ASHUTOSH HIRAJI BHISE
Supplier Quality Development & Assurance
Summary
Experienced professional with a strong working knowledge and proven track record in new product development (NPD), manufacturing processes, project management, stakeholder expectations, and communication management. Possesses a good understanding of customer-specific requirements (CSR) and critical-to-quality (CTQ) standards. Qualified in operations with over 9 years of diverse experience in areas such as supplier quality assurance, process engineering, in-process quality assurance, receipt quality assurance, vendor onboarding, reporting and documentation, and continuous improvement. Demonstrates capabilities in process rationalization, manufacturing flow harmonization, and identifying bottlenecks and defects to improve operational efficiency. Has a thorough understanding of various quality management systems including APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, FMEA, and control plans. Establishes credibility in independently handling entire quality functions encompassing zero-defect quality, negotiations, project implementation, and planning. Extensive experience in commodities such as forging, machining, gear production, brass manufacturing, aluminum extrusion, and more.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Assistant Manager – Supplier Quality Development
TATA Autocomp Systems Ltd
08.2022 - Current
- First-hand experience of having gone through multiple NPD cycles, starting from RFQ till SOP for Forging, machining, Gear, Brass, Fasteners & aluminum Extrusion projects
- Successfully starts SOPs of more than fifteen new customers
- Driving APQP and PPAP
- Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
- Understanding RFQ, PO, customer requirements after taking handover of project from Business development Team
- Improved customer satisfaction by addressing and resolving complaints promptly.
- Implementation of APQP methodology to ensure on time completion of project with right quality
- Conducting kick-off meetings & review meetings for project
- Preparing detail project execution plan, schedules, equipment list, deliverables
- Responsible for additional scope identification during execution of existing project and handling it from feasibility stage to handover to series production
- Prepare & maintain required documentation in execution, Also prepare project report & lessons learned after completion
- Coordinate and manage technical, quality and commercial engagement with customer as appropriate
- Preparing PFD, FMEA and control plans (proto, pre-launch, production)
- Taking feedback from customer as well as from production team after completion of PPAP, for continual improvement
- Conducting New supplier assessments,selection & onboading
- Facing all the customer visits and QMS Audits
Senior Engineer – Quality Assurance
KALYANI Technoforge LTD
12.2021 - 06.2022
- Preparing annual supplier audit plan and conducting supplier audits on yearly basis as per schedule and Carry out new supplier system audit
- Conducted Supplier Feasibility and Design/technical review before given development
- Vendor Selection & onboarding
- Manage all quality-related issues within the manufacturing team (e.g
- Internal, supplier, customer)
- Gauges, Fixtures, Tooling planning for new product development in casting, forging & machining commodity as per production root
- Define A,B,C category supplier & take action to convert C to B, B to A & A to DOL supply
- Work with supplier on continuous improvement in quality system, manufacturing processes, Lean practices
- Major working in commodity like shaft, differential gear box, EV gears, sheaves, axle shaft
- To coordinate with other Departments for any services and facilities need in operation
- Align with marketing & purchase team for dispatch schedule
- Hands on experience for machining, casting, gear Parts
- Right first time part at supplier end & correlate with in-house quality
- Develop sample at supplier end & do ISIR individually
- Visiting at supplier end for product development, Part inspection, Product & process validation
- New product development activity monitoring
- Handling of customer complaint / returns, analyze and take corrective action and communicate the customer in 8D format
- Monitoring Supplier PPM & prepare action plan accordingly
Engineer – Supplier Quality Assurance
PREMIUM MOTION PVT LTD
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Company Overview: (C/0 PREMIUM TRANSMISSION PVT LTD)
- Preparing annual supplier audit plan and conducting supplier audits on yearly basis as per schedule and Carry out new supplier system audit
- Performing Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process to achieve production part approval (PPAP) for selected suppliers for new product development operations
- Participate in the investigation of technical problems, as well as the establishment of procedures and 8D, CAPA (Corrective and Preventative Actions) to avoid recurrences
- Conduct supplier audits, and inspections for system and product conformance to quality requirements
- Lead supplier performance evaluation based on PQCDSM marking and supplier quality development activities
- Responsible for PPAP for all engineering changes (ECN/ ECR), Process changes
