Mukeshkumar Palanivel
Vancouver,Canada
Summary
Production/Maintenance Professional/QA (Six Sigma certified) Green belt/HACCP (level 3) Accomplished, successful Production management professional with over five years of that specifically includes optimizing production processes, reducing costs, improving overall productivity, scheduling maintenance strategies, and safety awareness, and HACCP procedures. Consistently leverages strong working knowledge of SAP, material management, and production planning modules to exceed operational goals. Impressive educational background coupled with professional experience at the manufacturing industry.
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Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Supervisor and Maintenance
Apex Food Source
12.2023 - 05.2025
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Oversaw employee training initiatives to ensure all team members were proficient in company procedures, safety regulations, and job-specific tasks.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
- Trained staff of direct labor employees to perform assembly and manufacture of specified products.
- Improved product quality by monitoring production processes, conducting inspections, and initiating corrective actions as needed.
- Coordinated with other departments to maintain smooth and efficient product flow.
- Optimized workflow through effective resource allocation and scheduling adjustments.
- Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets.
- Maintained accurate documentation of production data, enabling informed decision-making for process improvements.
- Enhanced production efficiency by implementing lean manufacturing techniques and reducing waste.
- Evaluated employee performance regularly against established benchmarks for ongoing personnel development.
- Prepared in advance for and addressed production problems, material deficits, equipment failures, and unavoidable delays.
- Implemented automated maintenance CMMS in the facility to improve the preventive maintenance plan and enhance the productivity
- Resolved production bottlenecks swiftly, applying problem-solving skills to maintain smooth operations.
- Enhanced production line efficiency, introducing automation tools where appropriate.
- Follow lockout and tagout Procedures , mechanical and electrical trouble shooting of the packaging equipment.
- Follow lockout and tagout procedures and ensure the technicians will follw it.
Production Manager/Maintenance Technician
SILVERLINE GATE DAIRY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING LLC
12.2017 - 06.2023
- Excelled in setting up the semi-automatic packaging factory and executed an effective production flow
- Monitoring the production process and eliminating the bottleneck in the process
- Increased productivity by reducing the cycle time of the product
- Continuous improvement implements Six Sigma techniques and Kanban charts to eliminate waste in the process
- Train new employees or workers with proper safety standards and maintain hygiene and GMP inside the factory
- Utilization of QC tools like Pareto chart (80/20 rule) and fish-borne diagram
- Utilization of brainstorming techniques of the 6-3-5 method can help find solutions to the issues
- Periodically conducting toolbox talks and Gama walks to maintain good communication with the employees
- Scheduled and ensured proper preventive maintenance was conducted and coordinated with the maintenance technicians for the arrangement of spares from the local and international market
- Coordinating with the QC manager and stakeholders to conduct internal health and safety audits.
- Coordinating and assisting with Qc supervisors for collecting final samples from the production line and raw material samples (import) as per batch analysis like protein and fat tests
- Developed and implemented production schedules to ensure the timely completion of projects.
- Supervised maintenance activities for manufacturing machines and equipment.
- Expert in solving or troubleshooting the mechanical or electrical faults in the machines.
- Issued work orders for repairs to plan maintenance of equipment and machinery.
- Expert in the usage of hand tools and equipment.
- Implemented KPIs in the system to monitor and enhance productivity, like OEE( overall equipment effectiveness).
- Monitored employee attendance records and took disciplinary action when appropriate.
- Perform a preoperational inspection on operating equipment before starting the line.
- Adhere to food safety and HACCP principles.
- Scheduled staff work assignments, rotations, and overtime.
- Trained new employees on proper use of equipment, safety procedures, and job functions.
- Coordinated with other departments to ensure a smooth flow of materials throughout the production process.
- Troubleshooting mechanical problems related to machinery used in the manufacturing process(like blender(1.5mt), screw conveyors, automatic auger filler, sealing,stitching,metal detector, industrial conveyors)
- Created SOPs and documented systems, planning criteria, and procedures.testing
- Issued work orders for repairs to plan maintenance of equipment, machinery and vehicles.
Service supervisor
Royal Enfield
04.2015 - 10.2015
- Maintained an organized system of scheduling, tracking, and reporting customer service requests
- Assign the work distribution to the technicians as per the timeline
- Ensured that all customer inquiries were addressed in a timely manner
- Assign the technician simultaneously to pre-delivery inspection for new vehicles.
Education
Certificate of Technical Studies - CLASS-4 Power Engineering
TFM Consultants LLC
12-2024
Postgraduate diploma - Mechanical Engineering
DE Montfort University
07.2017
Bachelors - Mechanical Engineering
Karpagam University
04.2015
Skills
- Resource allocation
- Production planning
- Supervision and leadership
- Quality control
- Inventory management
- Process improvement
- Safety compliance
- Troubleshooting
- Production reports
- Power Engineering
- preventive maintenance
- Maintenance of machinery
- Forklift Operation
- Preventive Maintenance
- Machinery Operation
- Worksite Safety
- Certificate for sit-down counterbalance forklift, reach truck, electric pallet jack
- Continuous improvement
- Power engineering-class 4
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Anexas Europe, 05/13/23
- Hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) Level 3 RQF, Highfield qualification, 04/26/23
- Certified in Essential fire safety principles, CPD Certification
- Certified in COSHH-control of substances Hazardous to health, The CPD certification.
- Certified in WHMIS program from worksite safety, 01/11/2023.
Languages
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Production Supervisor and Maintenance
Apex Food Source
12.2023 - 05.2025
Production Manager/Maintenance Technician
SILVERLINE GATE DAIRY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING LLC
12.2017 - 06.2023
Service supervisor
Royal Enfield
04.2015 - 10.2015
Postgraduate diploma - Mechanical Engineering
DE Montfort University
Bachelors - Mechanical Engineering
Karpagam University
Certificate of Technical Studies - CLASS-4 Power Engineering
TFM Consultants LLC
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