Prashant Gosavi
Quality Transformation Leader
Pune,Maharashtra
Summary
Quality Transformation Leader with 21+ years driving operational excellence across plastic parts manufacturing industries suppling to packaging industries, automotive industries and Home apliances industries. Built zero-defect organizational capabilities protecting 7.5 lacs in annual revenue and people development at scale, while leading multi-plant QMS transformation.
Overview
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Certifications
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24
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager – Quality
Hitech Corporation Limited
09.2020 - Current
- Lead QMS system and certification across multiple manufacturing group units located all over India.
- KAM for implementation of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) compliance throughout the Hitech Group.
- Lead Quality function and ensure sustenance of quality standards throughout organization by periodic review
- Handle customer quality requirements and complaint resolution through DMAIC methodology
- Ensure systematic development of new products ECN by meeting customer timeline
- Implementation of Zero-defect drive throughout the organization through AGP (Do not Accept, Generate, Pass defective part) concept
- Establish and upgrade Gurukul Technical training center for People development for customer centric approach.
- Develop Quality champions & Process champions by training, awareness & robust monitoring of peoples
- Monitor rejection trends and implement corrective actions
- Conduct supplier audits and improve supplier quality
- Sustained zero customer complaints for 48 months, protecting brand reputation and eliminating 7.5 lacs potential sales return costs
- Built and scaled GURUKUL Technical Training Center and developed 27+ quality champions that improve FTY yield of organization and improve organizational capability that reduced internal rejection to below 1.2%
- Led quality assurance initiatives to enhance product reliability and compliance with industry standards.
- Developed and implemented quality control processes to minimize defects and improve operational efficiency.
- Conducted regular audits of production processes to ensure adherence to quality benchmarks and regulatory requirements.
- Implemented FMEA for effective process control for zero defect drive and proactively taking actions, implement Poka-yokes to address potential issues & control internal rejection & brand reputation
- Lead certification of 11 group units across India without a single non-conformity, reducing compliance risk and sustain quality governance
- Lean six sigma Black Belt certification by VarSigma
Deputy Manager – Quality Assurance
Minda VAST Access Systems Pvt. Ltd.
05.2011 - 08.2020
- KAM for customer quality of OEMs (Tata, Mahindra)
- Handled customer complaints and implemented corrective actions through QRQC
- Handled field failure concerns & ensure no Post cut of failure in 3MIS & 12 MIS
- Monitored PPM, COPQ, and quality KPIs
- Lead cross-functional problem-solving teams
- Conduct supplier audits and improve supplier quality
- Lead internal audits, product audits, and process audits
- Made design changes to resolve major field failure
- Reduced customer rejection levels significantly
- Six Sigma Black Belt Certification by Mahindra Institute of Quality
Executive – Quality Assurance
Varroc Polymers Pvt. Ltd.
10.2009 - 05.2011
- KAM for customer quality for Mahindra & Mahindra, GM, Volkswagen
- Handled customer complaints and implemented corrective actions through G8D
- Handled New Product Quality planning & on time submission of PPAP
- Handled supplier quality management through periodic review audits.
- Implemented statistical quality tools & conducted MSA study to verify health of measurement system in plant.
- Developed robust Firewall inspections systems to protect customers
- Handled in coming, in process & Final inspection sections of quality department
Executive – Quality Assurance
Miltech Industries Pvt. Ltd.
02.2006 - 09.2009
- Managed customer quality for LG, Haier, Whirlpool
- Managed customer complaints and implemented corrective actions through G8D.
- Action effectiveness monitoring of actions taken against concern for long-term sustainability.
- Timely development of new products
- Conduct periodic product and process quality.
- Managed in process inspection & Final inspection sections of quality department
Senior Officer – Quality Assurance
The Supreme Industries Ltd.
03.2003 - 01.2006
- Handled customer quality for Tata Motors & Piaggio
- Timely development of new products & on time submission of PPAP
- Implemented statistical quality tools & conducted MSA study to verify health of measurement system in plant.
- Handled customer complaints and implemented corrective actions through G8D.
- Action effectiveness monitoring of actions taken against concern for long-term sustainability.
- Conduct periodic process and product audit.
- Handled incoming inspection & In process quality sections of quality department.
Quality Engineer
Prima Paper & Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
04.2002 - 02.2003
- Customer representative for Tata Motors & L&T John deer
- Internal ISO Auditor
- Handled incoming inspection, In process quality & calibration of instruments.
Education
Diploma - Plastic Engineering
Goverment Polytechnic Collage Miraj
Miraj, Maharashtra, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Quality management systems (ISO 9001-2015, IATF 16949)
Supplier quality management
Customer complaint resolution
New product quality planning (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plan)
Internal & external audits
Corrective and preventive action
Quality metrics reporting
Management review
Process capability analysis
Change control
Document control
Nonconformance management
Certification
Six Sigma Black Belt
Timeline
Manager – Quality
Hitech Corporation Limited
09.2020 - Current
Deputy Manager – Quality Assurance
Minda VAST Access Systems Pvt. Ltd.
05.2011 - 08.2020
Executive – Quality Assurance
Varroc Polymers Pvt. Ltd.
10.2009 - 05.2011
Executive – Quality Assurance
Miltech Industries Pvt. Ltd.
02.2006 - 09.2009
Senior Officer – Quality Assurance
The Supreme Industries Ltd.
03.2003 - 01.2006
Quality Engineer
Prima Paper & Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
04.2002 - 02.2003
Diploma - Plastic Engineering
Goverment Polytechnic Collage Miraj
04.2001 -