Vikram Deorao Bhakte

• Expertise in Transmission & Engine Machine Shop operations with hands-on experience in tractor, car, and engine assembly
• Ensure overall machine shop performance and process health through regular process audits and corrective actions.
• Provide quality inputs for new product development (NPD) based on past failure data and product performance history.
• Review and validate engineering drawings with a strong GD&T application, ensuring design robustness and manufacturability.
• Maintain customer quality standards by conducting product audits, and ensuring defect-free delivery.
• Manage and resolve field issues (CVL and 250-hour warranty claims) through analysis, customer interaction, and closure.
• Provide technical support during customer visits, and address plant-related quality concerns.
• Lead and sustain warranty improvement initiatives to reduce field failures and improve product reliability.
• Drive daily Quality Review (DQR) meetings, and ensure timely resolution of issues with cross-functional teams.
• Lead the ORC (Operation Review Committee) for structured problem escalation, root cause analysis, and closure.
• Monitor process capability (Cp/Cpk) using SPC tools to ensure the robustness of critical parameters.
• Ensure incoming material quality by monitoring supplier performance, and implementing corrective actions.
• Implement and maintain Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, EMS, OHSAS).
• Apply Six Sigma, 7 QC tools, 8D, PFMEA, and DFMEA for continuous improvement and defect prevention.
• Ensure first-time right (FTR) delivery, and reduce rejection and rework in machining and assembly.
• Lead Poka-Yoke implementation and audits based on failure mode analysis.
• Train and develop technicians to build a high-performing, quality-driven team.
• Conduct weekly/monthly ORC and QRM reviews with management for performance tracking.
• Handle internal and customer complaints using structured root cause analysis.
• Drive improvement in critical geometrical parameters to achieve Cp/Cpk ≥ 1.67.
• Prepare and present monthly MIS reports for machine shop performance.
• Lead MPPAP activities for process validation and product approval.
• Ensure the calibration of instruments, gauges, and fixtures as per schedule.
• Drive digitization initiatives
• Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
• Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
• Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
• Achievements:-

Working as a key player in a greenfield project to establish 2 new machining lines consisting of 9 machining lines.

1. HCE (high-capacity engine) crankcase line.

2. NEF (New Failed Cylinder Head)

3. K2 Crankcase.

4. K2 Aluminum Cylinder Head (First time in FD)

5. HCE Crankcase & Cylinder Head

6. Dhruv Carnkcase & Cylinderhead.

• Inputs for the scope of supply and DAP from the product and process.
• Participation in trials of new components, fixtures, and machines at the supplier and in-house per plan, and ensuring ORC closure.
• Process capability study and conclusion of results during in-house commissioning trials of CNC machines and SPMs.
• ORC identification and closure for projects.

Improvement in the OGQL parameter of the engine critical parameter of the crankcase AVL model.

• Process robustness for crank bore and cam bore machining operation.
• Production ramp-up, with quality improvement, from 220 crankcases to 350 crankcases per day.
• New tool development for oil pump bore operation improves the process capability from 0.8 cpk to 1.69 cpk.
• Development of the CMM report into trend charts, histograms, and online monitoring of critical parameter monitoring.
• Deriving Industry 4.0 in quality function and quality audits to enhance efficiency and traceability.

• Responsible for Internal Product Quality & Process Quality adherence.
• Daily In process Rejection analysis.
• Monthly rejection data analysis.
• Responsible for incoming, inprocess and final inspection quality.
• Support for Process Quality Improvements in Assly line.
• Made precautionary plans for preventing products from heavy losses or damage.
• Knowledge of Process Audit, Kaizen System.
• Preparing Daily MIS Report –Quality for Senior Management
• Complaints analysis and taking corrective action.
• Reduce daily RPH by using 7QC tools method.
• Review of FTR improvements in CFT and implementation.
• Monitoring & analysis daily RPH at assembly/ testing
• Responsible for Internal Product Quality & Process Quality adherence.
• Giving training to supervisor and operators.
• Knowledge of FMEA
• Managed a team of 30 people, assigning them tasks (Line quality Audit, Final inspection, in process inspection).
• Achievements: Development of a new fixture to detect TMC 8 assly body leak & with further analysis done & feedback mechanisms established with Machine shop area to resolve problem permanently.
• Pokayoke mechanism is done to detect the reverse fitment of oil seal.

• Daily line issues problem resolution through QC tools.
• Monitoring & audit of CTQ (Critical to Quality) Station.
• Monitoring of daily torque Audit.
• Process Audit, Final Product Audit including DT, shower feedback.
• Audit & problem resolution based on Customer complaint (CIR).
• Problem resolution during introduction of new projects
• Monitoring of Daily Fall Out reports of AC Filling, Coolant Oil filling, and Power Steering oil filling, Reworks after Final Assembly of Vehicles.
• Monitoring of process capability Cp &Cpk.
• Making Kaizens & implementation of suggestions.
• Continuous Improvement Process (CIP).
• Verification of Control Plan, Process Sheet & FMEA.
• Verification of process defined by TS.
• To monitor instruments, gauges & fixtures calibration as per plan.
• Knowledge of 5S, PPAP, GAUGE R&R, MSA, 7 QC tools.
• Tata Motors Limited is India's largest automobile company. It is the leader in commercial vehicles in each segment, and among the top three in passenger vehicles with winning products in the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segments.
• Achievements: Eliminate the craftmanship audit concern of 3M tap bulge in indigo model with cost saving of 30 rs per model.
• Increase the effectiveness of AC by establishment of various controls related to parameters and periodic auditing.
• Pokayoke implement for wrong fitment of relay.

• Inspection of supplier component as per Product specification.
• Supplier Process auditing against control plan.
• Maintaining detailed report on supplier quality, including defect rates and areas that result in flaws.
• Meeting with client and customer with quality related issues.
• Corrective and preventive action verification at supplier Side.
• Daily customer inspection report and feedback to team.
• Accurate Engg Co. Pvt. Ltd providing services in dimensional measurement, Measurement System Analysis, Evaluation of Measurement Uncertainties. Consultancy services for NABL Accreditation, and third-party inspection services.