RAJA SEKHAR KAMARTHI

Roles & Responsibilities as Assembly Process & Automation Team Leader (Apr 2019- Till Date)

• Assembly Process & Automation Team management: Managing Team of 7 members to meet assembly process & automation deliverables in the project.
• Lead the team with agility to achieve project business goals.
• Mentoring & Coaching Team members on Assembly Process Lines design & development guidelines.
• Allocation of Assembly Process & automation resources to each project-based team competency.
• Monitoring all project Key Performance Indicators of assembly line development like Schedule, Capex, Quality & Performance.
• Conducting weekly meetings with all team members & reviewing the project deliverables.
• Early phase of project involvement to provide assembly process inputs to support project team & influence product design to reduce product cost.
• Actively involving in Global Assembly Process & automation core team meetings.
• Establishing good collaboration between Industrialization, Global Supply Chain team & Manufacturing factories during project execution.
• Leading Manufacturing Equipment Development at Global platform to align on standard guidelines & templates & preparing training course materials.
• Participating in Global Webinars & presenting Assembly Process & automation developments.
• Involving in Smart Industrialization activities like Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, VOA assistance Flex sim Simulations, Digital Twins, Scara Robot, PMS & MES integration which contributes to improve both operational efficiency & equipment efficiency.
• Having strong collaboration with NPP purchase & identifying new SPM vendors & developing them as per Schneider SPS standards for various assembly lines development.
• Having sound assembly process & product knowledge on various Schneider products like MCB, RCCB, Distribution Boxes, Power Monitoring devices, IoT products, Accusine products, Mounting Boxes, Wiring device products, EV Sockets etc..
• Executed projects & deployed assembly lines at Multiples countries like Europe, China, Vietnam, Australia & India across all Schneider electric plants & partners.
• Leading SPS Internal auditor for Assembly Process & automation team.
• Recruiting new team members based on project need with strong technical interview process with both internal & external candidates.
• Roles & Responsibilities as Assembly Process & Automation Team Lead: (Apr 2019-Till Date)

Roles & Responsibilities as PIL (Project Leader): (Apr 2017-2019)

• Detailed supply chain map
• Overall supply chain preliminary risk analysis
• Define needed Investment
• Identify gaps / standard supply chain models with associated action plan.
• Environment analysis of the overall supply chain (BAT).
• Schedule supply chain implementation planning.
• Ramp up & Ramp down Strategy.
• Review of Product costing.
• Review of PFMEA's
• Review of Testing & Equipments qualification planning.
• Review of manufacturing process qualification reports.
• Review of manufacturing transfer report.

Roles & Responsibilities as Assembly Process Engineer (May 2011- Apr 2017)

• Design for Assembly (DFA)
• Line Architecture Design Methodology (LADM)
• Exploring Various Process Architecture Scenarios
• Industrial CAPEX & OPEX Estimation
• Technical Specifications write up
• RFQ Floating & Vendor Selection process
• PO Process
• Design Approval Process
• Equipment Qualification Plan & Report
• Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)
• Site Acceptance Test (SAT)
• Pilot run & Plant Handover activities.

• Value Stream mapping for major Products, Identifying and removing the bottlenecks through Kaizen's and Designing the Work Flow accordingly.
• Identifying and implementing the QCO projects.
• Implementing the Poka Yoke and kaizen in process stages.
• Implementing the Single Piece flow concept in the cell.
• Introducing the Standardize work for the assembly lines.
• Good Knowledge on line balancing.
• Identifying and implementing the layout improvement projects.
• Working in SAP R/3 Environment as an end user.
• Implementing the KANBAN system (Production Kanban and Internal transport kanban) for the assembly lines as a part of pull system.
• Implementing the Milkrun system for the assembly lines.
• Implementing the supermarket concept to visualize the inventory (WIP).
• Knowledge on Point CIP approach.
• Involving in TPM activities.
• Knowledge on Two-Bin system and Three-Bin system.
• Moderating the “QC” Teams.
• Involving in SPC interpretation and related improvement activities.
• Good in handling the grievances raised by workmen.
• Good knowledge and hands on experience on machines like Junker CNC machine and ECM process.

• Production Planning and Execution of manufacturing schedules as per customer requirements.
• Day-to-day trouble shooting for planned assemblies and components
• Conducting DIR with cross-functional team to discuss customer complaints.
• Conducting VLTs with associates.
• Training Employees about Lean manufacturing and motivating them to give Suggestion thus conducting the Total Employment Involvement (TEI).
• Core Team member in Quality Circle – Scrap Reduction
• Involved in 5'S' Activities.
• Calculating & Analyzing Over All Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).