Sudhir Niphadkar is an experienced electrical engineer seeking a senior level position. He has nearly 35 years of experience in fields like production planning, process improvements, cost management, product design, operations and maintenance, safety, quality management, and team leadership. Currently serving as General Manager at Surelock Plastics, his expertise includes production initiatives, feasibility studies, capacity calculations, maintenance, quality control systems, and financial management. He has a proven record of meeting targets and achieving cost savings through strong communication, leadership, and multitasking skills.

1. Sudhir Niphadkar
Mobile: 098335 12451 ~ E-Mail: sudhirniph@gmail.com
Senior Level Positions
Production & Maintenance Plant Operations Planning & Control Team Management
Synopsis
An astute Electrical Engineer with nearly 35 years of experience in Production Planning, Process
Enhancements, Cost Management, Product Designing, Operations & Maintenance, New Product
Development, Safety & Quality Management and Team Management.
Presently serving at SURELOCK PLASTICS, RABALE, NAVI MUMBAI, as GENERAL MANAGER.
Demonstrated abilities in working on the production initiatives, thereby meeting the targets & achieving
annual costs savings.
Proven record at conducting feasibility study and capacity calculations for new product introduction.
Well versed with SAP Modules, Quality Management Systems.
Proficient in carrying out maintenance activities for a variety of machines/ tools like Single And Three
Phase Motors, Recurrent Surge Generator, Mechanical & CNC Notching Machines, Hydraulic &
Pneumatic Circuits, Fork Lifts, ALU-680 diesel Engine, etc.
An effective communicator with strong relationship management, leadership skills & multi-tasking abilities.
Core Competencies
* OPERATIONS * FINANCE *MARKETING
Production Planning & Control Financial Management Marketing Management
Plastic injection Molding W orking Capital Management Technical Support
Techno-Commercial Operations B udgetary Analysis and Control
Plant Management
Team Management
Vendor Management *QUALITY MANAGEMENT
*ENGG.MAI TENAN CE
Operations & Maintenance
Organizational Scan
Crompton Greaves Ltd., Mumbai since Aug’79
Growth Path
Trainee from Aug’79 –
Mar’80 Executive from
Apr’80 – Mar’91
Maintenance In-charge from Apr’91 – Mar’01
Marketing Executive from Apr’01 – Mar’04
Senior Production Manager from Apr’04 – Mar’11
Senior Marketing Manager since Apr’11
Now with Surelock Plastics since May-15 as General Manager
Milestones Achieved:
1. Quality Assurance & Quality Control
• Ensure six sigma efficiencies in product & process as well as vendor quality.
• Select & assess the unit’s vendors for achieving required quality & ensure quality discipline with vendors.
2. Design & Technology
• Support new product development & manufacturing new tools /rebuilding existing tools & service same.
• Provide technological support to the unit in successful commercialization of new product development &
improvement to existing products.
• Instrumental in design & development of different machine parts to avoid repetitive failures.
• Support the unit to become a JIT /flexible factory which can produce product variety & with shortest
possible lead time & inventory level with minimum resources.
• Assisted the R & D team for development of different tool steel material & various heat treatment cycles
for sheet metal tools, notching tools & progression tools.
3. Operations
• Managed a workforce of 90 Workmen, 4 Technical Staff and 2 Executives; handled a plant with a
production capacity of 850 MT/month & monthly sale of nearly INR 1 crore.

