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Gokulakrishnan Ravikumar

Esterhazy,SK

Summary

Adaptable Projects and Maintenance Engineer offering 4 years of experience adjusts to individual customers and internal needs. Talented at handling diverse engineering projects and unique project requirements. Proud to deliver exceptional results within budgetary and temporal requirements.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Maintenance Engineer -Mechanical (Shafts & Mine)

Nutrien Ltd.
Rocanville, SK
05.2022 - Current
  • Coordinated project plans to execute major upgrades and successfully guided technical teams in achieving project goals.
  • Accountable for providing engineering functions and project support to maintain and upgrade mine facilities, equipment, and processes
  • Involved in mechanical design, equipment selection, regulatory compliance, project management contract administration, and other assigned duties
  • Responsible for the development and documentation of improved maintenance activity efficiency and effectiveness, and part of the contractor's Continuous Improvement team
  • Responsible for providing engineering support for maintenance/reliability work orders and support for internal projects
  • Review engineering and maintenance specifications and propose design modifications to improve equipment and process reliability
  • Created maintenance plans that will maximize an asset's lifetime performance, risk, and cost.
  • Responsible for the administration of reliability documents and processes for sustainability, standardization, and maintenance of master data
  • Coordinated, managed, and supervised Service Provider activities
  • Performed root cause analysis of problems and FMEA, documented faults in the tracking system, and generated daily reports.
  • Scheduled and monitored predictive and preventive maintenance programs to keep the asset in good working condition.
  • Performed structural and mechanical inspections as part of the AIMS program ( ie, Overpasses, Shaft structural steel. Anchor points, Cranes and Conveyors) and provided corrective actions on deficiencies identified
  • Provided technical maintenance support during the shutdown for the Maintenance crew and contractors
  • Created project plans with established timelines, assigned to appropriate teams and managed workflow throughout construction.
  • created work scopes that are detailed enough for budgeting for significant capital and maintenance projects.
  • Managed contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
  • Efficiently executed shutdowns for planned maintenance.

Industrial Engineer - Projects

HyLife Foods
Neepawa, MB
04.2022 - 04.2022
  • Proposed, initiated, designed, and implemented a project to create a hybrid environment of paced and station de-boning process improving yield, ergonomics, and employee utilization, generated a cost-saving of $2.7M in one year
  • Designed and automated the Head and Jowl removal project which ultimately reduced 6 manning and yielded a cost-saving of $360,000 per annum
  • Sketched outline designs and used CAD programs to create detailed designs and specifications
  • Generated solid models and drawings for production-ready custom fixtures and components
  • Investigated and studied, mechanical equipment, and design and specifications, as well as aiding the production of drawings for cost estimation, construction, and commissioning \
  • Applied numerous lean manufacturing tools such as value stream mapping, Six Sigma methodologies, TAKT Time, and 5-Whys for continuous improvement opportunities (5s, Kaizen, PDCA, SDCA) in the plant

Engineer Co-Op (C.I)

HyLife Foods
Neepawa, Manitoba
05.2021 - 04.2022
  • Proposed and implemented lean and 5S techniques on different boning lines to reduce floor waste by 10% per month incurring a cost-saving of $10,000 per year per line.
  • Modified packaging material requirements to reduce bag sizes of various products resulting in lesser trims on finished products, making the process environment-friendly, with an estimated cost-saving of $600,000 per year.
  • Established labor utilization standards by introducing and creating M.O.S.T. studies, developing new Standard Operating Procedures, one-point lessons, and WIs for VA and NVA procedures, and conducting procedure audits to verify set standards.
  • Designed cost-effective manufacturing, layout, labor, and efficiency during the beginning phase of new production lines.
  • Participated in product launches and revisions by establishing product costs and overseeing launch commissioning on the Production floor

Fresh Food Associate

Walmart Canada
Regina, SK
02.2020 - 03.2021
  • Part-time fresh food associate
  • Assessed food for freshness before stocking cases or rotating products.
  • Practiced sanitation procedures by maintaining clean and neat work area.
  • Maintained high standards of customer service during high-volume work shifts and fast-paced operations.
  • Managed high customer volume efficiently by accurately cutting, wrapping and weighing products.

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Projects)

India Pistons Ltd. (A member of Amalgamations Group)
CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu
06.2017 - 12.2019
  • During my tenure was responsible for the installation and execution of the New Piston plant, Foundry extension project, manpower handling, Troubleshooting, solving technical problems and have devised, evaluated, implemented, and oversaw multiple manufacturing projects of large scope from planning to completion
  • Ensured Contract Management through all stages of the contracting process is carried out. Recommend to Supervisor the assignment of additional cross-functional resources as required.
  • Researched and conceptualized data analysis methods to improve the reliability and manufacturability of measurement tools.
  • Evaluated construction design information such as detail and assembly drawings, design calculations, system layouts, and sketches or specifications.
  • Layered Auditing, Product Development, and Product Analysis (PPAP, SPC, PFMEA) reports related to manufacturing
  • Prepared and implemented action plans effectively to maximize (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) of production machines
  • Created Annual budget for the piston plant, Capacity planning, and scheduling facilities and provided designs for Minor modifications
  • Commissioned and installed new machines, contract management, and coordination of projects
  • Assisted with the purchase and contractors in terms of priority, Contact Material Handling and Purchasing material for new equipments.
  • Created and maintained the shop floor layout and production lines using AutoCAD and Solidworks

Engineer Trainee (TPM)

Tractors and Farm Equipments Ltd.( Manufacturer of Massey Ferguson Tractors)
Chennai, Tamilnadu
01.2017 - 04.2017
  • Automated the tractor Chassis Hor. drilling Machine Door Using KARAKURI KAIZEN Approach” by providing a cost-saving of $186,000 per year
  • Collected and organized specifications explaining design facets
  • Supported Research and Development on tractor Chassis modeling
  • Awarded as the best project of the year from TAFE Ltd.

Education

Master of Engineering - Industrial Systems Engineering

University of Regina
Regina, SK
12.2021

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation
Chennai
04.2017

Skills

  • MS Project, MATLAB, Power BI, CMMS software, ProMAX, ERP, SAP, Oracle, Aconex, Meridian, Etq Reliance
  • Value engineering, Contract Compliance, Construction Administration
  • SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD 3D, ReCap, Nastran
  • JIT, Kanban, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Capacity Planning, VSM, SPC Implementation
  • Industrial control automation
  • Documentation and creating decision analysis charts

Certification

  • Registered Engineer in Trainee (APEGA)
  • Registered Engineer in Trainee (APEGS)
  • PMP certified by the Project Management Institute
  • AutoCAD and Inventor certified trained from AUTODESK
  • Valid Class 5 Driving License

Timeline

Maintenance Engineer -Mechanical (Shafts & Mine)

Nutrien Ltd.
05.2022 - Current

Industrial Engineer - Projects

HyLife Foods
04.2022 - 04.2022

Engineer Co-Op (C.I)

HyLife Foods
05.2021 - 04.2022

Fresh Food Associate

Walmart Canada
02.2020 - 03.2021

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Projects)

India Pistons Ltd. (A member of Amalgamations Group)
06.2017 - 12.2019

Engineer Trainee (TPM)

Tractors and Farm Equipments Ltd.( Manufacturer of Massey Ferguson Tractors)
01.2017 - 04.2017

Master of Engineering - Industrial Systems Engineering

University of Regina

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation

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