NAVEEN KUMAR
Deputy Manager Production Operation.
Bengalore
Summary
A competent professional with 20+ years of experience in: Production, Process, Quality and Engineering, New product development, Project management, Training, Cost reduction, Process improvement, Customer Interaction.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Deputy Manager of Operation
AMPHENOL FCI OEN Connector Ltd
02.2025 - Current
- Execute the Open Order and review with customer.
- Layout Plan and manpower planning based on open order.
- Plan production planning Monthly, weekly.
- Monitor the daily output to match efficiency.
- Interact with Sourcing for technical support for Product and vendor development.
- Interact with customer for delivery plans and on time delivery.
- Interact with SCM to material manage based on production plan. And suggest alternative cable and connector child part.
- Maintain the ON JOB training for new technician to improve the skills.
- Quality product and avoid the line rejection.
- Handle the Customer complaints with proper route cause and corrective action.
- Improve Process method and feedback to update the route jigs and fixture develop.
- Maintain WIP material.
- Responsibility of Works.
- Making of Forecast plan to management for Six months and Firm rolling plan for 3 months
- Plan break up to micro level, weekly and Daily, Monitoring the adherence
- Deploying of Man power for the Plan
- Requirements of Man power, Material will forecast to Management
- Co-ordinating with Purchase for procurement of material for the plan
- Responsible For Operators.
- Monitoring daily production, dispatch and traceability.
- Referring to Engineering drawing, Specification, National & International Standards
- In coming inspection, in process inspection & Final inspection of production.
- Customer complaints handling, implementation of Corrective and Preventive actions and follow up.
- Internal rejection analysis and initiating corrective & preventive actions.
- Responsible for setting approval of products before mass production.
- Rejection monitoring and reduction through kaizen activities.
- Root cause analyses (Ex: - FISH BONE DIAGRAM).
- Deploying the manpower and Planning activities
- Prepared ISO & AS documents and handling the audit.
- Leader for process improvements related to key areas
- Generating project reports after project completion, in order to share the experiences and good practices and lessons learned
- Well experienced & trained in project approach and management.
Process Assist Manager
Merlinhawk Aerospace Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - 02.2025
- An executor with experience in Project Management and Industrialization of wiring harness for aerospace and defense sectors.
- New product introduction for Electrical harness (High speed and power supply), Ethernet network harness (RJ45 and USB) and RF cable assemblies (BNC, TNC, SMA and MCX flexible assemblies).
- Responsible for Optimized Scheduling and Execution of New product development/Prototype orders, Quality inspection and training of employees in co-ordination with planning, Production and Engineering team, being a member of Production and Process Manager.
- Interact with SCM & Sourcing team to support technical and develop and vendor development.
- Responsible for on-time supply of products and service to the customers ensuring highest level of Quality, Productivity and Delivery Performance in order to run successful business excellence.
- Implementation of change on product/process to be in line with production/project requirements using Wind-chill change management tool to control system for Process.
- Resourceful in implementing various innovative Manufacturing processes/procedures, skilled in creating vision for objective and translating ideas into clear actions and trained to shopfloor employees to execute properly.
- Highly supporting to process team for development of tools, jig and setting up the workstations for the harness activity, considering the scope of Verification, Validation and Calibration.
- A result driven experience in Process, Production, Quality. and Engineering.
- Merlinhawk is one of the Indian suppliers of aerospace defense and marine products, Business and military aircraft, helicopters and other platforms to mainly Indian Defense HAL and Elbit.
- Works experience in below area
- Production
- Quality
- Process Engineering
- Material management
- Project management & Planning
- Product Engineering
- Technical support for Sourcing
- Vendor development
Assist Manager of Process Engineer
DCX CABLE ASSEMBLY INDIA IND.PVT
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Working in Aerospace defense & marine product Process Engineering and production manager.
- Execute the Open Order and review with customer.
- Layout Plan and manpower planning based on open order.
- Plan production planning Monthly, weekly.
- Monitor the daily output to match efficiency.
- Interact with customers for delivery plans and on time delivery.
- Interact with SCM to manage material based on production plan.
- Maintain the ON JOB training for new technicians to improve the skills and quality product and avoid the line rejection.
- Handle the Customer complaints with proper route cause and corrective action.
- Improve Process method and feedback to update the route jigs and fixture develop.
