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Karuppan

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Last update: 29.10.2022

Manager - Manufacturing, Engineer - Production, Engineer - Production (Press group)

Graduation: B.E Mechanical Engineering
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: English (Limited professional)

Keywords

AutoCAD Failure Mode Effects Analysis Manufacturing SAP Applications

Attachments

karuppan_resume-092022.pdf

Skills

Greenfield, Brownfield projects, tryout 2, tryout 3, FMEA, AutoCAD, Microsoft word, PowerPoint, SAP

Project history

10/2022 - 10/2022
Engineer - Production (Press shop)
NEEL Industries Limited (JBM group)

Nature of Job :
? Exposure in sheet metal Pressed components & welded components
? Customer complaints are addressed
? 5s activities -Zonal leader
? Follow up activities with QC/PPC/TOOL / Maintenance/ Development
? Daily Production plan and monthly performance report
? Training attended on Gemba Kaizen, 5S Techniques, 3M, My Machine concepts

Trainings attended:
? MOST - Maynard Operation Sequence Technique (work measurement tool).
? PFMEA & MFMEA - Process & machinery failure mode Effects Analysis
? MSA, Poka-yoke, Gemba Kaizen, LCA, Ergonomics.

01/2010 - 12/2012
Manger - Lead for Assembly line integration

truck transmission (Greenfield project)

ii) From 2013 to 2014 - as Manger - Lead for Assembly line integration (combine medium duty

and heavy duty transmission line into single assembly line - (Brown field project)

iii) From 2014 to 2019 -as Senior manager - Lead for Planning and prove out assembly

facilities for Global Medium duty truck transmission (Green field project)

iv) From 2019 to till date - Senior manager - New projects -Engine Assembly


Roles and Responsibilities:

? Project lead for Powertrain assembly

? Provide budget estimate for all new Powertrain projects to the management

? Provide multiple layout scenarios for management approvals

? Submit Manufacturing engineering status to projects for each quality gate approvals

? Process planning for 5 mins takt time and do bench mark study with mother plant at

Germany, Japan and Brazil.

? Prepare of RFQ as per product requirements and do detailed technical discussion with

suppliers for the planning of equipments like End of line Test bed , Assembly Press , Nut

runners , Washing Machine ,Leak Test machine etc.

? Ensure all the suppliers are inline with the technical specifications and give recommendations

to purchase team for ordering process

? Approve the Design of the equipment (DAP) as per Technical specification

? Coordinate with suppliers and ensure the equipment readiness for equipment preacceptance

at supplier end

? Responsible for Installation and commissioning of equipments like conveyors, Assembly

Presses, Assembly line equipments as per planned takt time.

? Complete line prove out in three stages tryout 1 , tryout 2 and tryout 3 and ensure the line

readiness for SOP

? Ensure all the quality parameters meet as per the technical specification during prove out

stage

? Ramp up the assembly line as per the planned capacity and handover to production, quality

and maintenance

? Capitalize the planned equipment by meeting Financial requirements
? Design review and process review, Engineering change proposals with respect to Quality,

Safety & cycle time.

? Prepare, Evaluate & Finalize the Layout for Manufacturing Process as per Takt time




? Analyze station wise Safety & Ergonomics for the production line and implementing corrective

action.

? Prepare process related documents like PFD, PFMEA, Control plan, Audit documents for

Process & Product etc.

? Analyze the Maintenance accessibility & TPM related improvements in the equipments during

DAP stage & implementing corrective action in the equipment.

? Identify and implement Low cost automation

? QMS Lead auditor for Manufacturing Engineering ,Implementation of IATF,ISO 140001,ISO

450001,ISO 500001

03/2007 - 05/2010
Manager - Manufacturing
Tata Motors Ltd


03/2007 - 05/2010
Manager (Power train shop Planning)
TATA MOTORS LTD; TVS Sundaram Fasteners Limited - Autolec division

Responsibility : Project management,Process & Equipment Planning, TATA NANO (1 Lakh

Car)
Projects Handled:

I. From 2007 to 2010 - Plan, execute and prove Transaxle assembly and testing facilities
(Green field projects)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Working as a Small Car Manufacturing Planning Engineer and responsible for,

? Process planning for 52 sec takt time line of Power train Assembly for Small Car TATA

NANO (1 Lac Car).

