PURUSHOTHAMAN S
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ENGINEER
Tada
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven professional with over 12 years of extensive experience in operations and maintenance, process enhancements, and people management across diverse industries, including fasteners, tires, and beverage can manufacturing. Committed to leveraging a unique blend of technical skills and innovative thinking to drive organizational growth and deliver significant business value. Adept at adapting to evolving challenges while fostering a collaborative environment that encourages resourcefulness and flexibility. Seeking a rewarding opportunity to contribute expertise and support the company's mission through strategic initiatives and effective solutions.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
TEAM LEADER PRINTING MACHINE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING (INDIA) Pvt Ltd.
01.2023 - Current
- Adherence and execution of operations to Food Safety Standards.
- Coordinating with the FE and BE teams for the smooth operation of the Decorator to achieve targeted OEE.
- Ensuring adherence to quality specifications and initiating immediate corrective measures for deviations.
- Scheduling label sequencing based on ink changes and customer priority.
- Continuous monitoring and analysis of bottleneck equipment (decorator) operations to increase availability and improve line efficiency.
- Leading and driving label-proofing events for new artworks.
- Perfect execution of size changeover activities in Decorator (18.5 cl, 25 cl, 50 cl).
- Identifying continuous improvement activities and implementing process and product quality improvements.
- Taking responsibility in the absence of the shift manager, planning, decision-making, guiding the team, and focusing on shift performance, and making reports.
- Monitoring and ensuring optimal consumption of ODM, manufacturing supplies, and consumables.
- Identifying the cost reduction, efficiency improvement, spoilage reduction projects in operations, developing the solution, and driving the team toward implementation.
- Quick troubleshooting and execution of countermeasures to uphold machine availability.
- Implement all the necessary scheduled maintenance of the machines.
- Achieve cost savings in coordination with the technical team to reduce spare consumption.
- Leading the team in the execution of the Line Clearance activity during the label change to ensure 100% adherence to CCP (No Foreign Can).
DEPUTY ENGINEER MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE
BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING (INDIA) Pvt Ltd.
09.2016 - 12.2022
- I had attended plant training at international sites—Saudi Arabia and Egypt—where one of our ball plants is located.
- Conveying systems maintenance and troubleshooting (mechanical conveyors, vacuum conveyors, air tables, and blowers, mechanical twist tracks).
- Involved in body maker size conversion activities.
- Effectively completed all cartridge and spindle rebuilds in line without stopping the machine in the CC93 trimmer.
- Troubleshooting all kinds of issues in line conveyors and equipment.
- I made troubleshooting guides for all process-related issues in the body maker and trimmer.
- Carrying Entire Plant Track Work Sizes (18.5Cl, 25Cl, 50Cl) Conversion Activities.
- Operation and maintenance of air compressors, air dryers, worked in screw compressors (make: Atlas Copco 4600 Nm3), vacuum pumps (make: Pneumafore), and cooling tower.
- Known basic operations of HVAC equipment, RO, WWTP, fire protection pumps (jockey pump, main pump, and diesel pump), LPG handling, and hydro test, internal backing oven.
TEAM MEMBER (PCR BUILDING)
APOLLO TYRES (INDIA) Pvt Ltd.
01.2012 - 08.2016
- Responsible for the planning and implementation of preventive maintenance for radial tire-building machines.
- Analyses of rejection, rework, process waste, and updating of preventive maintenance schedule adherence.
- Study on machine capability and improve the productivity.
- Responsible for doing MTC (machine tolerance check) for radial tire-building machines.
- Implementer for department activities related to IMS (ISO 9001, TS 16949, OHSAS 18001).
- To maintain the breakdown percentage of the tire building machine within 3%.
- Introduces improvements and indigenization to reduce maintenance costs.
- Inspect and verify all incoming materials, as well as PR materials.
- Preparing a why-why analysis and one-point lessons for all breakdowns to improve the machine standards, as well as to avoid repeated breakdowns.
CNC MACHINE OPERATOR (TOOL & DIES)
LEO FASTENERS PVT LTD.
10.2010 - 12.2011
- Programming, Setting and Operating of the Turning Center is the below tools are preparing.
- Electrode making.
- Facing, Turning, Drilling, Boring, Grooving, and Thread cutting (ID & OD) of all variable unhardened tools, (Materials: EN8, HCHCR, HSS, EN24, E31, Coper).
Education
B Tech - Mechanical Engineering
SRM University
Chennai04.2017
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Elumalai Polytechnic College
Villupuram04.2010
Skills
Lean manufacturing methodologies
Teamwork and collaboration
Problem-solving methodologies
Managing shift operations
Work Planning and Prioritization
Maintenance procedure development
Proficient in various machining processes
Skilled in Lean Six Sigma practices
Data-driven decision making
Daily workflow improvement
Accomplishments
Ball Corporation
- Best Performer Gem Award winner in 2017 to 2021.
- Water Conservation done by Utilizing RO Reject Water for Horticulture.
- Reduced the cupper conversion time from 610Mins to 180Mins by using SMED Method.
- Reduced the Body Maker Rear Air Bag Replacement time from 240Mins to 120Mins.
- Spare import cost reduction by indigenous procurement of spares.
- IBO Conversion Time reduction done by introducing servo actuated Nozzle Method which reduced Conversion time from 16hrs to 2hrs.
- During Power Fluctuation Time Plant Main Air Pressure Getting Dropped which results in spoilage in IBO oven to overcome this issue we introduced dedicated 900ltr Air Receiver it will store the air for 9mins which help us to Clear the CAN from Oven.
- Commissioning and startup of Greenfield Aluminum beverage can manufacture plant.
- Reduced the Label change with OV change over time from 15Mins to 8Mins by Project.
- Employee of the month Award won on Dec24, Mar25, Jun25, Oct25, Dec25.
Apollo tires
- Achieved the Outstanding Performance Award in the financial year 2014–2015.
- Steel belt scrap reduction from 0.3% to 0.25% to form a quality circle and using 7 QC tools method.
- Highest Kaizen Participation Award in the year of 2016.
- Formed a Quality Circle in C6 tire building; machine breakdown was reduced from 6% to 3%.
Timeline
TEAM LEADER PRINTING MACHINE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING (INDIA) Pvt Ltd.
01.2023 - Current
DEPUTY ENGINEER MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE
BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING (INDIA) Pvt Ltd.
09.2016 - 12.2022
TEAM MEMBER (PCR BUILDING)
APOLLO TYRES (INDIA) Pvt Ltd.
01.2012 - 08.2016
CNC MACHINE OPERATOR (TOOL & DIES)
LEO FASTENERS PVT LTD.
10.2010 - 12.2011
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Elumalai Polytechnic College
B Tech - Mechanical Engineering
SRM University