Vijayakumar Balakrishnan

Experience

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  TVS Motor Company

  Jul 1985 - Feb 1992

  Engineer - Manufacturing Engineering

  Responsibilities & Contributions • Started professional career through campus and reported to Manager - Production Engineering.• Green Field Project. - Localization of component manufacturing and assembly• Design of tools, fixtures and gauges, preparation of PFD, Stage drawing for each operation, manufacturing Layout / Process sheet, Layout, Trials at machine tool supplier site and process establishment at plant. • Established many sophisticated CNC / SPM metal cutting equipment -Precision turning / machining centers, grinding, honing, gear machining, pressing and welding involved in engine and 2 wheeler manufacturing. Show less

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  ZF Rane Automotive India Private Limited

  Mar 1992 - Sept 1994

  Senior engieer - Manufacturing Engineering

  Responsibilities & Contributions• Reported Senior Divisional Manager – Manufacturing engineering.• Green Field Project. - Localization of component manufacturing and assembly of Hydraulic Power steering • Established many sophisticated CNC / SPM metal cutting equipment involving precision turning / machining centers, grinding, honing, lapping etc.; and special processes like ball screw thread grinding, profile slot cutting, creep feed grinding etc.;

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  Lucas TVS

  Nov 1997 - Dec 2008

  Assistant Manager - Manufacturing Engineering

  Responsibilities• Lead Operations efficiency / capacity enhancement management, Manufacturing Cost Optimization. Management, New project launch control and Quality improvement management.• Reported to Business Unit Head.• Lead a group of 5 engineers in the domains of new products launch, tool design and manufacture, methods and industrial activities for all the processes like pressing, welding, fabrication, winding, soldering, machining and assembly processes involved in the manufacture of starter motor.Contributions• Capacity improvement from 600 starters per day to 3500 starters per day over a span of 10 years.• Deep involvement and contribution in winning many international awards and accolades for implementation and practicing TQM, TPM and JIT principles. Show less

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  AMALGAMATIONS VALEO CLUTCH PRIVATE LIMITED

  Nov 2010 - Apr 2015

  Head - Process Engineering

  Responsibilities.• Lead & manage – Industrial strategy, investment, Operations efficiency / capacity enhancement, Manufacturing Cost Optimization, Industrial transfer, New project launch control and Quality improvement with 10 staffs in managerial / engineer roles.• Reporting – Hierarchal to Site Director and functional to Product Line Industrial director at France.Contributions• Creation of Industrial engineering department, staffing, defining the roles and responsibilities and implementation of systems, procedures and standards.• Capacity enhancement through investment of 200 MINR and establishment of process & equipment involving assembly lines, EOL testers, presses, and heat treatment.• Established production norms through cycle time & change over time for all operations and sign off with union.• Industrial transfer – Transfer and re-establishment of all equipment from 2 different sites to 1 new plant with world class standards Involving backup line tool / process establishment, customer validation and approval. Show less

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  Lear Corporation

  Apr 2015 - now

  General Manager- Industrial Engineering

  Responsibilities.• Lead & manage Industrial engineering function at India level with 25 staffs and engineers across all 8 plants and new foot prints in the below domain • Industrial strategy, Annual and long range budgeting of investment, DL / IDL HC & capacity.• Improve manufacturing competitiveness through conversion cost and HC optimization.• Facility creation and establishment for new product, New foot print, capacity, technology upgrade, safety, productivity and Quality improvement including site selection, building construction etc.;• Competitive operations conversion costing input to win new business.• Establish standards in core technical processes, productivity, process consumables.• Reporting to Director – Operations.Contributions• Creation of India level corporate Industrial engineering function, staffing, defining the roles and responsibilities and implementation of systems, procedures and standards to create synergy across all plants.• Investment management of 20 M$ in 2018 15 M$ in 2017, 10 M$ in 2016 across India• DL / IDL Productivity – 2016 -Optimized 386 HC (1.1 M$), 2017 – Additional 280 HC (0.5 M$)• Conversion cost optimization – Identified and driving projects – 400 K$• Investment optimization through better utilization of assets, process standardization – 600 K$• On time facility creation and establishment for many new products across India• Honda new foot print – Site selection, construction management, process facility creation • Established production norms through MOST for all assembly operations• Competitive operation conversion costing inputs to win many new businesses. Show less