SATYAJIT PANDA
Pune
Summary
Heat Treatment & Metallurgy professional with over 11 years of experience in automotive component manufacturing, specializing in heat treatment operations, metallurgical laboratory management, process optimization, production planning, quality assurance, new product development (NPD), and team leadership. Experienced in managing heat treatment processes including hardening, tempering, carburizing, induction hardening, and surface treatment while ensuring compliance with customer specifications and quality standards. Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams, solve complex metallurgical issues, improve productivity, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Seeking a challenging where I can contribute technical expertise and operational excellence.
Overview
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Certification
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11
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Manager – Heat Treatment
Amkeis Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Chakan
10.2022 - Current
- Led heat treatment operations and production planning to optimize workflow and resource allocation.
- Controlled hardening, tempering, carburizing, and surface treatment processes to ensure quality and consistency.
- Monitor critical heat treatment parameters by SCADA to ensure consistent product quality.
- Coordinate with Production, Quality and Maintenance departments for smooth operations.
- Support New Product Development (NPD), process trials and validation activities.
- Ensure compliance with customer specifications and internal quality requirements.
- Lead operators and technicians while maintaining productivity, safety and discipline.
- Drove continuous improvement initiatives in heat treatment department, enhancing process effectiveness and team engagement.
- Oversee maintenance and calibration of heat treatment furnaces, SAT, quenching systems, and associated equipment.
- Improved furnace utilization through effective production planning and optimized batch scheduling.
- Contributed to reduction of heat treatment rejection by implementing process control, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Optimized furnace process parameters to improve process stability and operational efficiency.
- Supported energy-saving initiatives by monitoring furnace operations and minimizing unnecessary furnace idle time.
- Led TPM, 5S and Kaizen activities to improve workplace organization and equipment reliability.
- Managed and guided heat treatment operators and technicians to achieve daily production targets safely and efficiently.
- Played an active role in New Product Development (NPD), process trials and validation of new components.
- Coordinated with Quality, Production, Maintenance and Customer teams to resolve heat treatment-related issues.
- Performed metallurgical failure analysis and implemented corrective and preventive actions.
- Maintained compliance with customer specifications, quality standards and process requirements.
Section Officer – Heat Treatment
Mahindra CIE Automotive Ltd.
05.2022 - 09.2022
- Oversaw daily heat treatment production activities to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Supervised furnace operations and process monitoring.
- Planned production to achieve quality and delivery targets.
- Coordinated metallurgical inspections and quality verifications to maintain product integrity.
- Supported continuous process improvement activities.
- Collaborated with production and maintenance teams to enhance process reliability and minimize downtime.
Senior Engineer – Heat Treatment & Metallurgy
Micro Turner
12.2017 - 05.2022
- Managed HT production line for all furnaces, defined processes for case carburizing, hardening, tempering, and stress relieving based on desired mechanical properties, and controlled production parameters for shot blasting, shot peening, and MPI.
- Planned and monitored furnace scheduling, reported production status of jobs, and identified process improvements to minimize defects, rework, and rejection.
- Planned daily production and updated production moments in SAP, including daily rejection bookings.
- Inspected carburizing parts, induction hardening, and induction softening daily based on set parameters.
- Conducted hardness tests using Rockwell hardness tester, inspected materials, and analyzed heat treatment components.
- Attained daily production meeting and quality meeting and discussed past problems and taken suitable countermeasure action with team.
- Managed department workforce to optimize productivity.
- Prepared for internal, customer, IATF, TPM audit as per schedule.
Trainee Engineer – Induction Hardening
QH Talbros Ltd.
06.2015 - 08.2017
- Managed induction hardening shop operations, optimizing workflow and resource allocation.
- Set up various ball pins and housings for induction hardening, ensuring precise specifications.
- Developing components & checking variety components hardness in Rockwell, Brinell hardness tester & also checking of case depth.
- Updated daily production and hardening reports, tracking output and identifying trends.
