VARALA GIRI TOTHARAMUDI
VISAKHAPATNAM
Summary
Goal-oriented Professional with 17 years of experience in managing production operations with a key focus on top & bottom line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of resources. Showcased excellence in supervising the maintenance processes to optimize production activities (equipment availability & energy efficiency) and implementing effective preventive & predictive maintenance system accordingly. Hands-on experience & sensitization to the challenges of growth & change management at all levels of plant operations; honed skills in anticipating and visualizing scenarios beforehand. Exhibited excellence in leading process improvement, lean manufacturing, cost reduction projects and implementing quality systems for enhancing production efficiency; enhanced the efficiency of workforce by focusing on technical & customer-oriented aspects. Front-led major role in planning shutdown, breakdown & preventive maintenance schedules of equipment and components of plants utilities to ensure zero / minimum breakdown as well as machinery increase uptime and equipment reliability. Skilled People Manager, guided large cross-functional teams, undertook people development function, monitored overall functioning of processes, identified improvement areas and implemented adequate measures to maximize output using motivational leadership.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager Planning & Commercial
Hitech Corporation Ltd.
07.2019 - Current
- Managing the entire dispatch functions and ensuring daily preparation of outward invoice and follow up of outward materials
- Performing all customer orders to meet on-time delivery
- Steering daily dispatch planning with skills in receiving products, updating records of dispatch
- Streamlining the FG dispatches planning & FG Stacking Area (BSR)
- Managing all dispatches in ERP (TCS) as per customer schedule
- Adhering to consistent standard of customer service
- Meeting stores to standards, including stocking and cleaning
Sr. Technical Executive
Coromandel Paints
04.2007 - 07.2019
- Conducted the testing of raw materials like oils (CCO, DCO Monomeric, DCO St
- Oil, Soya bean oil) powders (Extenders), packing material, and finished goods, intermediates like resin, thickeners
- Planned workflow & schedules for Production Department, monitoring production status & ensuring timely delivery; identifying delays and adjusting schedules to meet deadlines
- Showcased excellence in managing the production of key accounts to ensure smooth functioning of the plant while keeping every elements man, machine and material intact
- Functioned as an escalation gate; addressing or resolving client complaints on priority in order to achieve the customer satisfaction matrices
- Streamlined the raw material & packing material availability for production and complete the targeted plan within time with support & monitor production and other department people
- Met all production requirements based on plant capacity & production specifications
- Checked the production status and ensured timely delivery & identified delays and accordingly adjust schedules to meet deadlines
- Streamlined all lab related equipment like stormer viscometers, GC, reflectance meter, UV spectro photo meter, vibro shaker, color computer, ph meter, color cabinet machine, centrifuge machine, ovens, penetrometer
- Adhered to all production and lab related documents as per ISO rules
- Analysed all packing from different products as per daily plan
- Supervised different product equipment and packing machines condition
- Checked the inventory on fort night and monthly basis and assist all team members (stores, Lab, production) to manage all production schedules
- Liaised with program manager to monitor all supply chain activities and resolve all availability issues
- Adhered to inventory levels & locations and executed forecasting & planning programs
- Adhered to SOPs, manuals & work instructions for production operations for the unit
- Reduced rejection level/rework and maximizing the yield through continuous upgradation of quality circles to maximize the profit and to observe better compliance in line with changing customer requirements
- Planned daily meetings to keep track of production schedules
Education
M.Sc. - Coastal Aqua Culture & Marine Biotechnology
Andhra University
Skills
- Production Planning Control
- Logistics Operations
- Plant Operations
- Commercial Operations
- Dispatch Management
- Stock Management
- Resource/Manpower Management
- Budgeting & Cost Control
- Quality Assurance
- Final Inspection
- Project Planning & Management
- Process Improvement
- Internal/ Supplier Audits
- Vendor Management
- Waste Elimination, Quality Pillar
- Total Quality Management (TQM)
Languages
- Telugu
- English
- Hindi
Personal Information
- Location Preference: Andhra Pradesh
- Industry Preference: Paint Industry
- Date of Birth: 08/18/77
Timeline
Assistant Manager Planning & Commercial
Hitech Corporation Ltd.
07.2019 - Current
Sr. Technical Executive
Coromandel Paints
04.2007 - 07.2019
M.Sc. - Coastal Aqua Culture & Marine Biotechnology
Andhra University
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