Vinita Krishna Naik

• Responsible for developing and conceptualizing an operating system to meet overall business targets through implementation of TPM practices.
• Drove continuous improvement initiatives within the manufacturing operations to enhance efficiency, productivity, and quality. Identified areas for improvement, develop improvement plans, and implement best practices.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including production, engineering, maintenance, and quality assurance, to drive manufacturing excellence initiatives. Effective communication with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to promote understanding and support for improvement efforts.
• Monitored Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to manufacturing operations and report on performance trends, improvement initiatives, and achievements to management.
• Conducted on-the-job coaching and capability development programs for teams to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Identified opportunities for cost reduction within manufacturing operations through process improvements, waste reduction, and efficiency enhancements. Collaborated with finance and operations teams to develop and implement cost-saving initiatives through LTA (Loss Tree Analysis) and IPA (Identify, Prioritize & Assign) tools.
• Applied Lean Six Sigma methodologies to identify process inefficiencies, reduce variation, and improve overall process performance. Led and participated in Lean Six Sigma projects to drive process optimization and waste reduction using Minitab.
• Facilitated problem solving workshops/ weekly reviews to build competency in structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Drove digitalization in the factory: Implementation of DMO (Digital Manufacturing Operations) modules. Implemented DMO MMS (Manufacturing Monitoring Scheme), DMO GSTD (Go See Think Do), DMO OMP (Operational Master Planning), POKA & Connect.
• Implementation of POKA resulted in operator autonomy, reduction of training time, skills management, faster onboarding, issue management/resolution and collaboration.
• Products focused: Noodles and Coffee.
• Received “Certificate of Appreciation” for “Launching the Golden League and driving significant improvements in employee engagement and line performance”.

• Expertise in strategic planning to achieve optimum targeted production.
• Knowledge of brewing process & packaging operations.
• Daily production planning through stakeholder engagement and resource planning in time without compromising on quality and safety.
• Coordinating with maintenance team to solve the issues during the time of breakdown as well as the time of shutdown.
• Tools Used: SAP, RA (Risk Assessment), Kaizen, RCFA (Root Cause Failure Analysis).
• Implementing quality and work systems such as ISO 22000:2018, ISO TS 22002, FSSC 22000, HACCP, GMP.
• Ensuring the safety regulations, quality standards and relative procedures, practices are met during the production.
• Ensuring the safety for all the works and the plant through safety permit system.
• Equipments Handled: Can Filler, Bottle Filler, Pasteurizer, Bottle Washer, Wrap Around Packaging Machine, Labeler, Empty Bottle Feeder, EBI (Empty Bottle Inspection Machine).
• Project Undertaken: Operational Risk Reduction in Can filler

Preparation of HIRA (Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment) of the can filler. Listed the activities which were having high RPN (Risk Priority Number). Closed the action points to reduce the risk of the activities listed. Monitored the activity after the actions are closed.

• Experience in Process, Automation and Continual Improvement.
• Hands on experience in DCS, Integrated Auto Batch Processing portal & SAP.
• Tools Used: FMEA (Failure Mode Effect Analysis), HIRA (Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment), 7QC, 5S.
• Expertise in planning and batch processing to achieve optimum targeted production, continuous improvements and people development.
• Commissioning of the new equipments.
• Resource & manpower planning to achieve the production target.
• Equipments Handled: Process Equipment’s- Twin Shaft Disperser, Mixers, Inline disperser (YSTRAL), High Shear Disperser, Cooling Tower.
• Fully automated bulk powder conveying system (Zeppelin).
• Liquid charging system through pigging lines (ABB & IUS).
• Different types of pumps, Blowers, UV system, screw conveyors & MHEs.
• Project Undertaken: Automation of liquid raw material addition which were handled manually

Initially, the tanks were cleaned & approval was taken from QA.

Checking the material compatibility as the materials will be taken in dosing hopper/pigging lines. RM property checks to confirm if the agitator is required or not. Tank selection based on day consumption with respect to capacity, RM viscosity, transfer pump capacity & pH of the material.