Harshit Sharma
Strategic, self-driven professional with 7+ years of experience in Manufacturing Excellence, TPM/OEE, and project management, driving waste elimination, cost reduction, and productivity and quality improvement. Proven ability to design and execute value stream and continuous improvement initiatives across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost, while enhancing equipment reliability and plant service quality. Strong expertise in operational excellence, process transitions, and performance management through structured strategies, metrics, and succession planning. Successfully led post-acquisition integration of a newly acquired company by standardizing processes, aligning KPIs, and embedding continuous improvement systems.
Work Experience:
7 years 7 month Years
Industry:
Project & Program Management
Function:
Manufacturing & Engineering
Vedanta aluminium
Business Development Coordinator Jun '18-Sept '21
• Roles and Responsibilities -
• Led Control Room operations for the Carbon Smelter unit, ensuring strict adherence to process parameters and stable, deviation-free production.
• Planned and deployed shop-floor manpower and executed shift-wise production planning aligned with monthly targets, improving schedule adherence and operational discipline.
• Developed, updated, and enforced SOPs; digitized consumable tracking through QR-code deployment across the shop floor to enhance visibility and control.
• Contributed to Energy Management System (EnMS) improvement projects, maintaining energy KPIs and supporting efficiency initiatives.
• Drove workplace excellence as Deputy 5S Zone Leader, conducting weekly audits and sustaining continuous improvement through 2 LSS projects, 6 Kaizens, and 3 Quality Circles.
PCBL Limited | Mundra, India
Manufacturing Excellence Coordinator Sept '21-Dec '22
• Roles and Responsibilities -
• Coordinating Manufacturing Excellence initiatives by leading Kaizen and DMAIC-based focused improvement projects, tracking plant KPIs, OPE, and driving measurable productivity gains.
• Managing shop-floor deviations through structured RCA, implementing corrective and preventive actions to improve process stability and output.
• Driving ESG and sustainability improvements by working across energy, waste, safety, and compliance parameters aligned with plant goals.
• Leading 5S implementation and continuous improvement training, while partnering with Operational Risk Management to identify, assess, and control operational risks.
• Planning and deploying lean initiatives to deliver cost savings through waste reduction, quality improvement, and process optimization; providing SME support during product transfers and cross-functional problem-solving.
Lupin Limited, Boisar Dec’22- March’25
Operational Excellence Coordinator
• Roles and Responsibilities -
Serving as Operational Excellence Lead, driving continuous improvement through structured problem-solving and analytical tools across shop-floor operations.
Leading World Class Manufacturing (WCM) implementation, embedding standardized practices, loss reduction, and performance discipline on the shop floor.
Driving shop-floor digital transformation initiatives to improve visibility, control, and data-driven decision-making.
Managing plant KPIs and executing focused improvement projects using the DMAIC methodology to enhance productivity, quality, and cost performance.
Advancing ESG performance by improving sustainability parameters across products, while leading 5S implementation and training teams on continuous improvement practices’
Sudarshan Chemicals March’25 onwards
Operational Excellence Coordinator
• Roles and Responsibilities -
• Leading Operational Excellence initiatives at the Ankleshwar site following Sudarshan’s acquisition of Heubach, ensuring smooth post-merger integration.
• Driving OEE implementation across manufacturing units and establishing robust, sustainable performance tracking systems.
• Designing and leading idea evaluation frameworks to capture, assess, and scale innovative improvement solutions across functions.
• Standardizing processes and harmonizing KPIs to integrate Sudarshan and Heubach operations, improving transparency, alignment, and execution discipline.
- Achieved exceptional recognition in QCFI on first participation, demonstrating strong problem-solving and team leadership capabilities.
- 2021: NCQC Winner for the project “Reduction of Specific HFO Consumption” at Vedanta Ltd., delivering significant energy and cost savings.
- 2020: Awarded Best Employee – Bake Oven (SEZ) at Vedanta Ltd. for outstanding operational performance and ownership.
- 2019: Won Best Idea in Smelter for “Optimization of Pulsing Percentage in Heating Ramps” at Vedanta Ltd., improving process efficiency.
- MBA (pursuing) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 2024-2026
- B.Tech (Cheical Engineering) National institute of Technology, Hamirpur 2014-2018
- XII, CBSE S D R R public School 2013
- X, CBSE S D R R public School 2011
- Black Belt certified
- Certified 5 S auditor
- EMDP,Advance operational and analytics from IIM Kozhikode