Saurabh Sashi Kumar

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About Saurabh Sashi Kumar

A meticulous and driven individual aspiring to create an impact in the manufacturing industry through process improvement, automation and manufacturing analysis. Highlights of qualifications: • Efficiently managed production workflow of the entire product lifecycle from raw material to finished product while working in liaison with senior management to successfully achieve and exceed OEE targets in a highly controlled 24X7 manufacturing facility. • Issued, investigated and rectified quality deviations by devising corrective actions to effectively improve and sustain quality standards. • Revised standard operating procedures (SOPs), and created training modules in collaboration with senior management and subject matter experts (SMEs) across various departments to efficiently address training needs including good documentation practices (GDPs) and good manufacturing practices (GMPs). • Assisted in the planning and scheduling of employee work rotations to ensure optimal utilization of machinery and human resources. • Implemented six sigma, kaizen methodologies to reduce wastage of steel and paint, utilized value stream mapping to identify delays and ensure effective time utilisation and employed 5S principles to increase overall packing speed in one of the largest Indian manufacturing companies specializing in steel office furniture and machinery. • Demonstrated hands-on experience in PLC programming, control systems, sensory devices, remote monitoring and HMI development in an application engineering role for a sustainable materials manufacturing company. • Utilized lean manufacturing to carry out process improvement in a large-scale automotive manufacturing plant as a continuous improvement intern. • Strong understanding of industrial networking protocols, lean manufacturing principles, manufacturing tools: PFMEA, Kaizen, Six Sigma (DOE, SPC), APQP (Quality Planning), Total Productive Maintenance and PDCA Root Cause Analysis. • Handled communications for top tier companies, met sales target of $22 million and devised strategies for sales and customer retention as a technical sales advisor. • Adaptable and detail-oriented with strong time management and interpersonal skills. • Effectively led engineering teams and comfortable working in a fast-paced changing environment. • Networked with professionals in various companies and organized outreach programs as the Founder/Director of a soft skills society. Please feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn. Happy to connect!