Sibabrata Aich is a senior management professional with over 28 years of experience in operations, planning, projects management and profit center operations in the automotive industry. He has extensive leadership experience managing plants and cross-functional teams. Currently he is the Plant Head and General Manager of Operations at DANA India Pvt Ltd in Chennai, overseeing manufacturing of rear axles, drive heads, and other components.

1. SIBABRATA AICH
: +91-9431506600/ +91-73582 97444 / + 91 – 6572343097
: aich.sib@gmail.com / aichsibabrata@yahoo.com
: F-814, Vijaya Gardens, P.O. Baridih Colony, Jamshedpur – 831017
~ SENIOR / TOP MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL ~
- Plant Operations - Profit Centre Operations – Planning & Projects Management –
Industry Preference: Automotive
Achievement-driven/High Performance Management Professional with outstanding qualifications in all phases of business
operations, at ease with budget limitations, deadlines and high pressure situations
PROFILE SUMMARY
• Planning, Project & Operations Professional with 28 years of rich experience and commendable success in:
Strategic Planning Profit Centre Operations Process Improvements
Projects Management Production Operations Installation & Commissioning
Plant Operations Resource Planning & Management Reporting & Documentation
• Enterprising leader and planner with a strong record of contributions that streamlined operations, invigorated businesses,
heightened productivity, improved systems & procedures and saved costs while ensuring the compliance with Safety,
Quality, Delivery, Cost, Morale and Environment (SQDCME)
• Hands on experience in effectively developing and nurturing set-ups and making them into profitable ventures
• Skilled in coordinating, planning & implementing changes to technology, machinery, equipment, process methodology,
quality assurance, control systems and reporting procedures
• Proficient in ISO System Implementation, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, Quality Circle, World Class Manufacturing (WCM) and ISO
9001 & TS 16949 Internal Auditor
• Directed, managed, mentored cross-functional teams using interactive and motivational leadership; acknowledged for
recruiting and mentoring leaders with an equal desire to win
• Demonstrated excellence in handling an entire gamut of plant activities entailing Production, Planning, Projects, Contracts,
Procurement, Disposal and Maintenance operations for past 26 years with the potential of administering mid-size Plant as
CEO
Leadership: Advises the management on business strategies, promotes organization among clients & drives
mission through employees & supports motivation of employees
Decision Making: Formulates policies and plans recommendations to the management, decides or guides course of
action in operations by staff / employees
Personal Credibility: Uses personal credibility to influence outcomes beyond own business & functional area
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
Aug’88 – Jul’15: Tata Group (Aug’88 – Jan’00: Tata Motor; Feb’00 – Nov’11: HV Axles Ltd.,
Dec’11 – Aug’15: TML Drivelines Ltd.)
Oct’15- Feb’16: Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd (RKFL), Jamshedpur as GM (Projects)
Feb’16- Till date: DANA India Pvt Ltd (DIPL), Chennai as Plant Head- GM (Operations)

