Manish Gohil
Hamilton
Summary
Experienced process engineering professional skilled in optimizing manufacturing processes and enhancing operational efficiency. Proficient in process design, data analysis, and quality control, consistently driving impactful outcomes through collaborative teamwork and adaptability. Recognized for exceptional problem-solving skills, meticulous attention to detail, and effective communication, ensuring dependable and adaptable contributions to every project.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Process Engineer
AGP
01.2023 - Current
- Drive to ensure human safety and the environment is always proactively and is protected and is the leading priority within the business
- Determine equipment design requirements
- Utilise a structured approach to continuous improvement to increase process yields, reduce equipment downtime and resolve manufacturing issues
- Lead creation of FMEA’s and control plans
- Utilise statistical analysis and data collection methods to root cause and implement permanent corrective actions
- Apply process improvement, re-engineering methodologies, and best practice principles to design and recommend process modernization and improvements
- Assists with analysis, evaluation, and development of recommendations for system and process improvements and optimization
- Technology implementation and process improvement
- Assist in the development of business models that will be used for budgeting, forecasting, trend analysis, and to identify new revenue or cost reduction opportunities
- Tracking of and validation of operational costs from service providers
- Key Achievements:
- Implemented new shift structure with time study to decrease overhead costs and to improve output while keeping the same input.
- Improved glass breakages for our supplier company by 11% over the year.
- Improved H&S and 5S and led the project in designing and improving layout for a new production stream.
Production Engineer/ Plant Engineer
Skeller up Rubber Services
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: www.skelleruprubberservices.co.nz
- I was plant engineer running H&S meetings and reporting to Operations manager
- I was also a production engineer assigning tasks to technicians and operators while making production schedule for the following shifts
- General management to ensure smooth running of department
- Manage projects from initiation to closure
- Continually improve operations processes through projects, experimentation, designs, and process improvements
- Develop and streamline system to reduce the manual work of data collection and site reporting
- Monitor technical processes on site and ensure equipment is functioning correctly and maximizing efficiency
- Review and evaluate relevant Capex proposals
- Develop and support production reporting and planning system
- Liaise with sales and design team to plan production and assign technician on relevant jobs
- Manage continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency across the plant
- Ensure positive contractor relationships are developed and maintained
- Key Achievements:
- Department productivity had a 20% increase with no new staff due to streamlined planning and production management
- Involved in commissioning project of 13 new Injection moulding machines
Operations and Process Co-ordinator
Trudesign Ltd.
12.2018 - 01.2022
- Provide technical support and guidance operations validation, development and implementation
- Assist in the development and maintenance of operational standards and procedures
- Investigate and understand root causes for issues in business operations
- Maintain all machinery to ensure it's at working standards
- Create and implement maintenance procedures
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities
- Plan the production on MRP and ERP systems
- Identify and remove bottleneck in assembly operations
- Improve manufacturing efficiency by analysing planning workflow, space requirement and equipment layout
- Effectively coordinated daily management operations, resulting in greater productivity
- Streamlined systems and processes to increase efficiency and overall business processes
- Manage and evaluate workflow and productivity, making changes when necessary
- Improve operational efficiency while managing other department's requests, store inventory, transactions and purchase orders
- Key Achievements:
- Responsible for implementation of HESQ policies and SOP in the department and coordinating team of 12 on production floor
- Set safety KPIs, generate safety reports, conduct audits & safety inspections and follow up on HESQ related action items
Education
Post graduate diploma - Operations management, Product Development, Resource Integration management and Project Engineering
Waikato Institute of technology
01.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering NZ
Wellington, NZ01.2018
Skills
- Relationship-Building Expertise
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Knowledge of equipment
- Streamlined Process Automation
- Process design
- Ability to work without supervision
- Teamwork
- Cost reduction
- Process validation
- Operations management
Certification
- Engineering NZ, Awarded degree that is equivalent of Bachelor of Engineering degree of NZ.
- New Zealand Qualification Assessment, International Qualifications Recognition Statement of Bachelor's degree at level 7.
- Competenz, Completed trade certificate of Plastic processing technology.
Open To Relocation
True
Timeline
Process Engineer
AGP
01.2023 - Current
Production Engineer/ Plant Engineer
Skeller up Rubber Services
01.2022 - 01.2023
Operations and Process Co-ordinator
Trudesign Ltd.
12.2018 - 01.2022
- Engineering NZ, Awarded degree that is equivalent of Bachelor of Engineering degree of NZ.
- New Zealand Qualification Assessment, International Qualifications Recognition Statement of Bachelor's degree at level 7.
- Competenz, Completed trade certificate of Plastic processing technology.
Post graduate diploma - Operations management, Product Development, Resource Integration management and Project Engineering
Waikato Institute of technology
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Engineering NZ
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