Krishna Kumar Yadav

1. Quality Management System (QMS)

• Implement, maintain, and improve an ISO 9001-based QMS across the organization.
• Ensured compliance with internal quality policies, procedures, and documentation systems to uphold quality standards.
• Develop and update quality manuals, SOPs, and process flow documents.
• Drive the standardization of quality systems across departments.

2. Audit Planning and Execution.

• Plan and conduct internal audits across design, manufacturing, testing, and procurement.
• Coordinate external audits (ISO certification, customer audits, third-party inspections, and supplier audits and assessments).
• Ensure timely closure of audit findings and nonconformities.
• Maintain audit schedules, reports, and compliance records.

3. Non-Conformance and CAPA RCA Management.

• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for major quality issues.
• Ensure effective implementation of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Monitor NCR trends, and drive systemic improvements to eliminate recurrence.

4. Assisting to Monitor critical manufacturing processes.

• Raw Material Inspection.
• Welding inspection.
• NDT tests, such as PT, VT, UT, RT, and PMI inspection/witness.
• Dimensional inspection.
• Air, hydro, or oil leakage test.
• Vacuum test.
• Pressure Test.
• Ensure adherence to IEC, IS, ISO, ASME, ASTM, EN, and CBIP standards, as well as customer-specific requirements (approved QAP, drawing, GTP, AVL).
• Handling the incoming quality control inspection activities.
• Assessed vendor capabilities to ensure compliance with quality requirements.
• Tank assembly inspection (dimension, part marking, match marking, layout, leveling, fittings, water logging test, and BOM).
• Performed surface preparation to meet project specifications.
• Applied paint finishes to products according to specifications.
• Pre-dispatch inspection (PDI).
• Supported daily operations by coordinating schedules and communicating with team members.
• Ensure process capability and quality consistency.

5. Cross-Functional Coordination.

• Work closely with the Production, Design, Testing, Procurement, and Projects teams.
• Resolve interdepartmental quality issues, and ensure smooth execution.
• Provide technical guidance for quality-related problem solving.

6. Customer and External Interface.

• Handle customer inspections and quality audits.
• Coordinate with third-party inspection agencies and certification bodies.
• Address customer complaints, and ensure timely resolution.

7. Team Management and Development.

• Lead and mentor QA engineers, and senior QA engineers.
• Allocate responsibilities, and monitor the performance of the QA team.
• Conduct training programs on QMS, audit practices, and quality tools.

8. Continuous Improvement and Cost of Quality Reduction.

• Drive quality tools and techniques, such as 5S, Kaizen, CAPA, RCA, 7 QC Tools, 8D methodology, and Poka-Yoke.
• Reduce rework, rejection, and customer complaints.
• Championed continuous improvement initiatives across departments to enhance quality practices.

A. Inspection Activities.

Handling the various power transformer tank inspection activities in-house and at fabricator sites. Such as: raw material verification, fit-up inspection, welding inspection, non-destructive (NDT) and destructive testing (DT) inspection, tank assembly inspection, air-leakage test, hydro pressure test, vacuum test, positive material identification (PMI) test, UT, LPT, VT, and RTFI, surface preparation, shot-grit blasting, painting, DFT, WFT, paint adhesion, paint glossiness, paint pull-off, and PDI. CRGO steel mother coil and cut lamination inspection. Core-clamp inspection, measurement, and testing of components for machined and assembled items.

B. Quality System, Standards, and Reference Document Awareness.

Familiar with various standards, such as.

• ISO 2768: General Tolerances in Mechanical Engineering.
• CBIP: Central Board of Irrigation and Power.
• ASTM D3359: American Society of Testing and Materials refers to measuring paint adhesion tests.
• ISO 2409: Test method for assessing the resistance of paint coatings.
• ISO 2409: Paint pull-off.
• ISO 12944: Corrosion protection of steel structures.
• ISO 8501: Steel surface cleaning or surface preparation.
• ISO 2062: Hot rolled medium and high structural steel tensile.
• ASME Sec. IX: Qualification of welding procedure.
• ASME Sec. V: Nondestructive examination.
• EN ISO 15085: The quality requirements and certification of welding manufacturers.
• ISO 3834: Comprehensive quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials.
• ISO 5817: Acceptance criteria of welding imperfections.
• ISO 9606: Requirements for qualification testing of welders for fusion welding.
• ISO 9001: Quality Management System (QMS).
• ISO 14001: Environmental Management System (EMS).
• ISO 45001: Occupational Health and Safety Risk (OH&S).
• IS3024: Flat-rolled, fully processed, grain-oriented electrical steel sheets or strips.
• IS649: Testing method of magnetic steel and strips for the construction of the magnetic circuit.
• MQP/ITP (Manufacturing Quality or Inspection Test Plan), HEIL specifications, drawings, outline general drawings, fabrication, and welding drawings.

