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GANESAN P

GANESAN P

PLANT QUALITY MANGER
Chennai

Summary

Certified IATF Internal Auditor & Six Sigma Green Belt Certified Professional, in quest of senior level assignments in Quality Assurance with a leading organization of high repute and value based

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Plant Quality Manager

Sharda Motor Industries Ltd
1 2020 - Current

Sr.Manager

Wilson Power And Distribution Technologies PVT LTD
06.2015 - 12.2019

Assistant Manager

Faurecia Emission Control Technologies Pvt Ltd
04.2011 - 06.2015

Executive

Rane TRW Steering Systems Limited
08.2007 - 03.2011

Junior Engineer

Madras Radiator & Pressing limited
03.2007 - 08.2007

Quality Control Inspector

Aqua Sub Engineering Pvt. Ltd
10.2004 - 10.2006

Education

DME -

Sri Sowdambika Polytechnic
01.2002 - 04.2004

B.E (Mech) - undefined

Meenakshi University
01.2008 - 04.2012

Skills

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Roles And Responsibilities

  • Plan & Ensuring QMS in plant according to defined Standards of IATF/ISO and another global standards/CSR
  • Accountable for Effective functioning of QMS ( IATF 16949) by Handling MR activities.
  • Setting Teams (QA) objectives/goals and planning resources based on production volume and future business
  • Ensuring Fast & timely response on customer, shop floor & supplier issues
  • Accountable for planning & implementing pre-launching activities as part of QPE in APQP team of new models with design & development team
  • Smooth Development of New products by ensuring APQP process & its implementation in plant.
  • Planning & Ensuring Internal Quality System Audits, Process Audits & Product Audits in accordance with IATF 16949 & assuring closure of corrective/preventive action for issue found during Internal Audit.
  • Working closely with customers to meet APQP, PPAP requirements.
  • Developed suppliers in process of coating, stamping /pressed parts, plastic & rubber products.
  • Responsible for Delegating duties and responsibilities to subordinates and planning for improvement of Skill, Gap Analysis and Job Specification, clearly defining yearly targets and goals & their timely review.
  • Ensure all incoming, in process & outgoing parts qualified as per defined standards & controls.
  • In-process rejection/ Non-Quality Expenses (NQE) reduction through analysis and Improvement Road Map by applying Improvement Projects with methodology like Statistical Tools, DMAIC (Six sigma), Quality Circle, QC story etc….
  • Tracks progress on customer line issue, Scrap trend with improvement project implementation at various sources (Supplier, Plant and Engineering) & conduct monthly meeting with top management & share the status & support required.
  • Managed and maintained all aspects of the facility accreditation to the requirements of ISO 9001: 2015, IATF 16949.
  • Wrote, reviewed, edited, and approved Internal Procedures and assured company QA manual/procedures and facility standard operating procedures will comply corporate guidelines, customer & IATF 16949 requirements.
  • Reducing official customer complaints & enhancing customer satisfaction index by analysing the problem, finding root cause (using tools like 5why, DMAIC, G8D, Ishikawa etc..) and taking countermeasures, their implementation & effectiveness check
  • Responsible for supplier audits, monitoring supplier PPM, maintain quality system at supplier end, verification & effectiveness monitoring of CAPA
  • Raising the productivity & quality Levels in process & at the supplier-end by doing Kaizen & Poke-Yoke
  • Responsible for supplier up gradation, supplier evolution & selection.

Key Result Areas

Ensuring – KPI of Quality Assurance process - Customer Satisfaction, Scrap reduction, Warranty claim, Supplier Quality Assurance, Incoming & outgoing product quality, On time New product launches, Successfull completion of QMS Audits

Special Achievements

  • Lead the cost reduction projects through New Supplier Development / Value Engineering which lead to cost savings of 12.7% during the last financial year.
  • Established Robust Supplier Developments Process and ensured the serial production of 40 suppliers
  • Reduced the line rejection Scrap from 3.58% to 0.175%
  • Improved the Process capability from Cpk: 0.9 to 1.85 in housing bending line.
  • Eliminate the Re tapping operation after welding the sensor boss solved by DOE method
  • Successfully achieved and got a HYUNDAI 4 Star & FORDQ1P1 & RENAULT ASES Certification.
  • Hyundai 100 PPM & SQ Mark Certification Successfully achieved and got the certification more than 10 suppliers
  • Reduced Rejections due to Thread Non conformances from 4000 PPM to
  • Reduced welding rejections from 1000PPM to
  • Reduction of Casting blow holes Rejections across the supplier base from 2500 PPM to
  • Improved First time right in PPAP from 75% to 95%
  • Improved Supplier Rating to 5 star levels from 2 and 3 star level through Supplier Excellence Program.
  • Made 200 parts as Self Certified Parts by Improving process capability and made very good controls at Supplier place
  • Contributed towards Reduction of Supplier rejections from 10000PPM to 500 PPM level by implementing Quality Projects at Supplier place.
  • Recognized for serving as Coordinator Quality Circle Movement (started small group activities (quality circles) in different sections to reduce the rejection and reworking in different sections during assembly & reducing field complaints)
  • Secured Best Performance Award (2 times) for achieving 0 PPM and improvements in scrap

Profile Snapshot

Achievement-driven professional with 18+ years of experience in Quality Assurance & Operations, Customer Service, SQA and Team Management in Automobile industry. Sound Possess knowledge in QMS, Six Sigma, Problem Solving/G8D, PPAP, PFMEA, APQP,. Gained hands-on experience in handling local customers like, Ford, Hyundai, M&M, Renault. Experience in developing a framework of quality standards and provide lead/support in problem analysis in production/quality related issues. Demonstrated expertise in managing quality functions, customer handling, in-coming quality, process and Supplier assurance quality; proven success in implementing quality functions. Played a pivotal role in reducing annual manufacturing cost INR 153.0 Lacs through various scrap reduction projects, VA/VE INR 36.0 Lacs in various projects. On time successful launches in more than 6 new projects. team leader & team player with exceptional analytical, problem solving & interpersonal skills.

Timeline

Sr.Manager

Wilson Power And Distribution Technologies PVT LTD
06.2015 - 12.2019

Assistant Manager

Faurecia Emission Control Technologies Pvt Ltd
04.2011 - 06.2015

B.E (Mech) - undefined

Meenakshi University
01.2008 - 04.2012

Executive

Rane TRW Steering Systems Limited
08.2007 - 03.2011

Junior Engineer

Madras Radiator & Pressing limited
03.2007 - 08.2007

Quality Control Inspector

Aqua Sub Engineering Pvt. Ltd
10.2004 - 10.2006

DME -

Sri Sowdambika Polytechnic
01.2002 - 04.2004

Plant Quality Manager

Sharda Motor Industries Ltd
1 2020 - Current
GANESAN PPLANT QUALITY MANGER