Kashyap Mehta

About Kashyap Mehta

Focused Improvement/Cost Deployment Lead with Consistent Results in Throughput Improvement (Jobs Per Hour). Thorough Knowledge of WCM Pillar Technical and Managerial Pillars.• Identify Bottleneck Areas and Problem Solving Chronic and Emerging Issues by Assigning Projects to the Team. Achieved Improvement of 7.6% i.e. Addition of 4.53 More Jobs Per Hour. Saving of $ on Short Shifting.• Leading Continuous Improvement and coaching on Kaizen methodology to plant Personnel Managed, Coached and Closed 1700 Standard Kaizens, 70 Major Kaizens, 7 Advanced Kaizens.• Lead Cross Functional Team Meetings, managing project prioritization and project deployment for the plant and tracking all project activity to ensure the Plant achieves it Financial Goals. Achieved Cost Savings of $ 18 Million which aligns with Corporate Savings target.• Certified for 7 Steps of Microstops Methodology for Complex Problem Solving from World Class Manufacturing Academy.• Thorough Knowledge of Factory Information System (FIS) and Qlik Sense for Downtime Data Analysis, Buffers Analysis Report, Blocked and Starved messages, Data Visualization Through Qlik Sense.• Managing D matrix activities to ensure prioritized attack on plants top financial losses; deploying proper methodology to all levels of the organization.• Managing, developing, and tracking department\'s performance and devise strategies to meet corporate goals. Developed Strategy to Cascade Plant Manager Goals to the Floor Level by Working on Hours per Vehicle (HPV), Throughput, Unscheduled Overtime (USOT), Manpower Productivity Target, Scrap Cost and Material Expenditures (OME). Leading Center to Reduce Labor Looses and Process Inefficiency.• Well-Versed with Manufacturing Processes: Stud Welding, Hinge Piercing, Nut Welding, Spot Welding, Vision Systems, Conveyor Systems, Controls: SIEMENS and ROCKWELL, Ethernet, DeviceNet System Communication System, Power Roll Beds.

Experience

1. Professional Maintenance Specialist Leading Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement

   Stellantis

   Aug 2017 — Present

   Professional Maintenance Specialist:(Focused Improvement Lead)• Focused Improvement Lead for Body Shop. Driving Cycle Time Improvement Projects on Main Delivery Lines by Installation of L8 Processors, Resulting in Gain of 3 Sec on Vertical Delivery Lift. Gain of 4.53 Jobs per Hour to Paint Shop.• Lead Kaizen for Turn Table Chronic Microstops using 7 Steps Microstops Methodology. Lead Cross Functional Team- Manufacturing Engineering, PMS-Robotics, Logic Team, Maintenance team, production Team, COMAU, Design Team. Achieved 20 Fold Improvement resulting in Savings of $ Conducting Weekly E-wall Meeting with Maintenance, Quality, Logistics and Production Team to attack Emerging and Chronic issues on the Shop Floor. • Lead Strategy Board for Body Shop. Establishing Strategy to Cascade Plant Manager Goals all the Way to the Shop Floor Level. Managed, Coached and Closed 1700 Standard Kaizens, 70 Major Kaizens, 7 Advanced Kaizens. Presenting to Plant Manager and Other Pillar Leads biweekly.• Lead Team to Work for process Inefficiency Loss. Reduction of Breakdown Losses from Being the Top loss to 6th Loss in 1 Year. Savings of $ 8 Million. Attacked Microstops Loss and Reduction of $ 4 Million.• Data Mining using FIS Data, Qlik Sense Data, EWO’s, graphing out Trend Observed over 3 Crews, Developing Pareto Analysis for Top Downtime Event, Microstops and Breakdowns.• Cost Deployment Lead. Developing C-Matrix, Top 10 Losses for the Center, Further Stratifying to Top 10 Process Areas and Then to Machine Level Based on Dollar Value. • D Matrix Project Managing. Identifying the Projects Based on the Top Dollar Values Losses in the Shop. Working with People Development Pillar to Identify any Gaps, Adding Trainer and Coaches to complete the Project on Timely Basis.

Education

• Mumbai University Mumbai

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2008 — 2012

• Mithibai College of Arts Chauhan Institute of Science and Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics

  Higher Secondary School, Science

  2006 — 2008

• University of Michigan-Dearborn

  Master's degree, Industrial and Manufacturing System Engineering

  2016 — 2018