Vaibhav B. Bhavsar

GE Vernova - Onshore Wind Renewables: A leading company in the supply of installation, service, and maintenance of wind power turbines, as well as the manufacturing of components for wind power turbines, with a presence in several countries around the world.

• Coordinating with customers and manufacturing plants for major component inspections and clearances.
• Supported quality control assessments and product improvements by delivering project site and customer feedback to manufacturing plants.
• Reviewing and handling customer complaints and NCRs with sites and manufacturing plants with respect to reported observations and issues.
• Planning and conducting internal quality audits for project sites.
• Conducting subcontractor audits during onboarding stages and at project sites.
• Coordinating customer surveys for projects as per schedule.
• Maintained project quality documents, including QAPs, material and WTG inspection records, and customer inspection and NCRs records.
• Inspection of material and site execution works.
• In-process and final inspections of WTGs.
• Maintaining the data related to CoPQ and vendor recovery.
• Preparing quality reports for the project sites and sharing them with leadership.
• Reviewing and coordinating NCs of products and project execution processes.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify root causes of quality issues, enhancing processes and product quality.
• Developing the functional procedures and work instructions tailored to the specific needs of the project's execution works.
• Facilitating employee training on quality standards, protocols, and best practices, leading to increased awareness and adherence across the organization.

Few major customers have been handled-

JSW Renewables: 800+ MW.

EDF Renewables: 300+ MW.

Continuum Energy: 250+ MW.

Amplus: 100+ MW.

Powerica: 100+ MW.

GE Renewables - Onshore Wind:

• Planning and conducting the internal quality audits.
• Inspection of material and site execution works.
• In-process and final inspections of WTGs.
• Reviewed and resolved customer complaints and non-conformance reports (NCR) to ensure quality standards.
• Maintained data on cost of poor quality (CoPQ) and vendor recovery to track performance issues.
• Evaluated and approved subcontractors.
• Conducting subcontractor audits at project sites.
• Prepared weekly and monthly quality reports to provide insights on site compliance and performance.
• Maintaining the project's functional documents.

Few major customers have been handled-

BIM Wind Power: 100+ MW.

Ocean Renewable: 60+MW.

Hong Phong 1 Wind Power: 50+ MW.

Powerchina VN: 30+MW.

Inox Wind Ltd.: A leading company in the installation, service, and maintenance of Wind Turbine Generators, and the manufacturing of components for Wind Turbine Generators.

• In-process and final inspection of fabricated materials.
• In-process and final inspection of tubular steel towers and tower internals.
• Executed tests according to quality assurance plans to ensure compliance with standards.
• Inspected and cleared finished products to adhere to quality plans.
• Conducting vendor audits and assessments.
• Periodic review and implementation of quality procedures.
• Prepared SOP, WI, and QAP documents to meet project specifications.
• Maintaining the data of RCA, CAPA, IR, NCR, QRN, etc.
• Implementation of design and drawing changes at the vendor's end.
• Communicating the customer requirements and implementation at the vendor's end.
• Managed customer complaints and investigations related to product quality, facilitating resolution and improvement.
• Site visits for process and product audits, material-related issues and complaints, new product developments, etc.
• Inspection of site works for civil, electrical, and mechanical functions, with in-process quality checks.
• Maintaining quality system documents for project sites.
• Material inspection and NC management at the site.
• Compiled daily, weekly, and monthly quality reports for sites, providing insights for ongoing quality management.
• Pre-commissioning and HOTO audits of WTGs.
• Review and handle the customer complaints, concerns, and investigations related to WTGs.

Few major customers have been handled-

Continuum Energy: 150+ MW.

Renew Power: 150+ MW.

Adani Energy: 100+ MW.

NTPC: 100+ MW.

Suzlon Energy Ltd.: A leading company in suppliers of installation, service & maintenance of Wind Power Turbines and manufacturing of components for Wind Power Turbines with presence in several countries in world.

• Managed day-to-day QC activities, monitoring quality issues throughout site operations to ensure compliance with standards.
• Maintained detailed records on all quality-related matters for easy retrieval during audits or investigations.
• Produced FIM and NCR to ensure compliance with project specifications and quality standards.
• Corrective and preventive actions on nonconformity, and root cause analysis for the reported concerns.
• Material inspection at the incoming stage and controlling the concerns with respective suppliers.
• Conducting internal audits of preventive maintenance activities and organizational PDCA audits.
• Handling of customer complaints, analysis of customer complaints, and feedback to the customer.

Unity Industries: An auto ancillary company providing molded headliner, door trim pads, and carpet to the leading automobile company Mahindra & Mahindra in Nashik, Kandivali, Haridwar, and Zaheerabad plants.

• Handling the quality system of inspection of material for incoming, in-process, and final inspection.
• Preparation and approval of documents, like PPAP, PWI, and SOP.
• Monitored daily rejections at every stage of production, leading to a reduction in rejection PPM.
• Planning of corrective and preventive actions to reduce the rejections, and root cause analysis for major rejections.
• Documentation for ISO/TS 16949 activities, conducting internal audits.
• Managing the NCR and SCAP for any defects and rejections.
• Handled customer complaints, analyzing issues and providing feedback to enhance customer satisfaction.
• Conducting Shop Floor trainings on “Productivity and Efficiency, Zero Defect Concept.”
• Conducting training on 5S, Kaizen activities, and waste elimination and management on the shop floor.

Ritvij Plastics Pvt. Ltd: A supplier of automotive components, like door trim pads, rexine roof headliner, and metal and plastic parts, to Mahindra & Mahindra in Nashik, Zaheerabad, and Haridwar.

• Monitored and controlled production to align with the OEM schedule, ensuring timely delivery.
• Handling and controlling the suppliers regarding the component sample development.
• Coordinated with suppliers to meet material requirements, facilitating a smooth production flow.
• Preparing and analyzing the Bill of Materials.
• Planning of required materials as per the schedule.
• Managed the acceptance and rejection of materials to maintain quality standards in production.
• Monitoring and controlling daily rejections of production.
• Maintaining departmental documents.