Caterpillar Inc (Worlds Largest Manufacturer of Mining and Construction Equipment's) | Tiruvallur, Chennai.

• Manager - Production
  • Managed Axle and Transmission Assembly for 10 different - Off Highway/Underground Mining Truck Models.
  • Led a team of 130 blue collared workforce to highest ever monthly output of 163 Axles and 131 Transmission March-23.
  • Handled Monthly Production Scheduling of Axle Plant - Machining, Assembly, Test Shops as part of Build to Order Strategy.
  • Worked in a change management role to improve the output from 4 to 6 axles per shift in Axle Plant in 2024.
  • Improved TPT from 5 shifts to 3 shifts as a scheduler incorporating mixed model scheduling with the help of IoT platforms in Machine Shop and PINPOINT Platforms in Assembly and Layout – enhancing Agility and Flexibility.
  • Maintained an OPE of 60 percent in Assembly while leveraging technology with the use of systems and advanced DC Tools to build axles.
     
• LTDP Operations Leadership – Supply Chain & Logistics
  • Extensively worked on MRP-SAP optimizing plans for manufacturing cycles to ensure capacity and material availability.
  • Determined Optimal replenishment quantity (ORQ) for parts from Chinese supplier as a RIW to reduce freight costs with a potential financial benefit of $1.1 Million yearly at 1500 volume.
  • Drove the transition of 15 key suppliers to a Direct-to-Line strategy, significantly enhancing value chain responsiveness and achieving a 98% schedule adherence rate.
  • Reduced inventory worth $21K by migrating from 6-3 DoH for 4 different High Value Parts used in an excavator.
  • Engineered returnable D2L pallets for POU handling of 150 excavator hoses, cutting packaging waste and enhancing sustainability while reducing the overall manufacturing footprint.
     
• Section Manager – Operations
  • Managed Assembly sections of Axle and Transmission plant.
  • Introduced NPI of Transmission – Stabilizing the product build being built in India as a part of localization strategy.
  • Digitalized job card tracking workforce efficiency using PINPOINT systems.
  • Ran and supervised 2 Testing Stations of Axle and Transmission maintained a FPY of 90%.
     
• Manufacturing Engineer
  • Planned Factory layouts for effective utilization of space via rearrangement, new processes, or expansion and determining the need for modern facilities and assembly planning.
  • Undertook Off High Trucks Layout Transformation gearing up the facility for 160 Capacity by introducing Capital assets worth $200,000 as a part of Multi-Generational Proactive Planning Strategy.
  • Introduced 2 new stations to meet the revised TAKT – 4-6 Axles/shift while establishing the process flow in the same.
  • Implemented 5 different engineering changes in line by redesigning the process, parts and material presentation to address product improvements and New Product Introduction.
  • Provided engineering consultation on manufacturing processes, tooling and gaging requirements and cost/delivery analysis.
  • Improved Oil filling system performance efficiency for 4 different oil types used in a machine while redesigning the flow and pressure circuit in factory.

• Scholarship – Deans List – Top 2% of the batch in academic performance.
• Best Student Award – For displaying consist excellence in academic and co-curricular field in 9th.
• Recognized as the Top 3 ideas of the Entrepreneurship Course for Digital Dhobi platform at university.

• B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), Shanmugha Arts Science Research Academy (SASTRA), Thanjavur

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training, Caterpillar
• In Plant Training at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited. (Vizag Steel Plant)

• Vertical Recruitment Secretary of PGPX Batch, responsible for the initiation and smooth implementation of placement activities.
• Played at the State Level Table Tennis Tournament conducted by School Games Federation of India.
• Secured top positions, including 1st and 3rd place finishes, in multiple intra-school and university-level tournaments.
• Achieved Best(2nd) position paper in the Model United Nations Conference – Hyderabad representing the county Canada.
• Served as Sports Secretary of University in 2018-2019.
• Worked in the Core team and conducted the Techno-management Fest and Cultural Fests of our University.
• Recognized as a volunteer under the National Service Scheme(NSS) for contributing to socio-economic development initiatives.