Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
References
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HITHARTH PATEL

Sydney,NSW

Summary

Adept in overseeing the manufacturing process and working with other professionals in trouble-shooting and working to offer solutions. Committed to working as a collaborative and positive team member, striving to utilize knowledge and expertise for optimal engineering results. Bringing leadership, drive, and over four years of experience to the table.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Process Engineer

GMP Pharmaceuticals
05.2022 - Current
  • Analyze and optimize process and find scope of improvements
  • Lead process and product improvement initiatives
  • Analyzed problems and offered mechanical solutions to existing problems
  • Range of project experience from CAPEX to completion stage
  • Prepare reports and documentation according to TGA and GMP standards
  • Technical troubleshooting, procurement, new technical research for in house machinery and plant
  • Started from on floor basic level of operation to understand baseline requirements.

Production Team Leader

GMP Pharmaceuticals
10.2018 - 04.2022
  • Lead and supervise team of 20 people for on floor production
  • Determine and check WHS for plant and other operators
  • Offer technical troubleshoot for encapsulation machine
  • Monitoring Quality for pharmaceutical capsules
  • Arrange and setup different tooling as per product requirement
  • Training and motivating team members to achieve set goals.

Intern

Finisar Australia
12.2016 - 01.2017
  • At FINISAR AUSTRALIA, Sydney created and implemented solution based project on bearing failure analysis and preventive maintenance using vibration analysis.

Education

Advance diploma in Leadership and Management -

Apsley College Sydney
04.2022

Master of Professional Engineering Mechanical -

University of Technology Sydney Sydney
07.2018

Bachelor in Automotive Engineering -

Gujarat Technological University Ahmedabad India
05.2016

Skills

    • Project management
    • Problem solving and critical thinking
    • Leadership and team player
    • Self-motivated
    • Microsoft office
      • Process Development
      • Team Collaboration
      • Process Validation
      • Equipment optimization
      • Root Cause Analysis

Accomplishments

    Powder Filling line at GMP Pharmaceuticals

  • Increased production capacity by 50% with setup a new semi automatic powder filling line, involved in procurement, commissioning, set up and training of the production line
  • Increased line capacity gradually by reducing bottleneck issues with small process improvements

  • Capsule in capsule project at GMP Pharmaceuticals

  • Training and machine setup SOP for Production as production capacity and quality impacted due to lack of experienced operators.
  • Eliminate human intervention from critical solution top up process with automatic solution top up filling system. (Get desired viscosity range throughout the process)
  • Identification and issue by root cause analysis and procurement of new tools to resolve the adverse effects.

References

Reference will provided upon request

Timeline

Process Engineer

GMP Pharmaceuticals
05.2022 - Current

Production Team Leader

GMP Pharmaceuticals
10.2018 - 04.2022

Intern

Finisar Australia
12.2016 - 01.2017

Advance diploma in Leadership and Management -

Apsley College Sydney

Master of Professional Engineering Mechanical -

University of Technology Sydney Sydney

Bachelor in Automotive Engineering -

Gujarat Technological University Ahmedabad India
HITHARTH PATEL