RESUME
R. Yuvaraja
Online Resume: http://yuvaraja.cv.fm/
Mobile: 0091- 9994212541 ~ Email:
yrk.pro@gmail.com
Linked IN : Yuvaraja Radhakrishnan
Skype
: yuvaraja.radhakrishnan
SR. EXECUTIVE– PROFESSIONAL
Production Engineering ~ Industrial ~ Process ~ Manufacturing ~ Quality
Professional Profile
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Manufacturing & Industrial (Production) professional with 5 years 2 months of rich experience in Manufacturing,
Project Management, New Product Development, and Process planning.
Done Post Graduation in M.S in Manufacturing Management from Birla Institute of Technology and Science,
Pilani.
Designated at LuK India Private Limited (Part of Schaeffler Group (LuK, INA & FAG)), Clutch Release Systems,
Hosur, Tamil Nadu as an Executive.
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE
Underwent training in China (600 hrs.) for Product knowledge transfer phase as it’s a new product development (PEP)
Green Field Project (High Sensitive polymer products) in India.
Venue
Duration
Training
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: Schaeffler China., Taicang, Jiangsu district of China.
: September 2011 to December2011.
: Product Line Knowledge Transfer.
The wealth of expertise covers in the interdisciplinary areas of Industrial (Production) Engineering which includes
Lean Management, TPM, Process planning, Operations, Production Engineering, includes Production planning & Control,
Process Engineering, Fixtures design and development and Process control.
Established Lean Concept (from Toyota Production Systems) -Value Stream Mapping & Design for the new
product line consists of Clutch Master Cylinder, Concentric Slave Cylinder.
Conducting the time study for the different families of clutch parts.
Project Time frame handled through MS Project assistance software.
Takt time calculation and balancing assembly lines.
Updating the templates of OEE and monitoring.
Reliable “SWOT” Analysis done for the New Product line.
System Application & Products – Working in SAP.
Creating and change of Routings.
Productivity improvements using lean technology.
Preparing man-machine charts and optimizing the utilization of man and machine.
Process Planning for the new products.
Derivation of standard time for any new machines installation.
Conducting root cause and corrective action for the bottleneck operations and implementing the corrective
action.
Focuses on existing products or processes to increase productivity and streamline process flow.
Provides technical assistance to operators.
Updating the PRT (Production Resource Tools) in the routings.
Capacity calculation based on sales figures.
Proficient in developing and improving processes to enhance product quality.
Proven abilities to enhance the operational activities optimize resource & capacity utilization; escalate
productivity & operational efficiencies; while curtailing costs & expenses.
Abilities in harmoniously managing day to day operations with a talent for Manufacturing, Work holding & Fixture
designing.
Audit Handling for Internal & External Audits for More than 3 Years.
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A multi tasked professional having ability to support and sustain a positive work environment that fosters the team
performance with strong communication, negotiation, analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
Proven Abilities in the recent.
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Undertaken Cost saving project on Operating Supplies& shown savings up to Rs. 15 lakhs.
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Recognition from Management for implementing KAIZEN activities, more than 100 in a year.
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Key Auditee for Internal & External Audits handling over 3 years.
Core Competencies
Production Engineering
Project Management
Production Planning & Control
Man Management
Budget & Investments
New Projects-Product Line
PPAP Documentation & Handling
Supply Chain Management
Statistical Process Control
FMEA, Control Plan
Kaizen / Continuous Improvement
Q.C Tools
Process knowledge
Time frame Management
APQP
Fixture design & Development
Total Quality Management
Total productive Maintenance
Purchasing Activities
ARAI Audit documentation (Automobile Research Authority of India)
Career Highlights
LUK INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (SCHAEFFLER GROUP),
Executive
Current Company;
LuK is renowned as a supplier of clutch and transmission solutions to almost all automobile manufacturers in the world.
Every fourth car that comes off a production line anywhere in the world is fitted with a LuK clutch. LuK produce at 18 sites
in Germany, France, Brazil, the UK, India, China, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Hungary and the USA. Sales of over € 10.7
billion were generated at over 180 locations in more than 50 countries in 2011with approx. 76,000 employees worldwide.
