Gopal Panigrahy
GM-Manufacturing Expert and an industry veteran | Licensed Certified Lean Manufacturing Professional | Licensed Certified LSSGB | P&L | Operations turn around | Manufacturing Excellence |
- Role
- General Manager at Switchgears & Structurals India Pvt Ltd
- Location
- Hyderabad, TG, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gopal Panigrahy
With over 24 years of experience in manufacturing and operations leadership, I specialize…
Experience
General Manager
Switchgears & Structurals India Pvt Ltd
Apr 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN
Leading end-to-end manufacturing operations for high-voltage electrical equipment and structural components, ensuring excellence in production, quality, and project delivery. Responsible for driving engineering innovation, plant efficiency, and product reliability through technical leadership and process optimization.Key Responsibilities & Achievements:1. Direct design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of EHV switchgear upto 765KV and steel structures for power and industrial applications.2 Manage production planning, material flow, and resource allocation to achieve operational targets and customer timelines.3. Oversee process design and plant engineering for continuous improvement in throughput, reliability, and cost performance.4.I mplement lean manufacturing and preventive maintenance systems, improving equipment uptime and process efficiency.5. Lead quality assurance and testing per IEC/IS standards, ensuring compliance, traceability, and customer satisfaction.6. Collaborate with design and R&D teams to incorporate engineering enhancements and product customization.7. Drive vendor development and technical audits for fabricated and machined components to strengthen supply chain capability.8. Execute safety and sustainability programs, ensuring adherence to statutory and EHS standards across plant operations.
Education
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Engineer’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering
1998 — 2001
Osmania University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration, Management and Operations
2005 — 2007
Anna University Chennai
Master of Technology - MTech, Engineering Design
2001 — 2003
Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean Manufacturing
- Fmea
- Manufacturing
- Quality Management
- Spc
- Engineering
- Ppap
- Iso
- Apqp
- Kaizen
- Ts16949
- Continuous Improvement
- 5s
- Iso/Ts 16949
- Gd&T
- Tqm
- Quality System
- Iso Standards
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
- Team Management
- Machinery
- Project Management
- Production Part Approval Process (Ppap)
- Statistical Process Control (Spc)
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (Apqp)
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