MURUGAN SENTHATIKALAI, MECHANICAL ENGINEER

MURUGAN SENTHATIKALAI

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

GULF NEWS

Location
India - Chennai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
20 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months

MECHANICAL ENGINEER at GULF NEWS
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2013

MECHANICAL ENGINEER / TECHNICAL SUPPORT GULF NEWS, DUBAI, 2013- MAY2019
• Preparation of work schedule and provide frontline technical support for PRODUCTION staff.
• To look after day and night printing for preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• Sustains and improves reliability, plant operation, maintenance, and systems documentation
• Planning, coordinating work and incorporate changes to suit the PRESS condition.
• Attend weekly meeting with preparation of weekly, monthly progress reports.
• To ensure efficient running of machine with periodical maintenance.
• To reduce time loss, web breaks, wastage through necessary records.
• Coordination with post-press mail room departments
• Coordinating with prepress plate making process
• Ensured all technical and company standards were met.
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENTS CONVERSANT WITH: GULF NEWS, DUBAI, 2013-MAY 2019 • Dealing with web printing, commercial machines and finishing machines maintenance activities. • Familiar with Polyman web printing, Kolbus binder and trimmer, Muller martini primera binder and trimmer, Roland 700 sheet fed machine and Roland 700 coating machine, KBA Rapida 105 sheet fed machine and Heidelberg SM-52, MBO and Heidelberg folding machines and many… • Carried out Preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance and • Carried out annual service for printing machines and sheet fe

MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER at BRITISH INDUSTRIES
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • January 2011 to January 2013

Worked for British industries printing and publishing as a mechanical engineer, Kuwait and attended installation and commissioning of cromoman 70.
• Responsible for all mechanical maintenance activities of Manroland Cromoman 70 printing machine, Muller Martini mailroom system, trimmer, Proliner, Mectec reel stand, atlas copco compressed air system, tolerance stitching, Baldwin Oxy dry, prepress CTP, NELA automatic punching and bending machine, Techno-Trans inking and water treatment plant and quad-tech camera
Configuration
• 2 lines H type tower, 2:3:3 folder 2, 1 balloon former,
• 2 lines reel stand, 2 lines mail room system and 2 dryers

MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER at AL WATAN NEWSPAPER , KSA
  • Saudi Arabia - Alahsa
  • May 2008 to August 2011

CROMOMAN 70:
➢ Single width bearer less printing machine.
➢ Automatic webbing up and complete web tension control.
➢ Turbo dampening system.
REEL STANDS and DRYER:
MEGTEG Automatic Reel Splicer with belt drive system and MEGTEG Dual Dry TNV heating system.
MAIL ROOM:
➢ FERAG mail room system.
➢ MSD for up to 6 inserting.
➢ Automatic packaging system.
CTP SYSTEM:
• POLARIS 100 laser scan and plate preparation
• Lithopress 80 processor
• Nela automatic plate punching and bending machine
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Operation & Maintenance Engineer
• Sustains and improves reliability, plant operation, maintenance, and systems documentation for a leading offset printing machine and embellishments
• Manages the plant’s operations, maintenance, projects, and departments including spare parts, inventory, and compliance with environmental and safety regulations
• prepare maintenance schedule and shift schedule & manage preventive mechanical maintenance of all plant machines.
• Implements a wide variety of engineering solutions to increase equipment availability, increase net operating rate, reduce operation losses, and achieve standard and acceptable production rates.
• Introduced and developed an approach to maintenance incorporating principles of TPM, RCM, and the Kaizen philosophy, and then created plans, programs, and strategies for personnel and equipment improvement.
• Ensured all technical and company standards were met.
• Preventive: Development and implementation of scheduled maintenance programs and lubrication plans, overhauls, inspections,
• Predictive: Development and implementation of data collection systems and programs, fault trees, root cause analysis, temperature and vibration spectrum analysis, lubrication analysis, alignment and bearing management, report and procedure drafting, and trend analysis to prevent breakdowns
• Corrective: Development and implementation of corrective actions such as lubrication plans, maintenance frequency, and training
• Maintaining 5s and discipline within and outside of the organization.

