ARAVINDHAN VASUDEVAN

Cellulose Plant Responsibilities:

• Conduct daily safety checks on cranes, forklifts, and machine guarding to ensure compliance with safety standards.

• Monitor and test ringmain and refiner consistency and freeness for optimal process control.

• Inspect and maintain hydrapulper systems, ensuring proper gland water flow, belt conditions, vortex formation, and lubricant levels.

• Perform routine checks on refiner lube tanks, gland seals, and water pressure to maintain equipment efficiency.

• Oversee storage chest conditions, preventing stagnation and ensuring agitator seal integrity.

• Inspect pipelines for leaks or damage, ensuring smooth plant operations.

• Verify auto freeness tester functionality and ensure accurate data collection.

• Maintain plant cleanliness, including top-level floors, tank tops, and bale areas.

• Ensure proper disposal of bale wires and accurate recording of bale batch codes and Kappa numbers.

• Monitor pulp storage conditions, ensuring FIFO (First In, First Out) practices are maintained.

• Supervise conveyor belt operations and ensure consistent pulp supply.

• Perform refiner blade changes and troubleshoot equipment issues, minimizing downtime.

• Lead troubleshooting efforts across the plant to resolve operational issues swiftly.

Imp Plant Responsibilities:

• Manage ore hopper loading, ensuring continuous material flow.

• Clean vacuum pump filters and replace dust bags, maintaining suction efficiency.

• Uphold 5S standards to maintain a clean, organized, and safe working environment.

• Adjust plant settings to ensure the final product meets required specifications.

• Lead plant-wide troubleshooting initiatives, resolving technical and operational issues promptly.

Managed exclusive production manufacturing processes with a focus on quality and efficiency.

• Operated and maintained water jet cutters, performing routine troubleshooting and error resolution.

• Utilized CAD software for creating diagrams and nesting cutting sequences.

• Oversaw crane operations to load large metal sheets onto water jets, labeled, unloaded, and packaged products for shipment.

• Managed $1M+ in stocked inventory and product handling.

• Supervised daily job order releases and tracked job completion.

• Ensured on-time delivery by monitoring delivery status and prioritizing urgent orders.

• Operated CNC cutting machines (rubber & graphite gaskets) and set up Metakamm machines according to job size.

• Operated winding machines and lathe machines for chamfering and grooving gasket rings.

Interpreted blueprints to manufacture parts per customer specifications.

• Programmed and operated CNC press brakes to shape metal parts.

• Utilized precision measuring tools such as micrometers and height gauges to ensure product accuracy.

• Maintained a safe work environment by following safety protocols and using proper handling techniques.

• Measured finished workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, documenting results hourly.

• Operated drilling machines to make holes and caps as required.

• Managed computer-based tracking systems, including Microsoft Office and Oracle.

Loaded and unloaded materials, ensuring accurate placement for production.

• Maintained tight tolerances and verified product dimensions against design specifications.

• Performed manual machine setups and tool adjustments for various processes.

• Adhered to high safety standards and ensured proper machine operation.

• Operated heavy-duty lathes, boring machines, mills, planers, shapers, and grinders.

• Packaged and labeled finished products, ensuring quality control standards.

• Maintained records of material quantities and types.

• Managed procurement activities using SAP MM Module.

• Represented the procurement team in meetings with project engineers and suppliers to finalize technical and commercial aspects of orders.

• Coordinated with the warehouse to optimize raw material management, ensuring timely inward processes and 100% on-time delivery.

• Reduced overall freight costs by implementing consolidated shipments from multiple suppliers in Sri Lanka.

• Monitored material consumption and ensured closure of Missing Material Vouchers (MMV) within 30 days.

• Followed up with customers and finance teams to settle liabilities.

• Issued purchase orders (PO) and monitored material delivery, ensuring receipt within the required window of 3–15 days.

• Implemented cost-effective supply chain solutions, achieving significant savings through process optimizations .

• Achieved cost reduction by 35% by developing new vendors and renegotiating the prices

• Co-ordinated efficiently in implementing new version of SAP process (DARWIN-SAP 6.5)

• Effective member in 6 5S project in raw material ware house.

• Successfully implemented the weekly write off for the closed sales orders.