NILAVAZHAGAN
Production Team Leader
Chennai,TN
Summary
Team Leader leading 121+ people in high-volume manufacturing to achieve production plan 100% with zero customer complaints, schedule adherence, and delivery commitments. Drives OEE, UPH, and cycle time improvement through troubleshooting, preventive action, root cause analysis, and shop-floor training. Coordinates daily plans, inventory, audits, and lean initiatives to strengthen quality, output, and line stability.
Overview
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Certifications
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years of professional experience
Work History
Team Leader
NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORK PVT LTD.
Chennai
01.2026 - Current
- Lead and manage a workforce of 180+ operators and technicians to achieve daily, weekly, and monthly production targets.
- Drive the production plan vs. actual adherence, ensuring schedule compliance, product yield, and delivery metrics.
- Monitor and Improve UPH, OEE of automation lines, testers, and critical machines through focused troubleshooting and preventive actions.
- Monitored and improved UPH and OEE of automation lines and critical machines through targeted troubleshooting and preventive actions, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Co-ordinate with CFT team and work towards continual improvement on quality and productivity.
- Conducted root cause analysis (5 Why, Fishbone) for quality issues, facilitating effective problem resolution.
- Cycle time study for all operations and take necessary steps to reduce the cycle time.
- Implemented corporate initiatives such as 5S and Lean Manufacturing, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Implementation of VSM while installing a new project.
- Conduct internal audits and provide necessary training program to the team members.
- Communicate the production plan to the team members and share important updates.
- Work with the Process Excellence team to set up Production workflow & review Process.
- Coordinated with planning team to fulfill customer requirements.
- Perform OJT of his/her teams every day on standards implemented.
Senior Engineer
SAMSUNG INDIA ELECTRONICS PVT LTD.
Chennai
09.2024 - 12.2025
- Achieve the daily production plan without any deviations to support the sales.
- Address line stop situations and resolve issues.
- Monitor scrap generated due to man errors and take necessary action to avoid it.
- Monitored scrap from human errors and implemented corrective actions to minimize waste.
- Eliminating any unsafe work and ensuring a safe working environment.
- Communicated production plan to team and ensured timely execution of required actions.
- Experience in Managing contract workers.
- Develop skill level matrix for all operators.
- Developed skill level matrix for operators to enhance training and operational efficiency.
- Develop and implement assembly processes in line with standard processes.
Production Supervisor
FOXCONN HON HAI TECHNOLOGY INDIA MEGA DEVELOPMENT PVT LTD.
Chennai
12.2020 - 08.2024
- NEW PROJECT INSTALLATION – Worked in three new project installations and successful trial run to meet customer demand within the specified time.
- Streamlined processes to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
- Experience in creating and developing SOP.
- Evaluated and improved product yields based on customer targets.
- Find root cause analysis for customer complaints and implement corrective actions.
- Experience in creating and developing of SOP.
- Knowledge and implementation of 7QC tools.
Line Leader
JOHNSON ELECTRIC PRIVATE LIMITED
Chennai
06.2018 - 06.2020
- Organized line start-up and shut-down schedules, minimizing production downtime and maximizing profits.
- Trained new operators on equipment usage and safety protocols, enhancing team competency.
- Supervised daily production activities, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards.
- Organize line start-up and shut-down schedules to ensure minimum loss of production time and profits.
- Reported customer complaints to managers and quality members, identifying root causes through presentations.
- Provide correct communication to operators to meet customer needs.
- Managed team to achieve targeted output levels.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Vel Tech Engineering College
Chennai 04.2001 -
Skills
Six Sigma
Lean manufacturing principles
SAP
7 QC tools
Root cause analysis
Production planning
Inventory management
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
Overall 8 years of experience in Johnson electric private ltd, Foxconn hon hai technology india mega development private ltd, Samsung India electronics Pvt. Ltd., Nokia Solutions and Network Pvt Ltd. in Manufacturing and Production Department.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- In plant training at Yamaha motor Electronics India private limited.
- In plant training in TANGEDCO at anna nagar 110kv sub station.
- In plant training at Honeywell electrical devices and systems India limited.
Certification
RAMANATHANS EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING INSTITUTE - Effective communication public speaking and personality development - 2021 - Certification
PROJECT EXPO
- First place in National conference at vel tech engineering college.
- National level project exhibition at vel tech engineering college.
DECLARATION
I do here by declare that the above information is true to best of my knowledge.
Timeline
Team Leader
NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORK PVT LTD.
01.2026 - Current
Senior Engineer
SAMSUNG INDIA ELECTRONICS PVT LTD.
09.2024 - 12.2025
Production Supervisor
FOXCONN HON HAI TECHNOLOGY INDIA MEGA DEVELOPMENT PVT LTD.
12.2020 - 08.2024
Line Leader
JOHNSON ELECTRIC PRIVATE LIMITED
06.2018 - 06.2020
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Vel Tech Engineering College
04.2001 -