RAMACHANDRAN M
Plant Head
Chennai
Summary
Experienced professional with 14 years in plant operations, supply chain, and quality assurance. Strong analytical mindset and self-motivation. Goal-oriented with ability to conceptualize, develop, and implement ideas. Thrives in team environments, uncovering new possibilities to enhance departmental performance and organizational efficiency for maximum quality, service, and profitability.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Head - Operations
Chennai Polypack Pvt. Ltd.
06.2018 - Current
- Directing 15 Asst. Managers / Sr. Engineers in cross-functional teams of production, quality, stores, purchase, sales and marketing.
- Working & Finalizing the purchase budget with top management.
- Working on inventory operations planning and implementing vendor inventory management.
- Ensuring safety standards inside the plant premises.
- Monthly P&L discussions with top management.
- Analyze operational performance and resolve issues.
- Collaborate with vendors and suppliers to ensure all operations like shipping & delivery meet quality and safety standards.
- Working on cost reduction activities, process improvements, Nesting the layouts for series contract orders.
- Finding new vendors and auditing vendors on regular frequency with purchase and quality teams.
- Raw Material Planning on a monthly and quarterly basis based on customer schedules and forecasts.
- Working on the costing of new products and revisiting the costing of existing products.
- Handled global suppliers and ensured 100% OTIF by issuing clear forecasts.
- Analytical reasoning of the root cause for quality issues and delivery misses if any.
- Amendment costs working every 3 months for existing projects based on Nalco / Reliance trends.
- Interacting with customers on NPD and finding solutions to existing problems.
- Making sure the production is going as per schedule and if there are any sudden orders, planning for outsourcing activities.
- Preparing and reviewing the team's OKR and KPIs.
- Received awards from Daimler for a three - year streak of ZERO PPM and a 100% delivery achievement award.
- Maintaining minimum inventory at plant by analyzing material consumption pattern and replenishment lead time.
- Served as MR for Certification Audits for ISO 9001 & 14001.
- Working as MR for Certification Audits for IATF 16949 : 2016.
- Serving as interim production / purchase engineer for those facilities that have an extended absence or vacancy within the division as well as, training newly hired engineers for their new roles.
- Keep track of logistics and maintaining the company's inventory ratio.
- Improved inventory turn over ratio from 4 to 7.
- Recruiting and finalizing with HR Team for various openings.
Senior Production & Service Engineer
TMC Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
06.2013 - 03.2018
- Supporting production engineers at different milestones of the machine development process.
- Coordinate with the manager by scheduling regular meetings to discuss the issues faced during machine development stages.
- Installation and servicing of testing equipment.
- Carrying out quality inspections.
- Fixing faults or arranging replacements to be installed.
- Responding immediately to equipment breakdowns.
Service and Development Engineer
TMC ASSOCIATES
06.2009 - 06.2011
- Role in production of testing equipment's such as impact testing machine, Rockwell hardness, torsion testing machine, deflection testing machine, etc.
- Installation and servicing of testing machines such as Universal Testing Machine, Compression Testing Machine, Spring Testing Machine, Rockwell hardness machine.
- Analyzing the problems and overcoming them and submitting the reports to the organization.
- Calibration Analysis of testing machines, and Total station.
- Cost reduction and increased productivity by using Continuous Improvement tools.
- Responsible for new product development as per drawing on fabrication and machining lines and Coordinating with senior engineers.
Education
M.E - CAD/CAM
01.2011 - 01.2013
GPA: 78 %
B.E - MECHANICAL
01.2005 - 01.2009
GPA: 67 %
Skills
Leadership
Supply Chain Management
Product Costing
Teamwork
Conflict Management
Quality Control and Assurance
Procurement
SAP ERP
OKR & KPI
Personal Information
Nationality: Indian
Timeline
Head - Operations - Chennai Polypack Pvt. Ltd.
06.2018 - Current
Senior Production & Service Engineer - TMC Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
06.2013 - 03.2018
St. Peters University - M.E, CAD/CAM
01.2011 - 01.2013
Service and Development Engineer - TMC ASSOCIATES
06.2009 - 06.2011
S A Engineering College - B.E, MECHANICAL
01.2005 - 01.2009