Sathyakumar Katte
Auckland,Mount Roskill
Summary
Dynamic Production Planner with success in supporting production operations and supply chain management.
I have long-term experience in Pharmaceutical and Food industries, with roles largely in Planning and Production. My employment has chiefly been at large-scale commercial organizations which have extensive quality criteria, health and safety requirements and just-in-time approach.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Planner
DSM Nutritional Products
09.2015 - Current
- Materials Requirement Planning for both Animal Health Plant and Human Nutritional Plant to execute customer orders according to production capacities, resources and material availability.
- Contribute to cost reduction efforts by identifying areas for potential savings within the production planning process, leading to increased profitability.
- Coordinate with Procurement to ensure required raw materials and packaging are received on time.
- Coordinate with Quality department to ensure raw materials and packaging are tested and approved on time.
- Attend /conduct daily production meeting to monitor progress of production and address any issues.
- Liaise with Customer Services team regarding change in schedule to meet deadlines for existing orders and sales forecasting.
- Run weekly urgency meeting with Account Managers and Customer Service team to meet urgent demands as per plant availability.
- Enhance production efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing lean manufacturing techniques.
- Created production forecasting plans utilizing Excel spreadsheet tools and input from production and management teams.
- Materials Requirement Planning for both Animal Health Plant and Human Nutritional Plant to execute customer orders according to production capacities, resources and material availability.
- Contribute to cost reduction efforts by identifying areas for potential savings within the production planning process, leading to increased profitability.
- Coordinate with Procurement to ensure required raw materials and packaging are received on time.
- Coordinate with Quality department to ensure raw materials and packaging are tested and approved on time.
- Attend /conduct daily production meeting to monitor progress of production and address any issues.
- Liaise with Customer Services team regarding change in schedule to meet deadlines for existing orders and sales forecasting.
- Run weekly urgency meeting with Account Managers and Customer Service team to meet urgent demands as per plant availability.
- Enhance production efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing lean manufacturing techniques.
- Created production forecasting plans utilizing Excel spreadsheet tools and input from production and management teams.
Production Floor Supervisor
DSM Nutritional Products
01.2012 - 09.2015
- Achieving manufacturing results: monitor process, set processing variables, observe control points and equipment, facilitating corrections within process control points targeting DIFOT.
- Supervise personnel resource: communicating expectations, planning, monitoring and appraising results of the process flow on shift production summaries; orientation, training and development, coaching, counselling and discipline; ensure education for use of control points; scheduling and assigning personnel, establishing priorities, monitoring and reporting on results.
- Analyze data, investigate issues, identify solutions and recommend actions.
- Systems: create, revise and maintain systems, procedures, and standards for quality service, initiating reporting procedures, coordinating and enforcing systems, policies and procedures in practice; monitoring need for repairs, evaluating equipment and techniques; ensure compliance with established policies and procedures
- Liaise with other departments like Quality for raw material potency, Customer Service for change of delivery/quantity, Material Planner for materials ordering.
- Reporting and monitoring of manufacturing data: compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing data using SAP and Microsoft Office tools.
- Conduct meetings and lock production plan considering lean manufacturing principles.
Production Supervisor
Sutton Group( Danone)
01.2008 - 07.2011
Production Line Leader
Douglas Pharmaceuticals
01.2004 - 01.2008
Production Line Leader
Cadbury
01.2002 - 01.2004
Production Team Leader
Kennametal India Ltd (WIDIA)
01.1984 - 01.2001
Education
Bachelor of Engineering Degree - Mechanical Engineering
BMS College of Engineering, University of Bangalore
India01.1991
Diploma in Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
APS Polytechnic, Bangalore
India01.1983
Skills
- People and Workflow Management
- Ensuring good staff outcomes
- Adept in SAP, Excel
- Resource Allocation
- Cost Reduction
- Authorized person (Approved checker)
- Capacity Planning
- Health & Safety representative
- Data Analysis
- Train the trainer programme (Approved trainer)
Certification
- NZ Certificate in Competitive Systems and Practice
- Limited Credit Package in Dairy Manufacturing (Technical and Specialised Operations)
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) training
References
Available on request
Timeline
Production Planner
DSM Nutritional Products
09.2015 - Current
Production Floor Supervisor
DSM Nutritional Products
01.2012 - 09.2015
Production Supervisor
Sutton Group( Danone)
01.2008 - 07.2011
Production Line Leader
Douglas Pharmaceuticals
01.2004 - 01.2008
Production Line Leader
Cadbury
01.2002 - 01.2004
Production Team Leader
Kennametal India Ltd (WIDIA)
01.1984 - 01.2001
Bachelor of Engineering Degree - Mechanical Engineering
BMS College of Engineering, University of Bangalore
Diploma in Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
APS Polytechnic, Bangalore
- NZ Certificate in Competitive Systems and Practice
- Limited Credit Package in Dairy Manufacturing (Technical and Specialised Operations)
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) training
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