2. Growth Path/Deputation:
Aug’88 - Jan’00: Tata Motors Ltd., Jamshedpur as Production Manager in Rear Axles
Feb’00 - Jun’05 HV Axles Ltd., Jamshedpur as Production Manager in Front Axles
Jul’05 - Nov’11: HV Axles Ltd., Jamshedpur as Asst. General Manager- Factory Expansion, Civil & Contracts, IDM
Dec’11 - Mar’13: TML Drivelines Ltd., Lucknow as Asst. General Manager- Planning, Lucknow Project
Apr’13 - Feb’14: TML Drivelines Ltd., Jamshedpur as Asst. General Manager- Planning, ERC Proto & Forge
Mar’14 – Aug’15: TML Drivelines Ltd., Jamshedpur as Asst. General Manager- Rear Axles Business Unit
Oct’15 – Feb’16: RKFL, Jamshedpur- as GM (Projects)- Plant-V
Feb’16 – Till date: DIPL, Chennai- as Plant Head
Key Responsibility Areas
At DANA India Pvt Ltd (DIPL), Chennai
As Plant Head- General Manager- Operations Feb’16 – Till date
• Existing Customers: Ashok Leyland, Mahindra for Drive Axles (Sales- Rs 117 Cr in 2015)
• Developing new products for Daimler, Volvo (SOP: Dec’2016)
• Expansion of facility for New Businesses- HMC, VMC, VTL, Axle Assy line, Paint Shop
• Functioning as In-charge for the manufacturing operations of:
o Rear Axles Assembly lines- capacity 120 Axles/day
o Drive Head Assembly- 2 nos. of capacity 120 DH/day
o Carrier, Differential machining lines
Also looking after Quality, PPC, HR & Finance
At Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd (RKFL), Jamshedpur
As General Manager- Projects Oct’16 - Feb’16
• Functioning as In-charge for the Project Activities of Plant V:
o OH Conveyor from Shed 1 to Shed 4
o All Misc Equipments- EDM, Presses, Crack Detection M/cs, CMM etc
o OH KBK, Hoists, Material Handling Trollies etc
o Improvement Projects
At TML Drivelines Ltd.
As Assistant General Manager- Rear Axles Business Unit Mar’14 - Aug’15
• Functioning as In-charge for the manufacturing operations of:
o Rear Axles Assembly lines- 4 nos. of capacity 1000
Axles/day
o Drive Head Assembly- 2 nos. of capacity 800 DH/day
o Crown Wheel & Pinion- Capacity 800 CWP/day- in
B24/27 Blade Grinder, CS200 Cutter Setting, C60, C42
Generators, P65 Profile Correction, T60 Tester &
Grinding machinery and Lappers & Testers
o Differential- Induction Hardening, Grinding, VMC and
Boring
o Carrier Housing- 7 HMCs & VMCs
o Banjo Beam- Friction Welding, HMC, VMCs, Grinding
o Rear Hub- Shaper & Assembly
o Trunion Bracket & Pivot Housing for Suspension kit

3. • Heading a team of 20 TM grades & 40 Supervisors with an operative manpower of 1011 and production level at 700
axles/day
• Steered efforts in enhancing productivity by 12% within a short span of 12 months by securing the delivery in accordance
with budgeted volume
• Successfully improved IPTV by 34%, COPQ by 5%, Tool Cost by 8%, Indirect Cost by 4% & Power Cost- 3% and Overall VCC by
5% within 12 months by implementing various strategies such as CTQ analysis, Tool Engineering, Shift optimization, and so
on
As Assistant General Manager- Planning, ERC Proto & Forge Apr’13 -
Feb’14
• Involved in the master planning of 12,500T Press Project for Front Axle Beam with the budget of INR 288 Cr.
• Steered efforts in obtaining approval from the Dept. of Science & Industrial Research (DSIR) for setting up In-house R&D
Centre / Engineering Research Centre (ERC)
As Assistant General Manager- Planning, Lucknow Project Dec’11 -
Mar’13
• Successfully completed setting up the capacity of 250 Axles/day within 9 months of joining the Lucknow operations
• Planned Lucknow Project with plant capacity of 900 sets of Front & Rear Axles and budget worth INR 525 Cr. while serving as
Planning Head
• Successfully completed the planning phase of Green Field Project by Bench-marking various plants
• Instrumental in coordinating the plant’s architecture through renowned Consultants Kukreja Associates, Delhi & completed
design in time
• Coordinated Green Factory consultancy by M/s LEAD Consultancy & Engineering, Bangalore
At HV Axles Ltd. as Asst. General Manager- Factory Expansion, IDM, Civil & Contracts Jul’05 -
Nov’11
• Functioned as the Project Head for Heat Treatment, Front Axle & Rear Axle Assembly Line Expansion
• Successfully completed an entire gamut of activities including:
o Planning & Installation of Heat Treatment Plant, worth INR 36 Crores by coordinating designs with Tata Consulting
Engineers (TCE) which involves:
Quenching Presses
Shot Blasting
Factory Shed Construction
Sub-station (6MVA)
LPG Pipeline & other utilities
Sealed Quench Furnace (SQF)
Continuous Carburising & Hardening Furnace (CCHF) for Crown Wheel & Pinion
Crown Wheel & Pinion Handling Automation in Quenching Presses
o Expansion of factory by Design Co-ordination with Kukreja Associates, Delhi while administering the tasks related to:
Front & Rear Axle and Drive Head Assembly Lines
Washing Machines
Testing Facilities
Conveyorised Painting set-up
Shed, Flooring & Epoxy Painting
Utilities- Electrical, Compressed Air & so on
Hoists, KBKs & Nut Runners
Other Utilities- Liquid Nitrogen Tank & Gear Oil
Detection Systems
Material Handling Equipment - Tow Truck, Reach Truck, Fork lift & BOPT
Fire safety set ups comprising of Fire Hydrant, Water Spray System, CO2 Flooding in HT and Gas Leak
• Headed team for procuring Indirect Materials worth INR 15 crores/ year, Contracts worth INR 4 crores/ year and disposal
worth INR 6 crores/year

