Ravi Upadhayay

Unit Production Head

Role: Unit Production Head at JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.
Location: Haridwar, UK, IN
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Ravi Upadhayay

With over 17 years of leadership experience in automotive and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, I specialize in plant operations, greenfield project execution, and driving operational excellence. At QUCEV Technologies, I am leading the setup and operations of a state-of-the-art greenfield electric truck manufacturing facility, focusing on process optimization, quality improvement, and sustainable growth through Lean Manufacturing principles.Previously at Ashok Leyland, I progressed from Graduate Engineer Trainee to Assistant General Manager, leading chassis assembly and manufacturing excellence initiatives across major projects, including BS6 platform production ramp-ups and modular truck platform implementations. My expertise in strategic management, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TQM, and PFMEA has consistently delivered significant cost reductions, throughput time improvements, and quality enhancements.I am passionate about building high-performance teams and fostering a collaborative culture of continuous improvement, safety, and operational excellence. My core competencies include Greenfield Plant Setup, EV & Automotive Manufacturing, Production Planning & Control, People Leadership, Process Improvement, and Cost Optimization.

Experience

Unit Production Head
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.
Oct 2025 — Present

Education

DIT UNIVERSITY
B. Tech, Mechanical
2004 — 2008
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
Executive MBA
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
Executive program strategic management, strategic management
2020 — 2020

Skills

Automotive Engineering

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Current company

JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing · 7.1K employees · Delhi, Delhi, India

The flagship company of JK Organisation, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd is one of India’s foremost tyre manufacturers and is also amongst the top 19 manufacturers in the world. For the past four decades, JK Tyre has been at the forefront in driving innovation and excellence in the tyre industry through introduction of ground-breaking technologies and products that cater to diverse business segments in the automobile industry. Pioneers of radial technology, the Company produced the first radial tyre in 1977 and is currently the market leader in Truck Bus Radial segment. In 2019, the Company achieved a remarkable feat by entering the coveted Limca Book of Records with the country’s largest off-the-road tyre - VEM 045.The Company provides end-to-end solutions across segments of passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, farming, Off-the-Road and two & three-wheelers. JK Tyre’s unwavering commitment towards innovation is reflected through the concerted efforts at its state-of-the-art global research and technology centre – the Raghupati Singhania Centre of Excellence - in Mysore. The Centre houses some of the world’s finest technologies and techniques, thereby, adding to the larger efforts of the Company to put India on the global innovation map. The Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI) - which fulfils need for globally competitive technologies for tyres and polymers and the JK Tyre Tech Centre, a hub for new product development catering to current and emerging needs of customers. JK Tyre launched India’s first ever ‘Smart Tyre’ technology-and introduced Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) by offering TREEL Sensors, which monitors the tyre’s vital statistics, including pressure and temperature. Read more at https://jktyre.com/overview.aspx

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