T Balaji
Chennai
Summary
Senior manufacturing leader with over 24 years of experience in production operations and strategic planning. Expertise in implementing advanced process improvement methodologies and automation to enhance assembly line efficiency. Proven track record of leading project management initiatives that maximize throughput while ensuring compliance with quality standards in EMS and automotive sectors.
Overview
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25
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager – EMS Production
Rikun Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai
04.2026 - Current
- Managing entire PCBA manufacturing process starts from WIP, SMT and Back end operations - FATP.
- Facilitated PCBA manufacturing process, ensuring quality standards and operational efficiency.
- Oversaw all shop floor activities to ensure efficient operations and adherence to production schedules.
- Conducting daily meetings along with internal team and the CFT as well as top management to ensure smooth operations.
- Achieved 100% OTD of customer commitments, aligning with weekly forecast.
- Monitoring and measuring key performance indicators like Plan Vs actual, Efficiency, overall inventory, etc.
- Fostered team spirit to achieve targets and align efforts with business goals.
- New product launching and project execution.
- Maintaining SAP stock value within the limit.
Manager – PPC
Indigrid Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Goa
08.2025 - 03.2026
- Managed forecasting and demand measurement, aligning production plans with customer needs.
- Achieved 100% OTD (On-Time Delivery), ensuring JIT deliveries to customers as per DAP terms.
- Managed finished goods and dispatch operations to ensure timely delivery.
- Led strategic production planning and control activities aligned with organizational goals and customer demand.
- Monitored and measured daily production and planning activities to ensure adherence to schedules and targets.
- Implemented measurable monitoring of production performance to support data-driven decision-making.
- Oversaw production process control, effectively utilising MES and SAP systems.
- Controlled inventory and WIP levels, optimising material flow and resource utilisation.
- Ensured CTB (Clear to Build) and CTP (Clear to Production) readiness for smooth process flow in line with demand requirements.
- Material planning and execution based on forecasts and fluctuations.
- Optimization of resources based on 4 Weeks,8 weeks and quarterly rolling plan.
- Monitoring of Inventory count and cycle count among 4000+ SKUs.
- Produced PCBAs with precision and quality control.
Section Manager – Production, Project Lead
Vishay Precision Transducers India Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai
12.2008 - 03.2025
- Managed end-to-end shop floor activities across multiple manufacturing cells to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
- Allocated production targets among cells, defining weekly and daily goals to drive execution.
- Led the assembly floor in executing production plans and directed teams towards achieving production targets.
- Scheduled and monitored 4M resources (Man, Machine, Material, Method) on the shop floor to support stable production.
- Tracked plan-vs-actual performance, analysed deviations, and identified root causes for non-achievement.
- Monitored On-Time Delivery (OTD) and cycle times, ensuring adherence to customer requirements.
- Led LEAN manufacturing initiatives, streamlining processes and minimising waste.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Conducted feasibility studies and time/cost analysis for new products to support production planning and decision-making.
- Achieved 0.04% of inventory variation during the year 2024.
- Led instrument upgradation projects, including data acquisition systems and calibrators.
- Manufactured force sensors to meet client specifications.
- Product testing training given by Vishay Transducers – Israel.
- PTS (Product Tracking System) Implementation Training by Vishay Transducers – Israel.
Testing Engineer
Advance Power Display Systems Pvt Ltd.
Mumbai
02.2006 - 11.2008
- Planned test procedures for products according to customer specifications, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Perform the test set-up, calibration, testing debugging and troubleshooting of test station.
- Handled and maintained high-end test equipment, including ATE Tester, Chroma load, Power Analyzer, and 500MHz CRO to support testing operations.
- Implemented CAPA processes to improve product reliability and compliance, analysed processes to reduce downtime..
- Construction of new jigs for every product as per its test plan.
- APDS is the manufacturers of SMPS for network systems with various topologies, rating from 160W to 4000W
- Customers: HP, CISCO, FOUNDRY.
Testing Engineer
MHE technologies Pondy pvt ltd.
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Executed testing jigs and procedures according to customer requirements, ensuring compliance and functionality.
- Implemented new products into production line and developed corresponding testing plans.
- Troubleshot faulty products, identifying issues and facilitating prompt resolutions.
- Collaborated with production planning teams to coordinate product schedules.
- Achievement: Construction of automatic discharging circuit of EHT voltage.
- MHE Technologies are the Manufacturer of CTV PCBA
- Customers: THOMSON, ONIDA, TCL.
Apprentice
Sree Vishnu Electronics
Chennai
12.2001 - 12.2002
- Delivered project for GE to localise import substitute parts for power supply of X-ray generators, executed under SIX-SIGMA methodologies.
- Localised import substitute parts to optimise supply chain efficiency.
- New Project Implementation.
- Manufacturer of SMPS transformers and potential transformers
Education
B. Sc. - Electronic Science
Annamalai University
ChidambaramDiploma - Electronics and Communication Engineering
CIS (Certified IPC Specialist in IPC) -
DMOA & FA (Diploma in Microsoft Office Applications and Financial Accounting) -
Skills
- End-to-end PCBA manufacturing expertise
- Production management
- Demand forecasting and analysis
- Inventory control
- Production scheduling and monitoring
- Throughput enhancement
- Capacity optimisation
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Bottleneck resolution
- Process automation
- Data-driven decision making
- KPI monitoring
- Project implementation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Leadership mentoring
- Strategic planning and negotiation expertise
- Cross-functional collaboration
Languages Known
Tamil, English & Hindi
Custom
- Product testing training given by Vishay Transducers – Israel.
- PTS (Product Tracking System) Implementation Training by Vishay Transducers – Israel.
Timeline
Manager – EMS Production
Rikun Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd.
04.2026 - Current
Manager – PPC
Indigrid Technology Pvt. Ltd.
08.2025 - 03.2026
Section Manager – Production, Project Lead
Vishay Precision Transducers India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2008 - 03.2025
Testing Engineer
Advance Power Display Systems Pvt Ltd.
02.2006 - 11.2008
Testing Engineer
MHE technologies Pondy pvt ltd.
01.2003 - 01.2006
Apprentice
Sree Vishnu Electronics
12.2001 - 12.2002
B. Sc. - Electronic Science
Annamalai University