Rajiv Shah

Principal Industrial Engineer @Amway

Buena Park, CA, US

Served as catalyst for streamlining / sustaining entire supply chain. Guided material processing near farms, raw materials development, making and testing of tablets / capsules, packaging, and warehousing. Served 6 plants across 3 states. Worked at Nutrilite a division of Amway. Emphasized creativity over capital-driven initiatives, enabling integration of lean activities• Recovered hidden capacity & increased scheduling adherence, reducing cost of goods sold $1.3M.• Generated $1.2M in hard cost savings, removing bottleneck and improving product flow.• Reduced Operational budget $1.8M, completing Packaging consolidation & routing optimization.• Retained $16.1M in revenue for international market, achieving regulatory compliance.• Developed new products labor-overhead cost scenarios, enabling production-friendly options.• Developed capacity, make vs. buy, manpower, shift, and scheduling models, • Completed multiple CI iterations, 2 to 8% improvements in each iteration.• Provided machine and labor hours for development of annual operational budget.• Improved time standards, enabling higher volumes with lower headcount / Budget hours. Led cross-functional teams, participating in daily meetings, deploying DMAIC methodology.• Implemented visual factory and conducted training / coaching / mentoring of teammates.• Decreased labor 30%, challenging status quo and standardizing crew activities across value stream.• Boosted finished goods line output >10%, addressing setup, run, and downtime issues.• Identified waste and variation, empowering front line and reducing product scrap >$300K. Developed business cases and executed capital projects. • Implemented various projects with <$6M budget, including completing data digitization project and upgrading equipment technology. • Maintained delivery levels, aiding in transition of entire Packaging unit and migrating 33% of Tableting plant from CA to MI.

California State University-Northridge

Master's degree

California State University-Northridge

Bachelor's degree