MANAS RANJAN MOHAPATRA

• Independently leading New Product Development and Manufacturing Engineering activities for major OEMs (Volvo, Ashok Leyland, Mahindra).
• Designing work-holding fixtures, gauges, and tooling using AutoCAD for various gear manufacturing stages.
• Establishing and validating manufacturing processes for rear axle, tandem axle and hub reduction drive gear sets.
• Ensuring IATF 16949 compliance by maintaining PFD, PFMEA, Control Plan, PPAP, SPC and MSA documentation.
• Translating Customer Specific Requirements (CSR) into robust product and process specifications.
• Optimizing gear hard operations (Lapping, Testing, SFT noise optimization) and performing inspections via Klingenberg P65.
• Managing supplier quotations, purchase requisitions, and cross-functional team (CFT) product feasibility discussions.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Production and Procurement to improve manufacturability and technical standards.
• Plan and execute technological roadmap, introduce new methods, technologies and equipment.
• Communicate with production, Procurement and other departments to ensure smooth operation.
• Engineering: Manufacturing & Process Engineering, NPD, Spiral Bevel & Hypoid Gear Engineering.
• Design: Fixture, Tooling & Gauge Design, GD&T Interpretation, AutoCAD.
• Quality & Systems: PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, IATF 16949 Compliance.
• Operations: Production Planning, OEE Improvement, Cost Reduction, Supplier Development.
• Leadership: Team Leadership, Manpower Planning, New Machine Commissioning.
• Software: AutoCAD, MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Managed shift manpower and production targets while improving OEE through continuous process improvements.
• Established Spiral Bevel and Hypoid Gear processes on Oerlikon and Klingenberg machines.
• Managed quality documentation (PPAP, Control Plan, PFMEA, SPC, SWCT) and supported ISO/TS 16949 audits.
• Ensured 100% compliance with shop-floor safety, quality, and productivity standards.

• Directed production output and manpower deployment for the gear department.
• Handled setup changeovers, troubleshooting, and daily production issues.
• Contributed to Kaizen activities and process improvement projects.

• Machine Operation & Setup
• Quality Inspection & Defect Analysis
• Supported the toolroom team in basic mould cleaning, lubrication.
• Managed raw material preparation.

Pursuing - Final Semester