This concern is an ISO/TS 16949:2002, ISO 9001:2008, EMAS, ISO 14001, & OHSAS 18001:2007 certified company.
Website: www.schaeffler.com
Career Path;
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Sr. Executive – Technical Supporter –Production, Lean, Projects.
March’11 – till date
Previous Company;
Thai Summit Neel Auto Private Limited (TSN) – Hosur Unit is a joint venture company between JBM Group, India, and Thai
Summit Group, Thailand. Thai Summit is a 40 Billion (US$ 1.07 billion) auto parts manufacturing Group, having 30 units in
Thailand and supplying to most of the OEMs in the World. This Company Certified for quality systems TS 16949: 2002 .ISO
14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:1999.
Career Path;
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Graduate Engineering Trainee
Jun’09 – Feb’11
Chief responsibilities pertained to
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Managing Operational activities–Review & Control production plan vs. actual, Machine utilization, Manpower utilization,
Operational Efficiency, Process parameters monitoring and Corrective actions.
Managing Production Engineering activities –Methods Engineering, Fixtures design and development, Process
Engineering and Continuous Improvement.
Managing QMS/EMS activities– Work instructions, Data sheets, Control plans and Formats. Developing Aspect register
for the processes and identifying the management programs as part of EMS (ISO – 14001) activities.
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Customer interfacing: Handling customer audits and customer visits; analyzing voice of the customers to understand
the applications for process & product development; developing relationships with the customer's to monitor product
performance at customer end.
Process control and improvements, through SPC & Continuous improvement projects (CFT, Kaizen, Small group
activities).
Total Productive Maintenance – Interacting with Autonomous plant maintenance teams for effective
implementation of TPM.
Training the shop floor team on process improvement methods, Q.C. tools etc.,
Contribution to Business plan –Capital expenditure plan, Process improvement plan, Manpower plan, Material
Requirement plan and new product development plan.
To facilitate implementation of 5S in the shop floor.
Established the process of FIFO (First In - First Out)for the CRS assembly line (inclusive of 65 Variance).
As a coordinator for Scrap reduction team to conduct daily meeting at the shop floor to reduce the rejection level.
Attending to Customer complaints at customer end and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
Ordered & purchased complete list of Factory Equipment’s for the total Product line cost center & made BENCHMARK
Department for the Whole plant.
Lessons learnt& horizontal deployment action.
Poka Yoke implemented & installed in fixture proving & assembly machines.
Worked on Implementation of Vision based inspection system for stage inspections.
KPI Monitoring in Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), PPM, Set up time, Cycle time, Near Miss records.
Prepared Production documentations like one point lesson, Work instructions, Visual aid, Acceptance criteria, In
process Inspection plans, Layered audit, & Fit for Quality (Schaeffler standard) documents.
Basic Trouble shooting in machines & training provided to operators,
Factory equipment’s ordering for assembly line (Storage racks, flow racks, Material storage trays, crates & etc.,)
Border sample (Not ok parts tested before the start of production - to ensure the machines stability) prepared for CMC &
CSC products,
Production planning according to SOCO plan from Sales department.
Establishing continuous support channel from Germany, France & China CRS Product line.
Technical data requirements list developer for New Product Line.
Energy Management – Operating Supplies Consumption Controlling & Enhancing Efficiency.
Distinction of Anchoring the Projects from Germany, France, China & Implemented in India.
Especially, worked on product quality improvement to make the product world class with the guidance of Germany
& Schaeffler China (LuK CRS existing locations). This work facilitated the management to decide on the below expansion
project.
Professional Achievements
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Achieved an annual savings of INR
1.2crore through various through localization projects.