PRODUCTION staff at AL WATAN NEWS PAPER
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2008 to January 2011

Preparation of work schedule and provide frontline technical support for

QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEER at MAHARASHTRA SEAMLESS LTD (JINDAL GROUP) MUMBAI
  • India - Mumbai
  • January 2007 to May 2008

Planning and executing the inspection activities with respect to the work order as guided by the production department
• Executing Preliminary inspection of coupling pipes, inspection of coupling blanks, Threading inspection of coupling (BTC, LTC, LP, PUP-JOINT, PMC) accordance to the API Inspection method
• Calibrating and carryout MPI test (Magnetic particle Inspection-NDT) for crack analysis
• Follow-up Destructive test (Mechanical and Chemical Analysis test) such as hardness test, tensile test, impact test etc...
• Interacting and coordinating between quality and other departments
• Maintains data performing statistical calculations to maximise the product quality and performance
• Continuous analysis of the rejections and NCRs to bring in zero defects by innovative corrective action and preventive action through 7 QC tools (Pareto Diagram)
• Maintaining 5S and Housekeeping in the department

QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEER at MAHARASHTRA SEAMLESS LTD (JINDAL GROUP)
  • India
  • January 2007 to January 2008

Planning and executing the inspection activities with respect to the work order as guided by the production department
•Executing Preliminary inspection of coupling pipes, inspection of coupling blanks, Threading inspection of coupling (BTC, LTC, LP, PUPJOINT, PMC) accordance to the API Inspection method
•Calibrating and carryout MPI test (Magnetic particle Inspection-NDT) for crack analysis
•Follow-up Destructive test (Mechanical and Chemical Analysis test) such as hardness test, tensile test, impact test etc...
•Interacting and coordinating between quality and other departments
•Continuous analysis of the rejections and NCRs to bring in zero defects by innovative corrective action and preventive action through 7 QC tools (Parato Diagram)
•Maintaining 5S and Housekeeping in the department

QA/QC ENGINEER at JANATICS PNEUMATICS
  • India
  • January 2004 to January 2007

Conducted audit and internal quality control programs
•Responsible for conducting on-site supplier system and special process audits for record retention system, production processes and work procedures
•Interacting and coordinating between quality and other departments like Purchase, Design, Production, IED, Tool room, Metrology, Chemistry lab, etc.,
•Continuous analysis of the rejections & NCRs to bring in zero defects
•Experience for handling various types of instruments and

ENGINEER TRAINEE & QA/QC ENGINEER at JANATICS PNEUMATICS PRIVATE LTD COIMBATORE
  • India - Cuttack
  • January 2004 to January 2007

• Conducted audit and internal quality control programs
• Responsible for conducting on-site supplier system and special process audits for record retention system, production processes and work procedures
• Interacting and coordinating between quality and other departments like Purchase, Design, Production, IED, Tool room, Metrology, Chemistry lab, etc.,
• Continuous analysis of the rejections & NCRs to bring in zero defects
• Experience for handling various types of instruments
• Knowledge of problem solving skills and familiar with quality tools such as 8D, 7 QC tools (Pareto Analysis)
• Maintaining 5S and Housekeeping in the department
• Having knowledge in TPM & TQM, ISO 9001:2008, Poke-Yoke, six sigma, Kaizen, 7 QC Tools, 5S Activities, Nonconformities and MSA study, PDCA cycle, APQP and PPAP, ASTM DIN code, API 5CT, API 5B & API 5L.

ENGINEER TRAINEE & QA/QC ENGINEER at JANATICS PNEUMATICS PRIVATE LTD COIMBATORE
  • India - Cuttack
  • January 2004 to January 2007

• Conducted audit and internal quality control programs
• Responsible for conducting on-site supplier system and special process audits for record retention system, production processes and work procedures
• Interacting and coordinating between quality and other departments like Purchase, Design, Production, IED, Tool room, Metrology, Chemistry lab, etc.,
• Continuous analysis of the rejections & NCRs to bring in zero defects
• Experience for handling various types of instruments
• Knowledge of problem solving skills and familiar with quality tools such as 8D, 7 QC tools (Pareto Analysis)
• Maintaining 5S and Housekeeping in the department
• Having knowledge in TPM & TQM, ISO 9001:2008, Poke-Yoke, six sigma, Kaizen, 7 QC Tools, 5S Activities, Nonconformities and MSA study, PDCA cycle, APQP and PPAP, ASTM DIN code, API 5CT, API 5B & API 5L.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Coimbatore Institute of Technology
  • May 2003

Specialties & Skills

Engineering
DOCUMENTATION
MECHANICAL
MICROSOFT MAIL
PRE-PRESS PRODUCTION
PROGRESS
QUALITY
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Languages

English
Intermediate
Hindi
Intermediate
Tamil
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Listening to music