- Daily verify alarm and poka-yoke.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Biju Patnaik University of Technology
01-2015
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
SCTE & VT
Odisha01-2012
Secondary School -
Board of Secondary Education
Odisha01-2009
Skills
- Heat Treatment Operations
- Process Optimization
- Production Planning
- New Product Development (NPD)
- Quality Assurance
- Root cause analysis
- CAPA Implementation
- Continuous Improvement
- TPM
- 5S
- Kaizen
- Team Leadership
- Complaint analysis
- Metallurgical Laboratory Management
- Through Hardening
- Carburizing
- Tempering
- Induction Hardening
- Annealing & Normalizing
- Stress Relieving
- Oil Quenching
- Infrared Softening
- Shot Peening & Shot Blasting
- Heat treatment practices
- Production Control Systems
- Heat Treatment Equipment
- Sealed Quench Furnace (SQF)
- Salt Quench Furnace
- Batch Furnace
- Tempering Furnace
- Continuous Mesh Belt Furnace
- Continuous Pusher Furnace
- Pit Furnace
- Endothermic Gas Generator
- Induction Hardening Machine
- MPI Testing Machine
- Rockwell Hardness (HRC/HRB/HRA)
- Brinell Hardness
- Vickers Hardness
- Micro Vickers
- Microstructure Analysis
- Effective & Total Case Depth Measurement
- Decarburization Analysis
- Grain Size Evaluation
- Inclusion Rating
- Retained Austenite Evaluation
- Chemical Analysis
- Tensile Testing
- XRF Chemical Testing
- Salt Spray Testing
- Metallographic Sample Preparation
- IATF 16949 Awareness
- CQI-09
- CQI-11
- CQI-12
- Data Analysis Tools
- Documentation Tools
- Presentation Software
- Documentation Tools
Certification
- IATF 16949 Internal Auditor Certification
- CQI-09 (Rev. 04) – Heat Treat System Assessment Certified
- Industrial First Aid Certification
Metallurgical Laboratory Expertise
- Rockwell Hardness (HRC/HRB/HRA)
- Brinell Hardness
- Vickers Hardness
- Micro Vickers
- Microstructure Analysis
- Effective & Total Case Depth Measurement
- Decarburization Analysis
- Grain Size Evaluation
- Inclusion Rating
- Retained Austenite Evaluation
- Chemical Analysis
- Tensile Testing
- XRF Chemical Testing
- Salt Spray Testing
- Metallographic Sample Preparation
- Nital Etching
- Eddy Current Shorter (Single & Multi Frequency)
Quality Systems
- TPM
- 5S
- Kaizen
- ISO 9001 Awareness
- IATF 16949 Awareness
- CQI-09
- CQI-11
- CQI-12
- Automotive Heat Treatment Practices
Interested Area
- Process optimization: Improving heat treatment processes for efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
- Materials science: Understanding the effects of heat treatment on various materials, such as metals and alloys.
- Quality control: Ensuring the quality of heat-treated products through inspection and testing.
- Research and development: Exploring new heat treatment techniques, such as advanced surface hardening or cryogenic treatment.
- Industry-specific applications: Heat treatment in industries like aerospace, automotive, or energy.
Projects
- Salt Bath Furnace Installation, Commissioning & Process Validation, Successfully participated in the installation, commissioning, and validation of a Salt Bath Furnace. Conducted process trials and optimized heat treatment parameters during commissioning. Validated the process to achieve stable heat treatment quality and reduce distortion in automotive shafts. Coordinated with production, quality, and maintenance teams during installation, qualification, and production trials.
- Sealed Quench Furnace (SQF) & Tempering Furnace Installation, Participated in the installation, commissioning, and process validation of Sealed Quench Furnace (SQF) and Tempering Furnace for through hardening applications. Performed furnace qualification trials and established optimized heat treatment parameters. Supported successful implementation of through hardening processes while ensuring product quality and process consistency. Coordinated cross-functional activities during equipment installation, validation, and production start-up.
Furnace Experience
- Sealed Quench Furnace (SQF)
- Salt Quench Furnace
- Batch Furnace
- Tempering Furnace
- Continuous Mesh Belt Furnace
- Continuous Pusher Furnace
- Pit Furnace
- Endothermic Gas Generator
- Industrial Washer
- Induction Hardening Machine
Heat Treatment Expertise
- Through Hardening
- Oil Quenching
- Tempering
- Carburizing
- Annealing
- Normalizing
- Induction Hardening
- Stress Relieving
- Surface Treatment
- Shot Peening
- Shot Blasting
- Induction Softening
- Infrared Softening
- MPI Testing Machine
Timeline
Deputy Manager – Heat Treatment
Amkeis Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
10.2022 - Current
Section Officer – Heat Treatment
Mahindra CIE Automotive Ltd.
05.2022 - 09.2022
Senior Engineer – Heat Treatment & Metallurgy
Micro Turner
12.2017 - 05.2022
Trainee Engineer – Induction Hardening
QH Talbros Ltd.
06.2015 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
SCTE & VT
Secondary School -
Board of Secondary Education