Schurtek Engineers was a small private engineering firm with operations in Mumbai that designed manufactured and supplied mixing equipment to a wide range of industries including Pharmaceutical, F&B, Chemical and Mining. In my capacity as managing partner of this firm, my focus was on overall management and day to day operations.
My responsibilities included:
Involvement in complete sale, manufacturing and after sales cycle of products including Mixers/agitators, tanks/pressure vessels, heat exchangers.
Research and develop new products, implement product upgrades based on advancements in technology.
Implement and manage ISO 9001:2008 quality control effectively.
Oversee production plans and manufacturing activities
Technical documentation, report writing, generating IOM’s and SOP’s.
Ensure EHS and formulate WHS regulations with timely audits.
Managed overall cost control strategies, accounts and finance to achieve top-line and bottom-line profitability goals.
Marketing, advertising, trade shows and exhibitions.
Notable achievements:
Improved in-house manufacturing efficiency by 20% with workforce restructuring and time management modules.
Improved manufacturing accuracy, quality and lead time by over 25% by focusing on LEAN principles and optimised tooling, machining processes.
Successfully won and completed a single order; largest the firm had ever done (USD 200,000) within budget and on schedule
Successfully developed and sold 2 new products and 8 product upgrades. Target Industries: Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Breweries, Mining & Mineral Processing.
Key Customers: Lupin, Ranbaxy, Divi Labs, Pfizer, Sun Pharma, Reliance, Tata Chemicals, BASF, Praj Industries, UB Group, NALCO, Hindalco