 Strategic Planning
 Financial oversight
 Systems Implementation
 Team Building
KK..BB..MMUUTTHHKKUUMMAARRAASSAAAAMMII
Contact:+91 88 61 27 19 67 +91 90 08 11 46 46
Email: kbmsaami@gmail.com
Seeking assignments in Manufacturing & Plant Operations with technology driven
FMCG organization
SYNPOSIS
23 years of wide exposure heading the entire FMCG or Manufacturing operations consisting of
experience in Project management,Production,Material,Production Planning, Maintenance,
Manufacturing engineering and Quality system & Control. Additionally, implementation of
Environmental, Health & Safety controls based on the Facilty scenario and needs under EHS
function. Assertive and enthusiastic, with extensive knowledge of process optimization and an
unsurpassed work ethic.
HIGHLIGHTS
EDUCATION & RELEVANT SKILLS
2008 Masters in Business Administration
Annamalai University,
Chidambaram
1992 Bachelor of Engineering, (Mechanical) University of Madras
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
1 Started professional career as a Manufacturing Engineer from a Packaging Machinery
Manufacturer handled Design & Fabrication of A/F/F/S machines.
2 Handled Production and Assembly planning function in an Auto Garage Equipment
organization.
3 Contributed towards implementation of SAP as a key user in PP & SD Module.
4 Ensured optimum production output in an Auto Garage Equipment organization holding a
capacity of Production Manager
5 Ensured equipment’s and facilities are well maintained by guiding the Reporting
Maintenance engineers’
6 Established Brownfield project of 25K Sq. Ft. and smoothly transfer 10 different product lines
from parent company as Project manager
7 Optimised processes and continually improved it by holding a role of Manufacturing
Manager
8 Designated EHS Manager and participated in all legal activities such as factory licence,
Pollution Control Board related activity.
9 Ensured right quality of product reaches to the customer by coordinating with the Final
quality function
10 Implemented ISO 9001-2001 standard by establishing QMS
11 Lead L1 audit (Diageo) to become the 1st TMU to score 84%
12 Increased Productivity by 20% whilst simultaneously reducing headcount by 10%
13 Presently holding a responsibility of a Operations (Production & Engineering) and
contributing towards the revenue and financial growth of the organization thru right product
strategy
 Procedure development
 Process Improvements
 Commercial & Cost Saving
initiatives
 Analytical

United Spirits Limited,(Diageo Group)
United Spirits Limited,(Diageo Group) Sr. Manager -Operations From Feb 2010 to
Bangalore, (Karnataka)- till date
United Spirits Limited,
Hospet(Karnataka)/Asansol,(West Bengal ) Sr.Maintenance Manager 2002 – 2010
UB Distilleries Limited,Mirganj,Bihar Maintenance Manager 2001 – 2002
Padhmam Herbal Care (P) Ltd,Pondicherry Maintenance Engineer 1998 – 2001
(CBU for Hindustan Lever, Cavin Kare & Saralee)
Manatec Automations (P) Ltd,Pondicherry Senior Production Engineer 1996 – 1998
(An ISO 9000 Auto Garage Equipment Manufacturer)
Pondy Personal Care (P) Ltd,Pondicherry Manufacturing Engineer 1992 – 1996
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
 Installation and commissioned a New Tetrapak facility along with necessary utilities consisting of 2 #
of A3 Highspeed Tetrapak machines & 2 # of TBA-19 low speed machines
 Revamped and improved the productivities of all bottling lines thereby achieving production from 2.5
lacs to 6 lacs per month at KBDL Nelamangala
 Installation and commissioning of 4TPH Forbe Vyncke step grate Husk fired boiler with Multicyclone
filter & Bagfilter
 Installation & commissioning of DG set control panel up to 1000 KVA capacity.
 Automation of boiler with VFD, maintaining condensate heat recovery more than 80 % on boiler
 Re-wrote the ISO 9001-2000 required Production & Maintenance Procedures for Alcohol based
beverages.
 Complete refurbishing of a product line with flexibility of running of two sizes of bottles in the same
line that had spare capacity to match with growing sales from 30,000 cases in 2001 to
approximately 150000 cases in 2003. Included expansion from 22 products to over 80 products in
production as of 2006.
 The successful setup of a tank farm / blending facility with the goals of zero finished inventory, less
than 24 hour turn-around on orders and zero emissions to the environment .
 Researched, purchased and setup Intermittent Vertical Conveyor for transferring of finished goods
from ground floor to first floor occupying minimum floor space. Equipment setup and servce run
were completed on time within a four week time frame. Subsequently provided a 100% return on
investment within the first 9 months of activity.
Core Competencies
Project Management
 Set-up entire plant operations starting from layout making, Facility set-up
 Lead the transfer of 10 different product lines ( both Bottling & TetraPak)
 Lead the development of Spares and equipment’s locally and set an example with successful
implementation with extraordinary machine validation results
 Created safety norms and enrolled team members towards the safety philosophy in line with DIAGEO
L1 Requirements

Quality Control & Management System
 Analysis of process, final and customer rejections and CAPA following 8D approach
 Special process audit and robust mechanism to improve the rating at In-house and supplier premises
Manufacturing and Maintenance
 Achieved 35% uplift in Production & Improved 25% decrease in Downtime
 Increasing Plant capacity enhancement by BCT reduction, de-bottlenecking of various stages,
capacity validation and process optimization.
 Strictly direct team towards safety norms and safe work place by implementing safety related tools
 Ensure 100% compliance to all statutory requirements
 Benchmarking maintenance process ensuring quick problem solving across the plant and maintain
indicators such as MTTR, MTTB & OEE
 Identification of critical spares & insurance spares and defining safety stock for the same
 Drive team of indirect employees towards innovative thinking and implementing best practices and
encourage them thru small in house recognition programs
 Promote cost saving ideas linked to maintenance thru reduction in breakdown hours, AMC cost
reduction etc. further improving OI
Personal Profile:
Father's Name K.Balasubramanian
Date Of Birth 04th Aug. 1970
Marital Status Married
Language Known English, Tamil ,Hindi
Other Details
Passport no F8357992 Renewal on 19.6.2016
Joining Time 1 month
OTHER INTERESTS
Additional Skills : Proficient at Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, AutoCAD, Microsoft Project;SAP-
PP ,SD Module
Competitive, Intramural & Recreational Sports; Performing Arts: Dance, Music and Theatre; Literature;
Languages: Fluency in English,Tamil ; General Proficiency in Hindi; Outdoors; Public Speaking; Travel; Visual
Arts
REFERENCES
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