PRAGATHEESWARAN. RAJENDRAN
602/7 6th Tower Golden Opulence Apartment Poonamalle, Chennai
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
BODY IN WHITE PROCESS ENGINEER
HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA
CHENNAI
04.2022 - Current
- Possess a comprehensive understanding of the entire Body shop process flow, including different stages of welding, paint shop, assembly, etc.) and focus in identifying bottlenecks in the process, improving the process efficiency, and reducing production time.
- Determine the production capacity to meet demand by identifying the production constraints, estimating the required production time, and assessing the availability of resources like labor, machines, and materials. Track production progress, identify and resolve procuction issues, and adiust the production schedule based on changes in demand or production constraints.
- Identify and map the various steps involved in the production process and Use tools such as Kaizen, PDCA, and 5S to implement continuous improvement in the production process.
- Identify potential errors in the production process and implementing error-proofing solutions to prevent them from occurring. Dual Sensor strategy and Low cost vision sensor for manual application were installed
- Identify the areas for improvement, select appropriate upgrades, and implement them using the appropriate tools and techniques to enhance performance.
- Assess the required workforce levels as per the production plans, identifying gaps and shortages, and implement strategies like hiring, training, and subcontracting to address these gaps.
- Analyse the costs associated with various aspects of the production process (including labor, materials, equipment. and overhead costs), develop cost saving strategies resulted in 34 Crore INR (41.9 Million USD) of Direct Material Cost Saving Activity in 2023.
- Demonstrate understanding of loT systems and Industry 4.0 concepts to optimize production processes and identity areas of improvement.Key initiatives includes Digitalisation of Safety Device inspection, Smart Pressure sensor addition to the critical process parameter, installation of Kepware server installation, Centralised Robot cycle time monitoring.
- Handled Shop Capital Budget around 3Crore INR per year and managed more than 2000 asset of the Body Shop.
Body In White Manufacturing Engineering
Hyundai Motor India
Chennai
06.2015 - 04.2022
- Managed a team of 10 BIW manufacturing engineers to ensure that the new vehicles entered production with the correct manufacturing processes and equipment; resulted in a 100% on-time launch for the Hyundai Verna 2023, i20, Santro, Nois, Aura, Verna 2016.
- Designed, implemented and monitored a Design for Manufacturing (DFM) process to improve the BIW manufacturing cycle time by 20% and reduce BIW Chronic Quality issues by 10%.
- Detailed Equipment Modification Specification Sheet Preparation and Procure the necessary equipments for 5 FMC Projects and 4 Facelift Projects.
- Reviewed and proposed equipment changes to ensure the required quality by Developing a multi layer Poke.
- Ensure Equipment Readiness followup for Timely Manufacturing and Import/ Inland Clearance .
- Planned, organized and executed the installation of new equipment with a team of 10 Production Technicians and 10 Overseas technicians, during two weeks of major plant shutdown, ensuring zero safety violations and deviation from the planned schedule and budget.
- Perform DFMEA for assembly and subassembly of BIW components in collaboration with R&D and New Car Quality Development Team.
- Part of CFT (Body Quality, CBU Front End Quality) to analyse, understand the root cause analysis for the problem , updated the metrics for the process to track the defect level and Implement a plan and monitor its effectiveness.
- Collaborate with Vendor Development/Vendor Quality teams for the quick stabilisation of BIW enditems quality in the Vendor end.
- Prepared and documented stage-wise gate reports for the new model implementation (from concept to production) by measuring and tracking progress against the body structure, trim and chassis building instructions as well as the tooling and equipment/facility requirements of the new model.
Education
Master of Engineering - Manufacturing Systems Management
College Of Engineering Guindy, Anna University
Guindy, Chennai 07.2013 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering & Tech
Karaikudi 07.2009 - 05.2013
Skills
Process Engineering
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BODY IN WHITE PROCESS ENGINEER
HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA
04.2022 - Current
Body In White Manufacturing Engineering
Hyundai Motor India
06.2015 - 04.2022
Master of Engineering - Manufacturing Systems Management
College Of Engineering Guindy, Anna University
07.2013 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering & Tech
07.2009 - 05.2013
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