R. Kandhiah has over 16 years of experience in automobile maintenance, project management, and facility management. He is currently a team leader at Ford India Pvt. Ltd., where he oversees equipment maintenance, production support, and facilities management. Prior to Ford, he worked as an assistant foreman at ZIP Industries Ltd. Kandhiah has a diploma in electronics and communication engineering and is proficient in English, Hindi, and Tamil.

1. BASIC INFORMATION (Personal Dossier)
Name : R. Kandhiah
Experiencedin : Maintenance,ProjectManagement,FacilityManagementandProductionof PaintShop
Industry : Automobile
E-Mail : kandhiah1981@yahoo.com
Phone : +919841586654
Address : No: 33, vthCrossStreet,RahmathGoldenCity,Melamaiyur,AndChengalpattu –603003
Language known : English,Hindi andTamil
BACKGROUND (Career Contour)
Summary:
I am unwavering,meticulous,andhighlycompetentAutomobile Maintenance professional.Ihave consistentrecord
of transportingbestresultsdrivenworkwithaprovenabilityinimplementingmyworkinorganizedmanne rsince
16+years of my successful career.Iexpertise in-EquipmentMaintenance,ProductionSupport,Facilities
Management,MonitoringEquipment,ProblemsolvingthroughFRACAS,G8D,FMEA and by Six Sigma
methodologies,Trouble shooting,knowledgeonpaintproperties,paintdefects,paintparametersetc.Ihave in
depthknowledgeof all ethicsof Electrical,Mechanical,PneumaticAndHydraulicmaintenance.Ipossesseffective
communicationskillsandama teamplayerwithstrongOrganizational,Logical and ProblemSolvingAbilities.
I have a greatexposure of workingwithlarge scale organizationslike FordIndia.PvtLtd,ZIPIndustriesLtd.I’mwell
versedskillsinanalysis,problemsolvingandcoordinationwhichmake me sosuccessful anddedicated.
I possessdeterminedabilitiesinplanningandexecutingprojectsfora wide range of installations,conducting
effectivepreventive breakdownmaintenance, productionplanning,plantmaintenance problemsolvingand
strategizingtechniquestooptimize utilizationof manpower,machineryandmaterials.Aneffective leaderwith
experience of handlinglarge workforceshasconvincingcommunicationandinterpersonal skillsindealingswith
customers,regulatoryagenciesandcolleaguesatall levelsinmulti-cultural environments.Stronginfluencingand
negotiationskillscoupledwithprovenabilitytothinkinandoutof the box,generatingnew solution.
I have commencedmyprofessionasan Asst–Foreman,Maintenance andrisenmyself asTeamleadermaintenance
inreputedcompany. I wouldlike tosee myself growingwithpassingyearswithhardworkanddedication.Ihave
beenawardedmanyaccoladesformyresultorientedhardwork.
Armedwithmultitude of competenciesandworkexperiences,Iamconfidentto carry forwardany
organization’svision&objectiveswithsufficientease anddedicationtowardsmyjobresponsibility.
Experiences:
Company : Ford indiaPvtLtd.
Duration : June 2006 to till date
Designation : Team leadermaintenance
Fieldof experience : EquipmentMaintenance
Role :
Maintenance and FacilitiesManagement
 Total EquipmentMaintenance,ProductionSupport&FacilitiesManagement.

