KP Vijayakhumar

Experience

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  Secals Limited

  Jun 1996 - Jan 2000

  Senior Engineer - QA
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  Hindusthan Udyog Limited

  Feb 2000 - Aug 2002

  Deputy Manager - QA
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  Global Vision Consulting and Training (GVC&T)

  Sept 2002 - Nov 2003

  Quality Advisor (TQM Consultant)

  Notable Attainments:Facilitated one of the clients to Saudi Government TQM award based on Malcom Baldridge National Quality Awards (MBNQA).Prepared over 25 tailor-made training modules on TQM and related topics. Provided over 2000 staff days of training on TQM and related topics.

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  Indian Register Quality Systems (IRQS)/ Indian Register of Shipping (IRS)

  Oct 2004 - Apr 2006

  QMS Lead Auditor/ Sr. Engineer

  Notable Attainments: •Effectively conducted over 150 Mandays of Third Party Certification/ Surveillance Audits on QMS•Successfully established one Branch Office and one Site Office in a very short time span

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  Gunnebo India Private Limited

  Feb 2007 - Jul 2015

  General Manager - Quality Assurance (India)

  Key Result Areas: • Accountable for planning, establishing and improving globally acceptable Quality, Health, Safety & Environment management systems as per ISO9001, ISO14001 & OHSAS 45001 standards.• Assisting the process and product quality improvement efforts through data collection, analysis and improvement actions using various tools and methodologies in coordination with all HODs. • Facilitating the organization to be approved and continued suppliers to OEM, by implementing, maintaining and improving the system and processes, as per their (based on TS 16949) requirements.• Handling overall responsibility of managing QHSE issues, of the organization, including corporate and nationwide offices and manufacturing plants.Notable Attainments: • Successfully integrated the ISO 9001, 14001 & OHSAS 18001 Management Systems from scratch and implemented the same in shorter span of time, without any external facilitation. • Successfully led a flagship production line for a Global OEM customer from start to dynamic manufacturing of products to sustained world class Quality and productivity levels. • Successfully facilitated our South Africa Plant’s main production line lay-out modification to a commendable Quality and productivity levels.• Effectively facilitated many Green Belt Six Sigma projects and completed a Black Belt project.• Significantly reduced the customer complaints and customer complaints resolution time and also the production plant’s in-process & final non-conformances.• Successfully launched ‘Partners – Strategic Quality Improvement Program (P-SQIP)’, for our partners including Suppliers, Dealers, Installation Partners & Critical Service Providers.• Deftly provided over 1500 Staff days of tailor made training program on quality & related topics. Show less

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  Own Practice

  Oct 2015 - Dec 2016

  Quality, Environment and Occupational Health and Safety Management Consultant

  Provided expert consultancy and training services in the areas of Quality, Environment and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, Six Sigma, 5S, FMEA and Process Excellence.