Nikhil Bhalchandra Jere

Company Overview:

Iljin is a leading Korean MNC specialized in manufacturing world class automotive bearings

Role and responsibility:

• Overall operations of Generation 3 bearing lines
• Production planning, meeting daily, monthly production targets with stringent quality norms
• Responsible for CNC programming, Tools and Fixtures development.

Achievments:

• Successful development of 20+ bearing variants for customers like Hyundai motors, Tata motors, Mahindra and FCA.
• Awarded with Best employee for Year 2023.
• 100% rate achieved for costumer delivery

Company Overview:

GE India is part of worldwide ‘General Electric’ group, engaged in manufacturing of fully machined parts for GE locomotives, gas engines, oil and gas industries and flow and process technology

Role and Responsibility:

• Independently handling modern machine shop production having state of the art machines like Mazak, DMG and 85 plus manpower
• Production planning: Monthly, weekly, daily for more than 130 parts for various GE businesses
• Manpower planning: According to production plan to meet customer schedules
• Tracking daily, weekly, monthly output with stringent quality requirements
• Tracking and improving OEE
• Troubleshooting for various technical issues
• Continuous interaction with the plant planning team to fulfill customer requirements within stipulated timelines
• Conducting and monitoring various improvements projects to enhance operational efficiency

Achievements:

• Development of almost 130 parts within given timelines
• Consistently achieving 95% on time delivery for various critical parts
• OEE improvement from 55% to 68% in batch type production
• Overall establishment of machine shop in GE India greenfield project
• Lead time reduction from three days to one day for Jenbacher gas engine parts

Company Overview:

The leading automotive company of ‘Mahindra’ group, an ISO 9001-2000 certified company, manufacturing wide variety of commercial & passenger vehicles

Role and Responsibility:

• Responsible for achieving daily production targets for Cy.head & Cy.Block machining line
• Developing new components on CNC machines
• Conducting cutting trials for new cutting tools for continuous improvement
• Establishing cycle time for operations on CNC machines
• Checking & approving drawings of special cutting tools and fixtures
• Solving product nonconformance, troubleshooting on production line
• Identifying areas of improvements and recommending process modifications and equipment calibrations to enhance operational efficiencies of the systems

Achievements:

• Improved capacity for Cy.Head line from 17 JPH to 21 JPH
• Reduction in machining rejection for Cy.Head line from 7000 PPM to 2000 PPM

Company Overview:

The ‘KOEL’ is a flagship company of ‘Kirloskar’ group, an ISO 9001-2000 certified company, manufacturing variety of Diesel engines, gensets, pumpsets & Engine components

Role and Responsibility:

• Responsible for achieving daily production targets for Cy.head & Cr.case machining line
• Monitoring & improving daily ‘OEE’ for production line
• Conducting cutting trials for new cutting tools for continuous improvement
• Establishing cycle time for operations on CNC machines
• Checking & approving drawings of special cutting tools and fixtures
• Solving product nonconformance, troubleshooting on production line
• Support to Sourcing dept for component development at vendor end

Achievements:

• Awarded with ‘Performance Excellence’ award in April 2010 for successful development of critical engine components within short period
• Successful development of machining line for new ‘VARSHA’ engine Cr.Case & Cy.Head
• OEE improved from 60 % to 65% for ‘E’ series engine Cr.case line
• Improved capacity for Cr.case line & Cy.head line from 1000 to 2000 per month by modifications in process, cutting parameters, tools etc
• Component developments carried out at vendor end for critical engine components like Bell housing, Lube oil cooler header, Cy.heads, Gear casings, manifolds etc

Company Overview:

MANUGRAPH INDIA LIMITED, is an ISO 9001-2000 certified company, manufacturing Offset Printing Machines

Role and Responsibility:

• Preparation of Part programs for CNC machining centers having 3 to 5 axis
• Developing new components on CNC machines
• Achieve daily production targets as per schedule
• Process planning for new components
• Conducting cutting trials for new cutting tools
• Establishing cycle time for operations on CNC machines
• Solving product nonconformance, troubleshooting

Achievements:

• Successful commissioning of ‘MAZAK’ make HMC, 5 axis VMC & Turnmill center
• All types of critical gear box housings developed on HMC
• Reduction in cycle time of 95 components on CNC machines from 15% to 40% through modifications in process, cutting parameters, tools etc