UDIT MAHESHWARI
Process Improvement Manager
Summary
- Offering an experience of nearly 10 years
- Proven success in managing continuous improvement with a key focus on top & bottom-line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of resources
- Showcased excellence in optimizing production activities (equipment availability & energy efficiency) and implementing effective preventive & predictive maintenance system accordingly
- Track record of establishing processes & SOPs, streamlining workflow and creating work environment to enhance productivity Skilled at implementing cost saving measures to achieve substantial reduction in terms of man hours, production cost & energy consumption
- Extensive experience in ensuring the timely accomplishment of production / project targets within given cost parameters
- Incisive acumen in applying quality standards to various processes within the business unit; efficient in formulating & maintaining quality assurance objectives complementary to corporate policies / customer demands
- Ensuring optimum utilization of resources for scaling up the production consistent with pre-set standards in order to accomplish the business objectives; generating and presenting accurate MIS to the management for decision-making process
- Excellent interpersonal, people management and decision-making skills with capability to relate to people at any level of business
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Process Improvement Manager
CHEP India Private Ltd.
Mumbai
10.2022 - Current
- Acting in the capacity of Process Improvement Manager (India Operations)
- Part of Brambles Audit team to find gaps and provide countermeasure • Work with Supply Chain, Planning & Logistics team to drive improvement.
- Work with 3PL partners to drive process improvement as per SLA.
- Benchmarking global best practices for horizontal application.
- Monitoring end to end warehouse operations for issue, dehire and relocation to find gaps and take countermeasure
- As Is process mapping for the entire supply chain process and suggested countermeasure to reach towards To Be process.
- Visual control implementation at warehouse locations Professional
- CHEP India Suggestion scheme launched to generate and capture ideas for process improvement
Manager Manufacturing Excellence
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
Gurgaon
04.2020 - 08.2022
- Acting in the capacity of Manager Manufacturing Excellence (Press Shop)
- Working towards achieving desired levels of 5S, safety, quality, productivity & cost
- Reviewing and monitoring KPIs to initiate actions and fill the gaps
- Developing and deploying skill matrix for capability development
- Scrutinizing production/maintenance schedules, shutdown maintenance, quality strategies and directing the team for on-time completion of the allocated work
- Playing a key role in reducing variability in manufacturing by providing standard work methods and work instructions
- Providing motivation, support and guidance to all employees
- Conducting analysis to inform key strategic decisions, and presenting data-driven recommendations to the Senior Leadership
- Successfully accomplished: bottom-line savings of 18 MRs by Coil, Sheet Metal Blanks and Body Panel Inventory Reduction, as well as Dust level reduction in shop floor through process improvement
- Played a key role in space optimization and layout planning for introduction of new model
- Formulated Post-Covid SOP for resuming operations
- Incorporated IOT based production of parts to improve part traceability
Deputy Manager
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
Gurgaon
04.2016 - 03.2020
- Acted as the Production Planning and Control In-charge (Press Shop)
- Prepared monthly section wise shift required to meet customer requirements
- Assessed daily production plan v/s Actual and BOP parts and initiated action to close the gap
- Formulated interplant dispatch plan and coordinated with other plant PPC & Logistics for their smooth functions; maintained Material Master and BOM Creation in SAP
- Played a key role in introduction and quality stabilization of 3 new models – Baleno, Vitara Brezza, Access-New
- Attained raw material saving of 13.1 MT of steel in FY 2016-17
Assistant Manager
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
Gurgaon
08.2013 - 03.2016
- Working towards attaining plant performance measures and system adherence
- Supervised hourly and temporary personnel, provided work direction, and reviewing work processes
- Implemented singular and dual die flexibility to improve capacity utilization
- Attained bottom-line savings of 0.6MRs (FY 15-16) through use of natural light on shop floor
- Played a key role in press machine efficiency improvement by 2.5% from 75% (FY 14-15) to 77.5% (FY 15-16)
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
Gurgaon
08.2012 - 07.2013
- Acted in Cross-functional Team to develop people connect and industrial relations across all level of employees on shop floor
- Studied and implemented new operation standards and work instruction systems
- Part of traceability improvement of critical parts through scan and fix methodology
Education
PGDM - Operations & Strategy
Management Development Institute
Gurgaon 01.2019 - 02.2022
PGPM (Hybrid) - Operations & Supply Chain
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Gurgaon 01.2016 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore 05.2008 - 05.2012
Skills
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Additional Information
- EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES , Conferred with Best Engineering Design Award at BAJA SAE INDIA 2011 held at Pithampur, Distt. Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) India Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation for contribution to the organization
Accomplishments
- Suzuki Production System Trainee, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Kosai, Shizuoka Japan
- Conferred with Best Engineering Design Award at BAJA SAE INDIA 2011 held at Pithampur, Distt. Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) India
- Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation for contribution to the organization during COVID-19 pandemic
- Led Marketing and General Management function of Team, Kshatriya (Team Kshatriya took part in the prestigious BAJA SAE Competition run by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE))
- Initiated Quizza an official Maruti Suzuki quiz club • Contributed in conducting and representing Maruti Suzuki in various corporate events
Timeline
Process Improvement Manager
CHEP India Private Ltd.
10.2022 - Current
Manager Manufacturing Excellence
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
04.2020 - 08.2022
PGDM - Operations & Strategy
Management Development Institute
01.2019 - 02.2022
Deputy Manager
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
04.2016 - 03.2020
PGPM (Hybrid) - Operations & Supply Chain
Great Lakes Institute of Management
01.2016 - 01.2017
Assistant Manager
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
08.2013 - 03.2016
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
08.2012 - 07.2013
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical
Vellore Institute of Technology
05.2008 - 05.2012