U. Srinivasa Rao
ceramic engineer
Mangalagiri
Summary
Dedicated ceramic professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
G.M - Production
Swastik ceracon ltd, Unit-1
- Production planning of soluble salt and GVT
- Responsible for production and QUALITY
- Developed in-house glazes compounds
- Operate plant at its designed capacity and efficiency
- Initiate continuous improvement and cost saving measures
- Plan for monthly purchase of Raw material, packing materials and other consumables
- Ensure that products meet specifications and performance norms
- Achieve operating costs, production and quality targets.
Plant Manager
Vita granite pvt ltd
- Production planning of soluble salt, GVT, Double charge products
- Responsible for QUARTZ SLAB plant daily operations
- Responsible for production and QUALITY
- Development of new bodies for double charge and GVT
- Body shade matching and new designs development.
Plant Manager
Fea ceramics pvt Ltd
- Production planning
- Responsible for production and Quality
- Development of new Glazes and Engobes for Digital Printing
- Glaze shade matching and new designs development
- Developed cost effective printing powders for screen printing
- Developed low thermal and high thermal englobes, satin matt glazes both matt & opaque
- Having a good expertise for troubleshooting in crazing problem.
Asst. Manager-QC
Kajaria ceramics Ltd
- Responsible for production and Quality (out sourcing)
- Responsible for checking tiles to meet quality standards as per ISO
- Responsible to communicate transporter for delivering goods to customers/godowns
- Responsible for customer complaints and providing solutions.
In charge (Body Preparation)
Alkhaleej Ceramics
- Raw Material selection and Crushing
- Responsible for overall quality and Production (BPS)
- Shade Matching of Colour bodies
- Body developments for super white bodies with lower % of zircon and alumina
- Glaze Preparation and colour engobe preparation
- Experience on Batch Ball Mills, Continuous Ball Mill, Granulator & SD 10000, SD 7000, SD 1200
- Responsible for new Product Development and Trails.
Production In charge
Sun Earth Ceramics
- Responsible for overall plant production and quality from Slip House to Sorting section
- Working Experience on LB2600 Press, 3-Desk Horizontal dryers and Ancora Cutting machines
- Trouble shooting in Bell Application problems.
Supervisor Quality control
Spartek Ceramics(I) Ltd.
- Incoming Raw Materials quality check-up
- Plant overall Quality check up
- Slip House shift production and quality.
DGM-Tiles Manufacturing
RAK Ceramics Ltd
4 2020
- Production planning as per sales requirement and deliver goods on right time to customers
- Responsible for achieving targeted KPIs given by management
- Working on saving projects like power and gas
- Taking initiatives to develop new bodies for cost saving
- Responsible for creating PRs for raw material and spares as per requirement
- Conducting training programmes for all department in charges and supervisors for good productivity, quality, safety and 5s implementation
- Taking initiatives to utilize polished sludge and fired tiles scrap in body formulations and reutilization of ETP water in process once again
- Developing new bodies for faster kiln cycle
- Attending customer complaints and taking corrective actions in process for not repeating the problem in future
- Taking care of overall plant performance and implementing 5s practices
- Coordinate with UAE team for implementing magic triangle
- Responsible for new Product Development in various sizes and finishes
- Developing bodies and colors for FLAKETECH and CHIPPERTECH full body granite.
G.M - Production
Color Granito Pvt. Ltd
06.2018 - 03.2020
- Responsible for production Planning and QUALITY
- Plan for monthly purchase of Raw material
- Ensure that products meet specifications and performance norms
- Achieve operating costs, production and quality targets
- Developed new bodies for color body and GVT
- Taking initiatives to introduce local available clays and polishing sludge in the body
- Worked for new Product Development in various sizes and finishes
- KPI daily monitoring and taking corrective actions
- Maintaining ISO records and internal audits
- Implementing 5s practices and eliminating MUDA in process.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Ceramic Engineering
Indian Institute of Ceramics
Diploma - Ceramic Technology
Govt Institute of Ceramic Technology
Advanced Diploma - Total Quality Management
Indian School of Business Management & Adminstration
MBA - Operations Management
NIMS University
Skills
Having more than 28 Years’ experience in the field of wall, floor, glazed porcelain and vitrified tiles(double charge, gvt, soluble salt)
Having 12 years experience in vitrified tiles both soluble salt, double charge and GVT
Having 4 years experience in porcelain tiles industries
Having 3 years experience in both single fired and double fast firing wall tiles production
Having 6 years experience in Body preparation section
Having 5 years experience in Body shade matching and colour body preparation
Having good experience in new Body developments for monoporosa,double fast firing wall tiles,gvt and double charge bodies
Having experience in SAP S/4HANA
Having one and half year experience in QUARTZ SLABS production
Having experience in erection,commissioning and start up of production
Having working experience in EFI, Cretaprint, Kerajet, Drust, Vivajet, System, Sacmi Intesa digital printing machines
Having experience in new engobe and glazes development for monoporosa,double fast firing walltiles and glazed vitrified tiles
Having good knowledge on ISO,BIS,CE and EN standards
Having good working experience on solving glaze related problems like faceholes, pinholes, crazing and thermal and chemical related problems
Having in hands experience in all tile testing methods and procedures as per ISO
Having working experience in Thermal energy saving projects in Horizontal Dryer
Accomplishments
- Received “SAHAJ MEMORIAL AWARD” GOLD MEDAL from Indian Institute of Ceramics, Kolkata.
- Received “MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE AWARD” from RAK CERAMICS,UAE for elimination of using zircosil in Double charge top bodies.
Passport No
T9952196
Personal Information
- Father's Name: U. Venkatapathi
- Date of Birth: 05/15/1976
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
G.M - Production
Color Granito Pvt. Ltd
06.2018 - 03.2020
G.M - Production
Swastik ceracon ltd, Unit-1
Plant Manager
Vita granite pvt ltd
Plant Manager
Fea ceramics pvt Ltd
Asst. Manager-QC
Kajaria ceramics Ltd
In charge (Body Preparation)
Alkhaleej Ceramics
Production In charge
Sun Earth Ceramics
Supervisor Quality control
Spartek Ceramics(I) Ltd.
DGM-Tiles Manufacturing
RAK Ceramics Ltd
4 2020
Bachelor Degree - Ceramic Engineering
Indian Institute of Ceramics
Diploma - Ceramic Technology
Govt Institute of Ceramic Technology
Advanced Diploma - Total Quality Management
Indian School of Business Management & Adminstration
MBA - Operations Management
NIMS University