4. At HV Axles Ltd. as Production Manager Front Axles Feb’2000 –
Jun’05
• Led a team of 10 Engineers (TM1-4), 15 Supervisors & 300 Operatives
• Steered efforts in enhancing:
o The productivity & quality by 30% by improving Kaizen & tools
o Production in Front Axle Assembly from 90/shift in 2002 to 160/shift in 2004
• Pioneered in producing 300 Axles/day in 2004 against 200 axles/day in 2002 in accordance with specified quality at optimum
cost by effectively mentoring & motivating Engineers of Front Axle Beam, Knuckle Machining & Assembly
At Tata Motors Ltd. as Production Manager Aug’88 –
Jan’00
• Steered efforts in functioning on several production lines including:
o Rear Axle Assembly from 1990-94
o Banjo Beam Fabrication & Machining from 1994-95
o Live Front Axle Machining & Assembly from 1996-97
o Front Axle Beam & Knuckle from 1997-2000
• Enhanced the productivity by:
o 145% in New Heat Treatment Project in 2009 by implementing new technology of heat treatment and CW handling
automation
o 85% in New Rear & New Front Axle Assembly Lines in 2010 by implementing new assy. technology, testing and painting
• Achieved Carbon Footprint Reduction by 10% YOY for 3 consecutive years, starting from 2009 to 2011 as Environment
Champion for TML Drivelines
• Secured the position of Runners-up in:
o National Competition on Business Process, Lakshaya 2009, held at NIITE, Mumbai for effectively strategizing & executing
World Class Automated handling arrangement from CCHF to Press Quench Project
o National Business Simulation Championship by AIMA in 2005
• Acknowledged for launching Supercarb process, first in the country, used for LPG in place of Endogas for carburizing, in 1500
kg SQF for Pinion in 2010

5. • Augmented the productivity of Rear Axle & Drive Head assembly lines by 30% in 2009 through mapping the planning &
implementation of Online Testing Arrangement for the same
• Got the opportunity of visiting ABB, Sweden for Welding Robot Trial in Sep’96 and JML, China for Power & Free Conveyor
Trial in Jun’07
• Appreciated by the management for saving a noteworthy amount of INR 43 Lakhs/year in 2011 by taking several effective
measures for Oil Reclamation Project
ACADEMIC DETAILS
1994 PGDBM (Marketing & Finance) from XLRI, Jamshedpur with
CQPI 4.83/ 8
1988 B.E. (Mechanical) from VRCE (NIT), Nagpur in 1st
division with
Distinction
Certifications
• ISO 9001 & TS 16949 Internal Auditor
• ISO 14001
• Contractors Safety Management- DuPont
• Leading Safety Efforts- DuPont
• TBEM Internal Assessor
KNOWLEDGE PURVIEW
• Possess sound knowledge of:
o Kaizen
o Layout modification & Re-siting
o CNC Programming
o Tooling Improvements
o CAPEX
o Coordinating Civil & Structural Work
o Implementation of SAP & Six Sigma
o World Class Manufacturing (WCM)
o Self-directed Team (SDT)
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
• Stood 2nd
in B.E. (Mechanical) across the Nagpur University in academics with 81%
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 26th
October, 1965
Languages Known: English, Hindi & Bengali
Current CTC INR 38 Lacs
Expected CTC INR 50 Lacs