C. Role & Responsibilities:

• Leading the incoming inspection activities, sample testing planning, and handling the customer and OEM witness on site. Closing the GRN on time. Handling the incoming and in-process NC.
• Handling the customer audit as a quality representative and QMS certification.

D. Documentation and Reporting.

• Prepare and maintain quality documents as per MQP/ITP.
• Prepare NCRs and Quality Alert.
• Assist the supplier in maintaining the 8D analysis.
• Participating in FMEA and 8D.
• Prepare and follow up on customer complaints, and close on time.

E. Issue Resolution and Corrective Action.

• Identify documents and analyze supplier-related quality issues. Coordinate with vendors to implement corrective/preventive actions and root cause analysis. Follow up on corrective actions and verify their effectiveness. Provide necessary training to the vendor team for process improvement.

F. Cross-Functional Team Coordination

• Work closely with procurement, production, and design teams to resolve quality-related challenges. Support new product development (NPD) activities by ensuring supplier quality readiness. Support continuous improvement initiatives at vendor locations.

G Skills and Competencies.

• Strong understanding of the material properties of metals, mechanical components, machining, casting, welding, and fabrication processes.
• Ability to understand the machining process of CNC, VMC, lathe machines, welding, and fabrication machine operations. Good knowledge of the machining process.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Hands-on experience with SAP and ERP systems.
• Having good experience with quality tools, like 7QC. 8D analysis, 5 Whys, 6M, 7 QC Tools, FMEA (PFMEA, DFMEA)
• Good communication and interpersonal skills for vendor interaction.
• Conducting the inspection stages and communicating with the supplier in a proactive approach.
• Welding-related witness and inspection, such as WPS, WQTC, and WPQR preparation and verification.
• Handling instrument calibration activities.
• Performing First Article Inspection (FAI).
• Collaborating with the production team to implement quality improvements.
• technical advice on specialized quality assurance technologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with various departments.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Strong analytical skills to identify issues and recommend solutions.

Led incoming quality team, conducted supplier audits and assessments, and developed vendors to enhance overall quality assurance.

• Led cross-functional teams in executing complex projects aligned with business objectives.
• Conducted comprehensive risk assessments to identify project challenges and develop actionable solutions.

Managed EMU traction transformers manufacturing processes.

• Incoming quality.
• Supplier quality inspection.
• Customer witness inspection at the site and in-house during FAI and FAT.
• Tanking and lid welding.
• Prepared and qualified welders and welding processes according to IS9606-2 to enhance welding quality and compliance.
• Awareness about WPS, WPQR, and WQTC.
• Instrument calibration activities.
• Vendor Development and Assessment.
• Leading the certification, recertification, and surveillance audit of EN 15085.
• Conducted internal audits for IMS to identify areas for improvement and ensure adherence to quality protocols.

Managed the manufacturing of structural bridge bearings.

• Conducted incoming material inspections on casting materials and sealing items, ensuring adherence to specifications.
• Mechanical Testing (Tensile & Compressive Strength, Shearing Stress)
• Incoming material inspection, such as casting material and sealing items like gaskets.
• Machining item inspection, like casting material.
• Conducted CE marking certification activities to ensure product compliance with European standards.

Conducted inspections during the manufacturing of power transformer tanks and turbine housings.

• Conducted inspections of power transformer tanks at various locations.
• Welding inspection, non-destructive (NDT), and destructive testing (DT) inspection,
• Air/hydro-leakage test, hydro pressure test, vacuum test, positive material identification (PMI) test, UT, LPT, VT, and RTFI, surface preparation, shot-grit blasting, painting, DFT, WFT, paint adhesion, paint glossiness, paint pull-off, and PDI.
• Tank assembly inspection.
• Performed inspections on fit-up processes to confirm accuracy before welding.
• Ensured raw materials met specifications for manufacturing.
• Performed measurement and testing of components for machined and assembled items to verify specifications.