Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Interests
Timeline
Generic

Suraj Zore

Assistant Manager- LEAN & Operational Excellence
Pune,MH

Summary

Visionary Mechanical Engineer (BE Mech) having 10+ years of experience in Production, Mfg. & Operational Excellence in Automotive, Sheet Metal & Project based leading multinationals.

Proficient in Manufacturing Techniques, Manpower management, System integrated manufacturing, Quality Tools, Robotic welding, Handling of CNC Laser & Bending machines, Fabrication etc.

Performing current global position of Assistant Lean Manager- OE (Operational Excellence) with hands on experience of all LEAN tools starting from 5S, Kaizen, Poka-Yoke to Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Swim Lane, TPM, Process Improvements(PCDM), Six Sigma, Theory of constraint (TOC) & bottlenecks etc.

Overview

3
3
Certifications
4
4
years of post-secondary education
11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Lean Manager, Operational Excellence

Sulzer India Pvt. Ltd. Pune
Pune, Maharashtra
12.2013 - Current

Key responsibilities :

  • Transmit the global LEAN strategy to the local initiatives and KPIs
  • Driving the organization to the achievement of the LEAN goals and LEAN culture
  • Support the organization in the usage of the LEAN tools through training, workshops and facilitation
  • Manage the LEAN projects portfolio as well as own assigned LEAN key projects
  • Responsible for the local LEAN qualification program
  • Derive local communication strategy from the global one
  • Functional and line leadership of the regional LEAN coaches
  • Elimination of different type of wastes in manufacturing & office process processes
  • Monitor the ongoing CICO Projects at the regional level
  • Coordinate kaizen activities throughout the organization
  • Process Improvements through various LEAN tools & techniques
  • MIS & KPIs like Ontime Delivery(OTD), Cost, Quality(COPQ), Inventory etc. all Lead & Lag KPIS in the organization
  • Initiatives like layout revision & approval, process flow mapping , inventory reduction, cycle time reduction, capacity & capability improvement etc.

Special areas of responsibility

  • Lead regional monthly continuous improvement conferences(CICO) (with use of Strategy deployment board)

Team Leader-Production

Tenneco Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. Pune
Pune, Maharashtra
11.2012 - 12.2013

Key responsibilities

  • All shop floor activities to achieve production goals like Safety,Productivity and Quality
  • Production and Manpower planning including union handlings
  • Continuous improvement activities like of TPM, 5S, KAIZEN, POKA-YOKE, VSM and 8D etc.
  • Motivate production associates work in teams to solve problems with various problem solving techniques
  • Ensure safe working conditions
  • Reducing cost by reusing of Tools and machineries
  • Improve process and coordination for the process & customer audits
  • Recourses optimization including manpower management
  • Coordination with all stake holders in production processes
  • Full fill all customer requirements set by the customers like GM, VW and Mahindra Lines

Production Engineer

Duroshox Pvt. Ltd. Pune
Pune, Maharashtra
07.2010 - 12.2012

Key responsibilities

  • Trainee Production Engineer
  • Achieves targets sets by management for all production & shop floor activities and manpower handlings
  • Feed raw materials into production machinery
  • Assemble goods on production lines
  • Monitor the production process
  • Carry out basic quality and testing checks
  • Store goods and raw materials properly in our warehouse
  • Use lifting equipment and forklift trucks to fulfill orders
  • Pack goods to be shipped
  • Maintain work areas and equipment
  • SAP entries of Produced Items in SAP PP module

Education

Bachelors in Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering Malegaon, Baramati, Pune
Pune University
07.2006 - 06.2010

Skills

LEAN and Operational excellence

undefined

Accomplishments

  • LEAN Gold award 2020 for 30% Throughput improvement for Tray Production Process from Sulzer Global Management Team
  • Certified LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt with Global Accreditation
  • Certified LEAN Expert from Porsche Global Consulting, Germany
  • Lean Workshop & Assignments completed for Skids Mfg. in Switzerland
  • CII Certification for World Class Manufacturing & Zero Defects
  • Two Global Projects Implemented successfully - Remote customer inspection, Industry 4.0
  • Awarded by LEAN Gold certificates from Frost & Sullivan's
  • Hands on in Digitalization & Automations with Innovative solutions
  • Successful track report in leading complex projects in an international industrial environment
  • Hands on in training, coaching & mentor people in the organization
  • Best practices sharing in functional area and Global levels
  • Pursuing Artificial Intelligence (AI) certified course as end to end Artificial Intelligence

Certification

LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt

Interests

Reading, Travelling

Timeline

Assistant Lean Manager, Operational Excellence

Sulzer India Pvt. Ltd. Pune
12.2013 - Current

Team Leader-Production

Tenneco Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. Pune
11.2012 - 12.2013

Production Engineer

Duroshox Pvt. Ltd. Pune
07.2010 - 12.2012

Bachelors in Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering Malegaon, Baramati, Pune
07.2006 - 06.2010

CII Certification for World Class Manufacturing & Zero Defects

LEAN Expert- Porsche Global Consultant Germany

LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt

Suraj ZoreAssistant Manager- LEAN & Operational Excellence