Jay Darji

Experience

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  OHM ENTERPRISE

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2017

  Supervised machinists as well as operating of machinery equipment including CNC lathes, Injection molding, drilling, and metal stamping. Introduced SMED principle, generating 5% reduction in lead-time. Drove equipment safety sign off, liaised with engineering department for design and production of new products, participated to team project, and created design. Monitored compliance of process changes with standard operating procedures.Streamlined floor area, redesigned material handling equipment, and improved manufacturing efficiency by applying 5S principles.

  • Junior Manufacturing Engineer

    Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Manufacturing Engineer Internship

    Sept 2015 - Jul 2016
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  Canon Automotive

  Dec 2017 - Aug 2018

  Manufacturing Technician

  Inspected metal stamping and assembly work, ensured quality, led team, and enforced operating standards. Successfully made recommendations to value stream mapping team and removed redundant activities.Enhanced production during TPM program, leading to 15% reduction in downtime.

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  Leggett & Platt Automotive

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2018

  Manufacturing Engineer CO-OP

  • Led a kaizen improvement project to review waste in TransForm’s warehouse operations, including engaging with front-line staff on the returns process and proposing data-driven solutions to reduce returns• Assist the Performance Improvement Specialist and help support various quality improvement projects.• Use of office programs such as Excel ,PowerPoint and Minitab to present data in a usable and legible format as it aligns with project priorities• Observe, research and present potential lean methodology to improve and streamline processes for newly identified projects within the organization• Conducted cycle time and implemented line balancing for new work cells. • Inspected supplier facility, and performed failure mode analysis, ensured optimum running of poke-yoke and vision camera of new manufacturing lines. • Produced daily report on OEE, total production rate, and total rejection rate for Automation lines. Show less

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  Sure Cure Aligners

  Feb 2019 - Apr 2021

  Jr. Manufacturing Engineer

  • Support continues improvement activity in manufacturing of Dental Aligners. • Responsible for updating PFMEA's for any Engineering and Process change. • Contributing to preparation and verification of new process documents, creating process flows as well as preventive maintenance papers. • Led detailed analysis of returned customer parts and used findings to drive Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) improvements. • Conducting feasibility reviews for customer RFQs and prepare engineering BOMs to quote. Perform product and process reviews during the change and production process to ensure reliable quality. • lead redesign of work cell as per plant layout leading to reduced downtime. Show less

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  Amritya Industries

  Jun 2021 - now

  Quality Manager