? Preparation of RFQ and detailed discussion with suppliers for various equipments including

End of line Test bed , Assembly Press ,Multispindle Nut runners , Washing Machine ,Leak

Test machine etc.

? Analyze the equipment specifications and functionalities, sending the technical comparisons

and recommendations for further commercial negotiations by purchase representatives.

? Approving the Design of the equipment (DAP) as Technical specification

? Successfully Installed & commissioned equipments like end of line Test bed, conveyors,

washing machine, Assembly Presses, Assembly line as per takt time.

? Design review and process review, Engineering change proposals with respect to Quality,

Safety & cycle time.

? Preparing Work content for individual operators & Cycle time for individual Process using
MOST Techniques & Line balancing as per Takt time




? Preparation, Evaluation & Finalization of Layout for Manufacturing Process as per Takt time

? Analyzing station wise Safety & Ergonomics for the production line using Rula Analysis and

implementing corrective action.

? Preparing process related documents like PFD, PFMEA, Control plan, Audit documents for

Process & Product etc.

? Analyze the Maintenance accessibility & TPM related improvements in the equipments during

DAP stage & implementing corrective action in the equipment.

? Preparing JH schedule, PM schedule for all planned equipments.

? Tryout of complete line in singur plant

? Tryout of complete line of 90K project in pune.

? Successfully installed and Commissioned, Process proved at Singur,Pune and at

Sanand

? Successfully made PO, PP batches & ramped production upto 300 per day at Pune

Powertrain Production facilities.

? Reduced 15 manpower using Low cost Automation.
? Implemented the TPM procedures for Power train line equipments like preparation of MFMEA,
JH schedules, PM schedules, etc.
? As Team leader for 5 Kaizen events (3P - Production Preparation Process as called in Tata
Motors) along with Cross functional experts for achieving desired scope in TPM, LCA, and
Ergonomics etc.
? 63 Pokayoka Identified through Pokayoka exercise & Implemented in planning stage

? 854 Improvements identified through TPM activities & Implemented in the equipment

? 25 LCA identified & Implemented in the Production line
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER - Second
TVS Sundaram Fasteners Limited - Autolec division

Engineer - Production (Assembly shop)

Nature of work:

? Preparing weekly Plan, loading plan and achieving schedule Vs adherence

? Preparing SOP for all assembly processes

? Preparing Monthly performance report

? Deciding the Process Sequence as per the cell Layout

? Co-coordinating activities with QC/Maintenance/Tool room/PPC/Development/Purchase

? Submitting the Samples to the Customer and Getting Approval for the Same

? Working as an Team Member in Preparation of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)

? Implementing Fail safe (poke- yoke) to meet the zero rejection

? Major contribution in Productivity improvement

? Handling fixtures equipments

? Knowledge in Production part approval process (PPAP), Statistical Process Control (SPC) and

Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), FMEA.




TPM -Activities:
? Preparing Optimal Condition Check sheet for Presses...

? Preparing weekly rejection trend and taking corrective action.

? Conducting Awareness Program for Operators.

? Calculating OEE /OPE for critical Presses.

? Conducting 5S Audit in each cell.

50 Fail-safe implemented. Some of us below:

? Fail safe for ensuring oil hole opening for lubrication oil flow.
? Fail safe for socket retainer assy for lubrication oil flow
? Fail safe for interchanging position for intake valve and exhaust valve in assy.
? Fail safe for socket groove width identification
? Fail safe for roller height identification. Fail safe for oil hole opening

02/2006 - 03/2007
Engineer - Production
TVS Sundaram fasteners Limited


10/2004 - 02/2006
Engineer - Production (Press group)
Neel Industries Limited ( JBM; Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Limited


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