Ravi K M

Results-driven and dedicated with wide-ranging experience planning and leading operation involving small to large sized manufacturing environments. Track record devising, evaluating, and implementing continuous process Improvements to minimize waste and reduce cost while maximizing quality and yield.

   Establish effective quality control and safety programs, encouraging proactive participation across the manufacturing floor. Excellent communicator, success building cohesive teams focused on throughput.

 - Manufacturing & Operation Management                               - Product & process development Management     

- Technological Management                                                     - Customer service

- Compounding & Mixing Management                                   - Developing alternative materials

- Team Building/Training                                                           - P&L   Accountability

Presently associated with GRP Ltd. as General Manager–R&D.

         Nov’2020 to till date: General Manager – R&D at GRP Ltd, Panoli, Ankleswar, Gujarat

• Sep’2017 – Oct’2020: Asst.General Manager-Technical service and Quality
• March’2015 – Aug’2017: Head -Quality
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• Development Process
• Developing the new Grade material as per the customer & market requirements
• Process & Product upgradation to improve the productivity and Quality
• Implementation of new process technology
• Development of prototype samples and customer approval
• Developing Testing Standards as per the customer requirements 
• Development of alternative materials / Sources
• Generating Process Flow, PFMEA , Control Plan , APQP 

Productionization & Control:

• Reclaiming Process using new techniques 
• Implemented Poke Yoke system at the critical processes
• Establishing and standardizing the process controls / system at all the plants for the new products/ process 
• Developing the human resources for handling the Plant QC & Technical activities
• Upgradation of the production process standards and quality controls for the existing products
• Periodically audit the plants to identify and rectify the gaps in the processes so as to reduce rejections & rework and improve the quality
• Implementing new concepts like high 5, OPL, Kaizens, Six Sigma concept 

Customers:

• Partnering with the customers for the developmental activities
• Periodically organizing the REACH, SVHC, California 65 chemicals testing to meet the customer requirements
• Periodical visit to the customers for Business development
• In Charge for customers audit at all the plants
• Offering complete Solution to the customer issues from compound development, addressing processing issues till finished product quality improvement
• Periodically organizing the technical seminars at various forums to educate the customers

Man Management:

• Managing a team of engineers and guiding them to address and resolving performance bottlenecks along with imparting in-house training.
• Effective utilization   Resources & minimizing the human resource with on the job training.

Cost Control Management:

• Process Rejection Reduction
• Product Rejection Reduction
• Productivity Improvement
• In compounding Alternate material usage
• Re-Engineering 
• Compound Rework Reduction

Previously Worked in JK Fenner India Ltd for 17 years from 1999 to 2015.Hyderabad & Chennai

Growth Path:

 Aug’2013 - Mar’2015  -   Sr.Manager-Process Design at R&D Centre,Chennai

 Aug’2011- July-2013   -  Manager-Technical at Hyderabad

 Aug’2009- July-2011  -  Dy.Manager-Technical

 Aug’2007- July-2009  -  Asst.Manaager-Technical

 Aug’2003 -Jul’2006    -  Sr.Officer - Technical

 Mar’1999 -Jul’2003    -   Jr.Manager-Technical

 Key Accomplishments:

• Compounding – Compound development for new products ( NR /NBR /CR /EPDM /HNBR/ ACM / FKM /Si /Vamac )  & Testing
• Establishing Mixing processes
• New Belts, Oil seals & MRPs Products development 
• New process developments for Belts, Oil seals , MRPs
• Establishing the correct tooling  / Machineries for new products & processes
• Productinization of New Products in the Autoclave / Injection / Compression / Transfer molding Processes
• Productivity Improvement – Optimization of Cycle Time / Elimination of Non Value added Process.
• Upgradation of the Mixing / profile calendar / Rubber fabric calendar/ Autoclave /Injection & compression moulding processes
• Upgradation of Belting & oil seal compounding  for process & Quality  improvements and productivity improvements
• Developing Process Specifications from starting Mixing to finishing Operations for both Belts and Oil seals
• Trouble shooting for  Belting and Oil sealing processes
• Developing alternative materials / sources
• Supplier evaluation and Improvements
• Reduction of Cost of Poor Quality.
• Developing Testing Standards as per the customer requirements 
• Cost Compression activities
• Reverse Engineering – Competitor Products
• Generating Process Flow , PFMEA , Control Plan , APQP, etc
• Initiating / Participating in Continual Improvement activities.
• Supplier evaluation and Improvements
• Internal Auditor  ISO / TS 16949 
• SAP – QM module, 
• TPM – QM Pillar Chairman
• 5s Audit / Kaizen Implementation
• Customer Complaint Analysis,etc
• Implementation of Systems

Oct’1996 to Mar’1999 at RAAM Tyres Ltd, Vishakapatnam 

Growth Path:

 Oct’1996 to Mar’1999  Technical officer 

Key Accomplishments:

• Manage the team of 16 staff and 115 operators in the production line.
• Production Planning
• Lab In charge  - Raw Material, In Process & Finished Products Approving
• Compounding -New Compound Development for New Parts
• Compound Modification for Cost Savings, Productivity & Quality Improvements
• Mixing  -In Charge for Compound  Mixing 
• Reducing Compound Scrap
• Cost Compression activities
• Improving the Productivity
• Establishing Process Specification-Tread/Bead/Fabric calendaring
• Customer Complaint Analysis
• Inventory management
• Raw material Planning & co ordinate with Materials Dept., 
• Effective utilization resources 
• Machine PM Planning to avoid Major B/d.
• Training, on the job& class room for operator &Supervisor to perform better.
• Monitoring of Production, Quality, cost, delivery.
• Maintain the Zero Accident level in the plant ,through safety Training & good work environment.
• Leading a team of people for analyzing the day today waste, based on which take corrective & preventive action.
• Internal &External Customer satisfaction.
• Daily/Monthly MIS

Jan’ 1995 - Oct’ 1996 at Unipatch Rubber Ltd ( OMNI), Gwalior plant

Growth Path:

Management trainee

Key Accomplishments:

• Manage the Rubber Mixing and Calendaring department ,with production of more than 150 tons/month
• Lab In charge - Raw Material Testing & Approving and Compound Testing & Approving
• Mixing - In Charge for Compound  Mixing ,Establishing Mixing Procedure for Compounds
• Calendering -Establishing Process Specification, Reducing Fabric / Compound Scrap
• Monitoring process and work towards improving the product yield.
• Trouble shooting of Compound problem during Mfg ., Process
• Manage the team of 10 staff and 50 operators in the production line.

• B.Tech (Rubber Technology) from Madras Institute of Technology ( MIT),Anna University Chennai in 1994.
• B.Sc. (Chemistry)   from Bharathiyar University ,Coimbatore  in 1991.
• Executive MBA from Xavier Institute of Management ,Bhubaneswar in2014

Certificatecourses:

• Short Term Course on Advanced Rubber Technology Course at IIT, KGP
• Rubber science &Technology from HASATRI –JK Tyres Kankroli,Rajasthan.
• Raw Materials &Compounding from HASATRI –JK Tyres.
• Certified internal auditor for IATF 16949:2016 ,environmental management system ISO 14001
• Fenner Excellence Award for Breakthrough technology
• Business Leadership Program (BLP) at XIM, Bhubaneswar 
• Six Sigma course