2.  Adherence toQualityandEnvironmental Standards (TSB1649).
 MonitoringEquipmentthrough SPC,MTTR, and MTBF & OEE.
 Problemsolvingthrough FRACAS,G8D,FMEA and by SixSigma methodologies.
 CoordinatingwithIndustrial Facilitiesmanagementcontractor.
 Responsible forsupportingandcontrollingthe SQDCME– Safety/Quality/ Delivery/Cost/Morale /
Environmentobjectives&metricssetforthe Team.
 Part of ContinuousImprovementWorkGroup (CIWG) Meetingatshopfloortoresolve the onlineconcerns,
Cost (Energy) savingProjectetc
 Plan& leadthe Block closure activitiesonshutdownperiod
 Develop&Followupthe preventive andpredictiveMaintenance schedule
 Develop&Maintainthe Equipment Historycard
 Achieve the Teamtarget(Power,fuel,Breakdown, OEE,Availability, MTTR,MTBF)
 Implementationof Maintenance OperatingSystem
Mechanical Skillson ford India site :
 KnowledgeinPreventive MaintenanceactivitiesforDURRRP6 Robot andABB Robot
 Havingexperience insolvingpaintrelated qualityissuesforEsta,DURR RP6 Robot andABB Robot
 Maintainingcritical sparesforDURR RP6RobotOven equipments.
 HavingWorkingKnowledgein DURR RollerbedandConveyorsystems
 HavingWorkingKnowledgein DURR Paintmix roomand Graco Pumps
 WorkingKnowledgeof PLCprogramminginSiemensSTEP5& STEP 7.
 Maintainingsparesforsiemenselectrical equipment,Gracopumps,RITTALpanel
 AIC’SABB Robots,DURR conveyors.
 Pre treatmentprocess relatedequipment
 Electrocoat processrelatedequipment
 Sealerprocessrelatedequipment
 Reducingdowntime
 HavingKnowledge influegasanalyzingtoimprove Boiler&OvenEfficiency
 WorkingKnowledgeinUtilityequipmentlike boiler,chiller,compressors.
 WorkingKnowledgeinBurnermaintenance,Ovens,Driers,Airmotors,Agitators.
 Ovenbalancingandsprayboothbalancing
 AttendedtraininginKawasakiRobots
Electrical & Instrumentationskillson ford india site:
 Trouble shootingskillonbothside powercircuitandcontrol circuit
 Maintenance &Trouble shootingskillsinelectricalequipmentmotors,lightings,
 Starters,relays,breakers,
 Knowledgeoninstruments, PIDcontroller,Thermocouple,RID,Motorized
 Valve,Electropneumaticvalves,
 Knowledgeonconductivitymeter,anemometer,phmeter,pressure flowviscousm
 Meter,Resistivitymeter,level controller&all typesof pressure gauge.
Chemical skillson ford India site:
 Havingknowledge inwaterparameter
 HavingworkingKnowledge inReverse OsmosisPlant
 HavingWorkingKnowledgeonDMplant(strongacid cat ionbed+strongbase
Anionbed+ mixedbed)
 Havingworkingknowledge in watertreatment plant
 Havingknowledge insewage watertreatmentplant STP
 Havingknowledge ineffluenttreatmentplant ETP
 Whole Responsibleforpre-treatmentandelectro coatsystem(cathodicprocess)
Sealer.
 Havingknowledge onpaintproperties,paintdefects,paintparameters.
 Paintapplication&wax application.
ResponsibilitiesinManufacturingManagement:

3.  Beinga projectteammemberformodification/facilitiesimprovementinpaintshop
 Implementationof costcontrol stepinto systemwithoutcompromisingthe
Quality
 Conductingthe periodicmeetingwithsupplierandcollectproduction
 Performance metric&problemsolving
 Co-ordinationwithQS9000 & ISO14001 for periodical audit
 Raisingthe Qualityfeedbacktothe internal departmentslikestamping,bodyShop,
and Final Assyshop.
 Calibrationof instruments
Company : ZIP IndustriesLtd
Duration : From Aug– 1999 to June – 2006
Designation : Asst –Foreman,Maintenance.
Fieldofexperience : Machine Maintenance
EDUCATION(Academic Forte)
 1999: Diploma in Electronics& CommunicationEngineering fromState Boardof Technical Education
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interests : plz mention
Advice forContacting:
I’m always open to conversation, networking with like-minded professionals or discussing future prospects. Connect
withme on LinkedInor contact me at kandhiah1981@yahoo.com
HONOURS AND AWARDS
 Reduceddowntime inmicroprocessorbasedcontrol unit
 Improvedthe PlantPowerfactortoUNITY
 Fuel consumptionreductiondone byimplementingnew project-(OvenWaste HeatRecoveryProject)
 Fuel consumptionreductiondone byimplementing new project-(OvenSequential shutdown)
 Processrelatedissue solvedinSprayROBO
 Processrelatedissue solvedinPre-treatment
 Processrelatedissue solvedinElectro-deposition
 Water-cooledChillersloadreductionandimplementationdone.
 Water relatedissues(R.O&D.M) solvedandimplemented