- Define A,B,C category supplier & take action to convert C to B, B to A & A to DOL supply
- Implement pre dispatch inspection facility at supplier end to follow DOL Supply
- Inline supplier & plant checking method for improve part quality issue & failure
- Work with supplier on continuous improvement in quality system, manufacturing processes, Lean practices
- Responsible for the complete inspection correlation of supplier as required by the existing company standard codes & Specifications
- To initiate actions pertaining to quality problems occurred at in-house due to supplier
- To report immediately the resolved problems that needs managements concern
- (C/0 PREMIUM TRANSMISSION PVT LTD)
Senior Engineer – Quality Assurance
KALYANI TRANSMISSION TECHNOLIGES LTD
10.2017 - 05.2021
- Develop, adapt and implement quality function processes and ensure product output fully meet the customer requirement
- Responsible for the complete inspection correlation of supplier as required by the existing company standard codes & Specifications
- To coordinate with other Departments for any services and facilities need in operation
- To involve in developing systems at supplier end to ensure products or services are designed and produced to meet or exceed customer requirement and expectations
- Every month PPM analysis and Deviation request confirm with assembly drawing
- Drive the project for cost reduction.(Cycle time reduction, tool life monitoring, standard fixturing, gauging, material handling)
- Facing Internal, External & Customer audits and closing NCR as per system requirement
- Identify failure modes through Gamba and eliminate possibility of occurrence of failure mode
- Implement and monitor Quality Management System IATF 16949
- Initiate action on potential and observed non conformities
- Planning of Gauges for New product
- Conduct SPC study and MSA study
- Plan & monitor the final & In process inspection activity on daily basis
- Plan and carry out system audit, process audits, product audit, and layout inspection
- Analysis of Inhouse rejection and Implementation of actions for reducing the rejection
- Monitoring process and product audit activities
- Visit to local based supplier & interacting with supplier for resolving defect in components
- Imparting training to associates on inspection, handling of gauges and instruments & inspection methods
- Monitoring adherence of annul calibration of measuring devices
- Implementing error preventing ideas in product at the design level
- Working onsite in Belgium 1.5 month for customer complaint management
Quality Engineer
Universal container PVT Ltd.
11.2013 - 11.2014
- In process and pre-dispatch part Inspection
- Monitoring the processes daily as per Control Plan through inspection
- Repetitive NCs are being reviewed in weekly team meetings
- Attending regular QCM meetings
- Daily Rejection analysis, action plans for rejection and implementation
- Preparing & maintaining yearly calibration schedule for existing equipment's
- Conducting process capability & Gauge capability studies for critical parameters
- Measuring Equipment Handled -CMM,Gear Tester,Contracer, Profile Projector, Height Master, Surface Roughness Tester, Slip Gauges, Dial Indicators, Micrometers, Vernier Calipers, Bevel Protector etc
Education
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering -
Govt Polytechnic Kolhapur
01.2010 - 01.2013
S.S.C - undefined
State Board
01.2009 - 01.2010
B.E - Mechanical
Shivaji University
01.2013 - 01.2017
Skills
1 Supplier Quality Management:-Supplier Audits,selection & Onboarding,Supplier Performance Monitoring,Supplier Development & Improvement
2Quality Control & Assurance :-Statistical Process Control (SPC),FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis),APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning),Inspection & Testing
3 Root Cause Analysis & Problem Solving
4Quality Documentation & Reporting
5Automotive Standards & Industry Knowledge :- IATF 16949PPAP,ISO9001
6Team leadership
7Cost reduction
8Project management
9Vendor relationship management
10Team leadership
Acknowledgements
- TATA AUTOCOMP SYSTEMS Ltd, Pune, Customer Crusader, Chairman Award
- Kalyani Transmission Technology Ltd, Pune, Spot Award for Dana Project, Best QM Pillar Strengthen from MD Mr. Amit Kalyani, 5 Star Employee
- Premium Transmission Technology Ltd, Pune Special Award for solving critical Assembly issue
Training
- 5S
- FMEA
- SPC
- Certified Internal Auditor
- PPAP
- MSA
- Problem Solving Techniques through 8D
- 7 Qc Tool
Personal Information
- Passport Number: R2746758
- Notice Period: 03 Month
Hobbies
Travelling
Culinary Exploration
Timeline
Assistant Manager – Supplier Quality Development
TATA Autocomp Systems Ltd
08.2022 - Current
Senior Engineer – Quality Assurance
KALYANI Technoforge LTD
12.2021 - 06.2022
Engineer – Supplier Quality Assurance
PREMIUM MOTION PVT LTD
06.2021 - 12.2021
Senior Engineer – Quality Assurance
KALYANI TRANSMISSION TECHNOLIGES LTD
10.2017 - 05.2021
Quality Engineer
Universal container PVT Ltd.
11.2013 - 11.2014
B.E - Mechanical
Shivaji University
01.2013 - 01.2017
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering -
Govt Polytechnic Kolhapur
01.2010 - 01.2013
S.S.C - undefined
State Board
01.2009 - 01.2010