2. • Successfully managed and implemented Quality Management Systems like ISO 9000, ISO 14000, and
ISO 18000, Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing; initiated and implemented In-house Process Quality
(IPQ) in Stamping Division through Six Sigma ideologies.
Manufacturing to meet or exceed annual budget in terms of quantity, quality & delivery through
engineering, support services, waste reduction, manpower utilization & process cost control.
• Ensure productivity as per CGPS; Man, machine & material planning for optimum utilization using
flexibility & skill monitoring.
• Brought about significant improvements in optimizing Plant Capacity Utilization, Manpower
Utilization, Manpower Productivity by regular Monitoring (PDCA Cycle), Tool History Cards,
Enhancing High Speed Machine Cell capacity by engineering inputs, Relayout of plant considering
unidirectional flow of material, reduction in tool change over time to make the factory a JIT factory.
• Create & sustain a competitive edge through manufacturing for profitable growth in terms of
volumes & cost effective ness.
• Initiated and executed Engineering projects & latest manufacturing technology for Productivity
Improvement which resulted in an increase of 15% in productivity and 20% growth in plant
capacity utilization.
• Effective management of capital equipment & civil work.
• Manage work discipline & productive industrial relations, with harmony.
• Devised and implemented small group activities to enhance productivity as well as employee
satisfaction.
• Conducted trainings on TQM, 5S, IPQ, Safety Principles, Quality Tools, Waste Elimination,
Recycling of Waste, Basic Principles of Finance related to work & it’s effect on divisional
performance, TEI, Team Working.
4. Engineering Maintanance
• Trouble shooting, Preventive as well as Predictive maintenance of plant machinery in Electrical,
Mechanical Hydraullic,Pneumatic engineering including
o Power presses from 40MT to 400 MT
o High speed machines for stamping with capacity between 150 MT to 200 MT
o Mechanical & CNC machines
o Electrical as well as CNG fired annealing furnaces
o Hydraulic & Pneumatic circuits
o Lubricated & non lubricated air compressors
o Diesel forklifts
o Diesel engines
• Developed preventive maintenance & predictive maintenance system to reduce loss of machine
hours due to breakdowns.
• Modified some of the machines for improvement in machine utilization.
• Spare parts management.
• Maintenance inventory control.
• Compliance of statutory safety & electrical inspection requirement.
• Designed & implemented special safety guards for power presses and electrical interlocking for
machines.
• Carrying out Electrical layout, control & power circuits, energy saving initiatives
5. Marketing & Sale
• Ensure existing customer base retention & expansion.
• Successfully added new customers like Enercon (Wind Generators), Brook (Export Oriented FHP
Motor Manufacturers), Texmo, renowned pump manufacturer in south & its tie up vendors.
• Improve quality of service (Pre & post sale, facilitate & guide team members for enhanced customer
satisfaction.
• Control the debtors by ensuring timely collection of receivable.
• Drove waste management initiatives like recycling of packing material, creating wooden
platforms from waste packing wood, etc. to increase awareness while controlling costs.
• Initiated and implemented procedures for monitoring Customer Satisfaction Index and efficient use
of WC, ROCE.
6. Human resources
• Create & maintain productive industrial relations with harmony.
• Create & sustain a culture of performance, learning & innovation.
• Ensure an atmosphere of health & safety.
Certifications
Certified in:
Six Sigma Green Belt in 2009.

3. Lean manufacturing in 2005.
IS0 14000 in 1985.
Academia
1989 B.E. (Electrical) from University of Mumbai.
1979 Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Board of Technical Examinations, Maharashtra.
Other Credentials
Completed Business Leadership Program (BLP), an internal 2 year Management Program for the
company’s best performing engineers in 1998 – 2000.
Subjects Studied:
Marketing
Industrial
Relations
Manufacturing
Government
Liaising
Personal development
Finance
Skill Enhancement Schedule
Completed Skill Development in Industrial Marketing Program at Training Center of CGL, Mulshi in 2001.
Completed Trainings in:
TQM, PTQ Activities and MOST Activity.
Industrial Hydraulics at M/s Vickers Sperry, Kandiwali in 1989.
ALU 680, Industrial Diesel Engine of and by M/s Ashok Leyland, Chennai in 1985.
Diesel engines by Kirlosker Cummins
Value engineering by CG
Industrial engineering by NITTI
IT Skills
Proficient in SAP FICO. PP and SD Module.
Working knowledge of SAP MM Module.
⇔ Well conversant with today’s computer software.
Personal Dossier
Date of Birth: 22nd
February 1957.
Address: A/ 201, Nityanand CHS, Near Dnyanasadhana College, Mental Hospital Road, Thane
(W) - 400604.
Linguistic Skills: English, Hindi and Marathi.