Ravi Kumar
Erode
Summary
Dedicated Professional with experience in achieving tangible results and cross-team collaboration. Proactive and excited to partner with like-minded individuals to achieve goals. Skilled Industrial Engineer knowledgeable about quality assurance, safety considerations and worker needs. Clear communicator and decisive leader. Solid track record of increasing team and production efficiency.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Industrial Engineer
Jay Jay mills India Pvt. Ltd.
Perundurai
07.2023 - Current
- Achieved a reduction in yarn rejection from 0.5% to 0.2%.
- Partnered with ERP team to streamline online tracking of operator efficiency in knitting division.
- Refined strategy to increase knitting productivity.
- Developed a no-code application for monitoring operator training.
- Reduced fabric rejection due to oil stains by 86%.
- Designed layout and location numbering for fabric stores, and layout modification for GRN.
- Tracked out of machine hours for operators.
- Analyzed production processes to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
- Conducted root cause analysis investigations when unexpected problems occurred during production runs.
- Managed profit and loss reporting for three units within spinning division.
- Developed an interactive Power BI dashboard for spinning and knitting division with performance metrics.
- Organized departmental data into monthly presentations for management evaluation.
- Developed process flow diagrams for improved operational understanding.
- Analyzed production processes to identify efficiency improvements and reduce waste.
- Designed efficient layouts of equipment, materials, and workspace to optimize workflow.
- Provided data-driven recommendations for operational planning support, capacity analysis and process improvement.
Senior Associate Process Excellence
Waycool Foods and Products Pvt. Ltd.
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Planned spatial arrangement for new distribution facility.
- Facilitated lean projects throughout Bengaluru region for Ignite event.
- Enhanced on-time dispatch rate from 78% to 89%.
- Facilitated Kaizen events to drive continuous improvement in DCs and CCs.
- Coordinated Yellow Belt project activities across Chennai area.
- Led cross-functional teams to execute strategic initiatives and improve workflows.
- Facilitated training sessions to enhance team skills and knowledge sharing.
- Led cross-functional teams to improve operational efficiency in supply chain processes.
- Implemented process improvements that streamlined workflows within operational departments.
Junior Industrial Engineer
Jay Jay mills India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2020 - 08.2022
- Implemented SMED techniques to minimize set-up time during preventive maintenance.
- Calculated spindle requirements for the upcoming spinning project.
- Achieved 5.5db reduction in noise levels within humidification plant.
- Assisted in developing layout plans for optimized workspace utilization.
- Analyzed production processes to identify areas for efficiency improvement.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize workflow and resource allocation.
Education
M.E - Industrial Engineering
Kumaraguru College of Technology
01.2020
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Sri Krishna College of Technology
01.2017
Skills
- Kaizen
- Manpower allocation
- 5s
- Process improvement
- SMED
- Ergonomics
- Design layouts
- 7 QC tools
- Six Sigma
- Root cause analysis
- Lean
- Dashboards
- Performance metrics
- Process optimization
- Lean methodologies
- Resource allocation
- Data analysis
- Cost reduction
- ERP systems
- Power BI development
- Continuous improvement
- Cross-functional collaboration
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Excel Basic
- Dashboard
Projects and Awards
- Lean manufacturing (06/2021 - 08/2022) 5s Implementation in Spinning & Knitting
- Ignite Awards (11/2022) Best project coordinator
- Ontime Delivery Imrpovement (01/2023 - 04/2023) Eliminated bottlenecks of various process.
- Gamba and Kaizen mela (09/2022 - 04/2023) Inauguration of Gemba corner and Kaizen mela across CC's and DC's
- Manpower Requirement for Knitting Division (01/2024 - 02/2024) Conducted Time & Motion study and framed manpower requirement for each department (Stores, Operations & Maintenance)
Affiliations
Power pivot
- DAX
- Power query
- Advanced formulas
- Power pivot
- Dashboard
Timeline
Industrial Engineer
Jay Jay mills India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2023 - Current
Senior Associate Process Excellence
Waycool Foods and Products Pvt. Ltd.
08.2022 - 07.2023
Junior Industrial Engineer
Jay Jay mills India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2020 - 08.2022
M.E - Industrial Engineering
Kumaraguru College of Technology
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Sri Krishna College of Technology