Karthi Keyan

Experience

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  Asvin industries

  Sept 2000 - Jun 2004

  Production Supervisor

  Production managementCNC Machine shop

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  Texmo industries

  Jun 2004 - May 2006

  Trainee - technical assistant

  CNC Machine programming & settingNew product developmentProduction management

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  Pricol Limited - Better Ideas for a Better Planet

  Jun 2006 - Oct 2010

  Jr.Engineer - Manufactruing engineering

  From Mar'09 transferred as Assistant engineer at English Tools & castings ltd ( Group of Pricol)

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  Rane Madras Ltd (RML)

  Oct 2010 - Oct 2014

  Asistant Manager -Manfacturing engineering

  • Facilitate Lean manufacturing system to create streamlined productions (Plant coordinator- Lean Manufacturing).• Establish and lead internal project teams in the identification, design, and delivery of process improvement initiatives. • Conduct Time & Motion studies (MOST) to identify constraints and opportunities for improving manufacturing efficiencies.• Coordinating the continuous improvement efforts from strategy to operational levels.• Evaluate Lean Manufacturing tools and activities such as 5S, Value Stream Maps, TPM, Cell layout and Line Balancing, Elemental time study, ECRS, Visual Factory, Pull Production, Kanban and Kaizen events.• Lead the industrial engineering team and ensure timely completion of manufacturing improvement projects.• Participate in strategic business planning activities such as capital investment, Manufacturing and Labor cost.• Develop annual CAPEX for assigned Value Stream identifies annual equipment repair costs, equipment upgrade costs and equipment replacement costs.• Improves manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning work flow, space requirements and equipment layout.• Enhance Process Robustness (Cpk, Poka yoke& Operation simplifications) achieve world class quality.• Coordinating the purchase and application of machine tools, controls and associated equipment, corporate wide to secure the latest technology is being utilized to increase efficiency and economy of operations.• Modifying the design of existing plant layout based on internal/external customer requirements. • Design & Establish the Material handling systems and facilities. • Participate in problem solving techniques (QCC) to achieve World class quality standards.• Work out and determine the work force for production schedule and ensure operator efficiencies.• Set a Union Operator norm based on time study and calculated through Man per Day.• Educate and Train operator to operate CNC machines (VMC, HMC & CNC turning). Show less

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  Same duetz fahr india ltd

  Oct 2014 - Jun 2016

  Deputy Manager - Manufacturing engineering

  • Analyze and understand the Product specifications and functional requirements for process and project planning.• Develops manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, testing and manufacturing methods and equipment; conferring with equipment vendors.• Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.• Make a budget and forecast for CAPEX of overall plant requirements based on Strategic Business Planning and NPI.• Prepare milestones and manage resources to execute projects working with CFT and external suppliers to insure effective and cost efficient systems.• Motivate and provide guidance to manufacturing engineers in their work assignments and projects.• Participate to create APQP & PPAP Process design documents (PFD, PFMEA, SPC & SOP).• Track and update process engineering documents (Process changes, work instructions, PFMEA’s and plant layouts)• Invent process controls (Cpk) and error-proofing (Poka yoke) to reduce rejection of products.• Build up new equipment, fixtures and gauges proved with process robustness and ensure TAKT time. Show less

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  Ucal fuel systems ltd

  Jun 2016 - Apr 2022

  Senior Manager - Production engineering
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  MEDHA TRACTION EQUIPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED

  Apr 2022 - Feb 2023

  Head Of Manufacturing engineering
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  Sundram Fasteners Limited

  Feb 2023 - now

  AGM - Manufacturing engineering