VIKAS BAGADE
Sr. Manager - Operations
Secunderabad
Summary
Holding 20+ years of industrial and operational experience in Plant Operations, looking into Quality, Production Process improvement, and Projects. Having vast experience at both the shop floor and corporate level, very passionate and well-suited to the vibrant style & atmosphere of the company. Looking for an active contribution to an ambitious organization.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
Languages
Work History
Plant Head-Operations
Patil Group of Industries
04.2024 - 09.2025
- Independently worked with teams on implementing the process, procedures, and systems in a newly taken-over plant.
- Reviewing the Daily Progress of Plant activities with Core team members
- Reviewing Monthly Progress with Core team members
- Ensuring Licenses are renewed as per frequency.
- Ensuring Agreements are in place.
- Ensuring Plant Housekeeping.
- Ensuring Zero Harm through Safety activities.
- Ensuring Raw material Inventory by the Stores team.
- Ensuring Plant Maintenance by the Maintenance team.
- Ensuring Manpower is in place – Staff and Workforce.
- Ensuring Raw materials are checked for quality by the Quality team.
- Ensuring the Calibrations of Machines are completed as per frequency.
- Ensuring that Welfare is being taken care of by HR.
- Ensuring Payments are made to suppliers within a fixed time frame by Accounts.
- Ensuring Production Targets are achieved.
- Increased the Production 8k/month to 15k/month.
- Improved Quality – changed the RM sources.
- Reduced Cost in most of the parameters by 50/- per unit.
- Ensuring compliance with the Audit observations.
- One of the Leading companies for Manufacturing and supplying of Prestressed Concrete sleepers at various locations on pan India to Indian Railways and private parties. And under backward integration, having HTS wire, Fastening system, Plastic, and Foundry units at various locations on pan India.
Sr. Manager-Operations
Patil Group of Industries
04.2019 - 03.2024
- Assisting to COO along with the Director-Operations in managing the day-to-day operation activities in Sleeper, Wire and Insert divisions of the company.
- Assisting COO and Vice president for day-to-day operational activities at unit level.
- Assisting to COO on various project planning and coordinating with inter-departments for smooth execution – Handled 3 new establishment projects and 4 expansions of existing units.
- Planning of Raw Material inventory.
- Keeping statistical and analytical information and records.
- Managing and Organizing the staff, Labors and contractors when needed.
- Assisting on Cost reduction programs.
- Attending Customer Compliances.
- Dealing New Assignments of the company.
- BOQ and Costing submission to Marketing.
- Monthly Cost review and rejection analysis of plants.
- Monitoring Production targets for units.
- Troubleshooting the current issues.
Deputy Manager-Operations
Patil Group of Industries
07.2015 - 03.2019
- Assisting to VP-Operations in managing the day-to-day operation activities in Sleeper Business of the company as a team.
- Assisting Vice president for day-to-day operational activities at unit level.
- Planning of Raw Material inventory.
- Keeping statistical and analytical information and records.
- BOQ and Costing submission to Marketing.
- Follow-up for Inspection Certificates and Bills submission to Railways.
- Monthly Cost review and rejection analysis of plants.
- Production Planning and setting-up targets for units.
- Troubleshooting the current issues.
Assistant Manager-Operations
Patil Group of Industries
04.2011 - 06.2015
- Responsible for assisting in managing the day-to-day operation at plant level and also at corporate level.
- Assisting Plant head, Vice president for day-to-day operation at unit level.
- Planning of Raw Material inventory.
- Keeping statistical information and records.
- Meeting with Railway officials for any quality issues.
- Organize the Con-call meetings.
- Follow-up for Inspection Certificates and Bills submission to Railways.
- Follow-up for approvals for Mix Design as per IS codes.
- Production Planning and setting-up targets for units.
- Troubleshooting the current issues.
- Auto-Cad drawings plotting as per customer requirement.
Quality Control In-Charge
Patil Group of Industries
04.2009 - 03.2011
- Responsible for assisting Plant head in managing the Quality on Production process and Inspection of finished products.
- Organizing the Testing of Raw materials consignments like Cement, Aggregate Inserts as per IS codes.
- Maintaining the records as per RDSO and Zonal Railway issued formats.
- Developmental Inspection Project by RDSO for new products.
- Quality inspections at frequent intervals on production process.
- Finished product inspection duly witnessing by Railway Officials.
- Planning of Production within delivery period of agreement.
- ISO 9001:2008 certification surveillance auditing and maintaining the records.
- Handling of various types of products.
- Labors management.
- Training sessions conducted at unit level on Quality and production process.
- Manuals and Formats implemented for effortless work at unit level.
- Basic knowledge of IS codes like IS-456,2386,6006,10262,383,12269 etc.
Lab. Assistant to Senior QC Analyst
Patil Group of Industries
10.2005 - 03.2009
- Responsible for assisting QC In-charge in managing the Quality on Production process and Inspection of finished products.
- Organizing the Testing of Raw materials consignments like Cement, Aggregate Inserts as per IS codes.
- Maintaining the records as per RDSO and Zonal Railway issued formats.
- Assisting QC In-charge in Developmental Inspection Project by RDSO for new products.
- Quality inspections at frequent intervals on production process.
Education
MBA - Operations
Manipal University
Jaipur 04.2001 -
B.Sc. - Physics/Maths
Gulbarga University
06-2005
Pre-university - Science
Karnataka Board
03-2002
Skills
Management: Project Management, People Management, Quality Management, Stock Management, Planning
Professional: Customer Satisfaction, Trouble Shooting, Grooming staff, Analytical Skills
Timeline
Plant Head-Operations
Patil Group of Industries
04.2024 - 09.2025
Sr. Manager-Operations
Patil Group of Industries
04.2019 - 03.2024
Deputy Manager-Operations
Patil Group of Industries
07.2015 - 03.2019
Assistant Manager-Operations
Patil Group of Industries
04.2011 - 06.2015
Quality Control In-Charge
Patil Group of Industries
04.2009 - 03.2011
Lab. Assistant to Senior QC Analyst
Patil Group of Industries
10.2005 - 03.2009
MBA - Operations
Manipal University
04.2001 -
B.Sc. - Physics/Maths
Gulbarga University
Pre-university - Science
Karnataka Board
Awards and Achievements
- Plant Management recognized me as one of the Core team members in Aug’2006.,
- Received appreciation from the company for a wonderful achievement on “Highest dispatches of 60K sleepers in Aug’2009” for the first time across our group.,
- Management recognized my 7 years of Hard work at the plant level and transferred my duties to the Corporate level from Asst. Manager –QC to Asst. Manager-Operations in Apr’2012.,
- Management recognized me as one of the Core team members at the Corporate level in Jul’2013.,
- In Apr’2016, Management awarded me as “Best performance of the FY 2016”,
- In Apr’2024, Management promoted me as “Plant Head – Operations”.