- Maintain WIP material
- DCX is one of the Indian suppliers of aerospace defense and marine products, Business and military aircraft, helicopters and other platforms to mainly Elbit Israel and Rafael.
- Role: Assist Manager of Process Engineer.-2018 to 2021.
- And Production manager from 2021 to 2022.
Sr Process Engineer
SASMOS HET TECHNOLOGIES India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Working in Aerospace defense & marine product Process Engineering
- Document study like dwg, WL, PL, TL, GL & WI and Standards.
- Read all Customer Specification and requirements.
- Tooling for new projects
- Process document preparation and train our people.
- Interact with customers for technical query.
- Explain and train the Operator for production.
- FA build.
- BOM updating after FA build.
- Preparation of PFPA and PFMEA for new process.
- Sasmos is one of the Indian largest suppliers of aerospace defense and marine products, Business and military aircraft, helicopters and other platforms.
Project Leader
Varsity Instruments Private Limited Hyderabad
01.2013 - 01.2015
- In DRDL at customer end (Agni IV Project).
- Lead the project as per customer requirements.
- Set up line for manufacturing.
- Build the team for Production and quality.
- Plan for production and Quality.
- Material planning and delivery on time
Assembly Operator
IFB Automotive, Bangalore
04.2003 - 02.2005
- Car window cable assemblies.
- Car Window regulator assembly pwr and manual.
- Cable winding.
- Kinematic auto M/C operator clinching.
Production Operator
TE Connectivity India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
08.2002 - 01.2003
- Working in Aerospace defense & marine product quality inspection.
- Read the DWG and understand the requirement.
- Perform the operations respect to DWG.
- Build the Harness as per Dwg.
- Hands on experience of wire preparation, crimping & soldering.
- Finish all the Operations and inspect the Harness before offer to Qc.
- Handling of proto type, sample and FA & outgoing FG products inspection activities.
- Preparation of Quality document for FA and Production Part in both Process and Supplier Quality.
- Finish goods clearance and preparation C of C.
- Quality activity like NCMR, Scrap Note, Deviation & Document Scanning.
- Build document storage both Soft & hard Copy.
- Preparation of Skill matrix new trainees & Employees.
- Conducting product awareness Training program for Trainee & Employee.
- TE is one of the world’s largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace defense and marine products, TE design, provide integrated solution for commercial, Business and military aircraft, helicopters and other platforms.
- Quality Inspector, Period: 2007 to Apr-2013
Education
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
KSOU
ITI - FITTER
JPM Collage
HalaguruSSLC - undefined
Karnataka State Secondary Education Board
Skills
WORK
Accomplishments
- Cable assembly achieve for Agni IV missile success at 2011
- Project Leader of Agni project at RCI at 2010 to 2013.
- Additional responsibility Trainer
Timeline
Deputy Manager of Operation
AMPHENOL FCI OEN Connector Ltd
02.2025 - Current
Process Assist Manager
Merlinhawk Aerospace Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - 02.2025
Assist Manager of Process Engineer
DCX CABLE ASSEMBLY INDIA IND.PVT
01.2018 - 01.2021
Sr Process Engineer
SASMOS HET TECHNOLOGIES India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
01.2015 - 01.2018
Project Leader
Varsity Instruments Private Limited Hyderabad
01.2013 - 01.2015
Assembly Operator
IFB Automotive, Bangalore
04.2003 - 02.2005
Production Operator
TE Connectivity India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
08.2002 - 01.2003
SSLC - undefined
Karnataka State Secondary Education Board
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
KSOU
ITI - FITTER
JPM Collage
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
NAC – (IFB Automotive -Bangalore)
PERSONAL DETAILS
- Marital Status : Married
- Date of birth : 20-06-1982
- Gender : Male
- Father’s Name : Rachegowda
- Mother’s Name : Mahadevamma
- Languages known : English, Hindi, Kannada, Telagu.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING UNDERGONE
- AS 9100 (Rev-D – 2016) Internal training.
- ISO 9001 (Standard 9001:2015)
- 7QC tools & 5S.
- GD & T training (General Dimension & Tolerance)
- EHS training.
- IPC CIT -620
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Date: Place: Bengaluru. (NAVEEN KUMAR A R)
CUSTOMERS HANDLED
- Rafael
- Elope
- Elbit System
- Alpha Elsec
- Astra Rafael
- Centum
- DRDL