Karthik V R

Since Apr '08 with Praxair India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai as Plant Manager

Accountabilities
* Spearheading a 32 member operations team on their daily activities related to Oil and Gas industries.
* Responsible for the overall operations of PFS / Warehouse / Depots/ including raw material & Production planning, productivity, logistics, plant & equipment maintenance
* Responsible for procurement.
* Implementation of SOPs & SPMs of Praxair.
* Compliance to all statutory requirements.
* Distribution & Trucking Safety.
* Re-dressal of customers' complaints.
* Providing technical support for the sales team
* Working with sales team on new business development
* Key account management /retention
* Implement Six Sigma methodology in work processes and identified projects to achieve continual improvement.
* Implementation of Quality Policy, Safety & Environment Policy & Objectives as defined.
* Implementation of QMS in line with ISO standards as per Management Representative.
* Conducted audits on various processes handled by the operational team across different branches of Praxair located in India.
* Shared and published the audit findings to the Regional Heads of the branch for necessary action and mitigation.
* Worked towards enhancement of the component design. Imparting necessary training to sales and operation teams as and when required. Ensured the process documents are updated; Ensured operational KPI's are constantly achieved. Scheduled and monitored preventive maintenance.
* Functioning as:-
o Certified Internal Auditor for conducting audits on Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2008), operational and safety.
o In-charge for vendor development and vendor qualification.

Since Jun '06- Mar '08 with Praxair India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai as Plant Incharge

Accountabilities
* Spearheading a 20 member operations team on their daily activities related to Oil and Gas industries.
* In charge of MIS for the entire plant located in Chennai.
* Preparation of monthly production trends and providing summary on data analysis done on the performance of the plant situated in Chennai; submission of weekly & monthly reports to Head of the Department with the production trends.
* Functioning as:-
o Certified Internal Auditor for conducting audits on Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2008), operational and safety.
o In-charge for vendor development and vendor qualification.
* Responsible for the overall plant operations inclusive of:- o Planning & Scheduling Production.
o Raw Material Indenting.
o Spares and Inventory Management.

Mar '06-Jun '06 with M+Acer Automotive Systems Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore as Production Engineer

Accountabilities
* Manufactured automotive components such as Brake Level Indicators for Mico-Bosch (Japan)
* Planned production process and material requirement on weekly basis.
* Scheduled work for the team on the basis of daily production targets; designed jigs and fixtures.
* Prepared production reports and conducted preventive maintenance.
* Responsible for imparting necessary training to the team as and when required.

Sep '04-Feb '06 with Ferro Founders Pvt. Ltd., Mysore as Production Engineer

Accountabilities
* Fabricated wood cutting machines and handled material equipments like Pneumatic Clipper, Glue Spreader, Double Dimension Saw and Hydraulic Scissor Lift.
* Looked after production, process and material planning. Scheduled work for the team
* Prepared flow charts/reports on the production for the branch.
* Designed jigs and fixtures.
* Worked towards continues improvement of the component design.

Jun '03-Aug '04 with Taurus Earth Movers Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore as Sales Engineer

Accountabilities
* Apprised the customer about range of products by JCB.
* Explained technical details of the machine they have chosen from the range of products.
* Arranged finance for the customer from private finance institutions to public limited banks.
* Attended clients concerns & complaints and undertook steps to resolve them effectively.