TPM. Plan bought out parts for assembly and MOQ for machine shop
  • Valve assembly process managed including hydro test
  • Dealing with different kind of castings like WCB, CF8M, CF3M, SG casting and special grades in ferrous and non-ferrous with all copper base alloys.
  • Manage the plant store stock and purchase the new items co-ordinate with the purchasing team.
  • Develop new fixtures and tools for continuous improvement
  • Doing service provider follow up for machined parts and bought out parts
  • Service provider evaluation doing for every supplier choose.
  • Machining quotation is given for various components (RFQ)
  • Manage preventive maintenance of complete plant machinery and operational machineries. Tooling and consumable controls in a machine shop
  • Single piece flow implementation in machining line.

Timeline

Plant Operational Head & Vendor Development

VISION ENGG AND CASTING
04.2020 - Current

Sr. Officer- Plant Operation & Purchase and Vendor

KARL MAYER INDIA PVT LTD
05.2014 - 03.2020

Exe Engineer -Purchase and Vendor Development

CADMACH MACHINERY PVT LTD
10.2012 - 05.2014

Asst. Manager -Purchase Department

McNally SAYAJI ENGINEERING LIMITED
02.2010 - 10.2012

Sr. Engineer-Shift in Charge ( Machine Shop)

WINDSOR MACHINES LTD
12.2007 - 01.2010

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Sardar Patel University
07.2003 - 07.2007
KEYUR PATELPlant Operation Head ( Mechanical Engineer )