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Lean - Clutch Master Cylinder assembly line stabilized & initiated Start Of Production (SOP),
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Lean - Concentric Slave Cylinder assembly line stabilized &initiated for Start Of Production (SOP),
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Trained the entire Project team for operating all the machines in the assembly line – they can operate by self,
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Knowledge transfer from China (Horizontal deployment) – transparency made trained & communicated to
all related personnel’s in plant,
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Appointed as PMO Representative for CRS - LuK ,
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Budget Control & Monitoring Representative for Project Investments up to 2015,
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Project transfer Key representative for CRS from Germany to LuK India Plant & having communications
regularly with top level management persons in LuK India.
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Representative for Purchase & Cost Control of Special purpose machine division, LuK India.
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Successfully established the Supply Chain for all the Child Parts of New Product Line (Inbound & Outbound).
Skill Set
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Knowledge of Production, Quality & Audit Specific documentation.
Handling CFT, Kaizen, Small group activities.
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Audit Handling– FFQ, EH & S, TUV,ISO 9001 : 2008 & ISO / TS 16949:2009 , ISO 14001 : 2004, EMAS &
OHSAS 18001: 2007 standard requirements, Group Specific Requirements Audits, Layered Audit,
Customer Audits(GM, FORD, M & M, Maruti, John Deere etc.,), Manufacturing Process and Product Audit
and monitoring the corrective action and corrective action impact.
QMS / EMS Document Management,
System Application & Products – Working in SAP.
MS Excel based - MIS Report generation
Supply Chain Establishment for New Product Line for all the Child Parts &Establishing Supply Chain
Management - Localization Plan & Sourcing of local suppliers for child parts that are currently shipped from Europe
suppliers.
Education &Credentials
M.S in Manufacturing Management – 8 CGPA
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.
B.E in Production Engineering – 74%
J.J College of Engineering & Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
(Anna University, Chennai)-Graduated First Class in 2009
Computer Proficiency
Packages
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Pro-E, Auto CAD,
MS-Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
MS Project office assistance,
MS-Windows
Trainings and Seminars Attended
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“MOVE” Training – Schaeffler Standards for operations which includes FIFO, Customer Satisfaction, Material
inventory, Eliminating Wastes, Muda, Muri, JIT, Layout Planning & Single Piece flow concept, Pull & Push Concepts.
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“Value Stream Mapping, Analysis, & Design” training conducted by Specially trained LuK India Team from China
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Training program on “Statistical Process Control “conducted by LuK
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Awareness program on “Strategic Roadmap - Vision 2016” conducted by Schaeffler India
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Training program on “Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)” Conducted by LuK Team
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Training program on “5S” Conducted by Mr. Mohammed Ali.
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Training program on “Continuous Improvement” conducted by LuK Team.
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Awareness Course on “Total Productive Maintenance” conducted by TQM dept. LuK
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Training program on “Fit For Quality” conducted by LuK India – Schaeffler Standards.
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Training program on “FIRE FIGHTING” conducted by When It Strikes Crisis Management Consultancy
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Training program on “Layered Audit” Conducted by LuK Team to handle various audits,
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Training program on “Seven QC tools “Conducted by LuK includes problem attacking & solving skills.
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Proven as Team player in “Project Management Office” (PMO) training conducted by LuK India on Oct’12.
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Trained in Zero Defect Initiatives (Fit For Quality) and lead the team to achieve best results.
Online Courses Completed..
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“Energy, Environment & our Future” – Pennsylvania State University.
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“Global Sustainable Energy” – University of Florida.
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“Energy 101”- Georgia University of Technology.
Management Courses
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“Foundation of Business Strategy” – University of Virginia.
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“Critical Thinking in Global Challenges” – University of Edinburgh.
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“Building an information risk management Tool Kit – University of Washington.
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“Justice: Good or Bad” – University of Harvard.
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Personal Vitae
Correspondence Address
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A62. IInd Cross, TVS Nagar, Hosur – 635110,
Krishnagiri District,Tamilnadu.
Passport No.
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J6227872
Languages Known
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English, Tamil and Hindi
Alternate Mail Id
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yrk.pro@outlook.com
Declaration
I declare that all above data’s are crystal clear to my knowledge.
Place: Hosur, Tamilnadu, India.
Date: 06/07/2014
Yours Sincerely,
(YUVARAJA RADHAKRISHNAN)