Quality Management professional with over 10 years of successful experience in Quality Assurance/Control and manufacturing operations. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success in automotive manufacturing industry. Strengths in Statistical Process Control technique, root cause analysis,FMEA,PPAP and Supplier Quality Assurance backed by training in Quality Management
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
Work History
Assistant Manager - Operations and Quality
Suhner India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore, Karnataka
08.2015 - Current
Heading the manufacturing operations of Transmission division, with 4 direct reportees & 17 indirect reportees.
Reduced downtime from 10% to 2% and maximized revenue by providing top project quality control by Identifying & developing potential suppliers for the cost effective development of machine & maintenance spares.
Handling customer complaints in-house & at customer end.
Team leader for CFT for resolving customer complaints by root cause analysis & effective implementation of countermeasures.
Completed FMEA study & development for the new export projects like 3.10mm flexible shaft development for SUHNER USA, 4.80mm flexible shaft development for SUHNER Switzerland,NA4,7,10,12mm shaft projects for SUHNER Abrasives.Done POKA-YOKE implementation for process improvements for all these projects as well.
Completed PPAP implementation,submission & approval for the projects with SUHNER USA (3.10mm cut & square flexible shaft,4.80mm flexible shaft for SUHENR Switzerland,NA4,7,10,12mm shafts development etc.)
Identified new suppliers like couplings & end fittings suppliers for the development of NA4,7,10,12mm shafts, raw material wire suppliers for stainless steel flexible shafts which are the new products to the company.
Negotiated, audited & finalized these suppliers for the new couplings & end fittings & also for the raw material wire supplies.
PPAP verification & approval along with the product samples for all these suppliers..
Developed necessary tooling like dimple square dies for the squaring of 3.10mm & 6.20mm flexible shafts projects to SUHNER USA & squaring die sets for 10mm flexible shaft for concrete vibrator segment & gauging required for the new flexible shaft assembly like go no go square plug gauge for 3.10mm flexible shafts & 10mm flexible shafts.
Selected as a member from Suhner India for several global acting teams of SUHNER group like Global Engineering Team (GET), Global Quality Team (GQT) & Global Operational Excellence (GOE). These global acting teams are spearheading several revenue generation & cost control projects for the transmission division of Suhner group.
Successfully completed the Six sigma project of Scrap reduction and achieved the result of scrap reduction from 10% to 7% which was a GQT project of Suhner group.
New production line setup with single piece flow concept successfully completed for the mass production of product value Engineering project (a GOE project) in collaboration with Suhner USA.
Junior Engineer - Quality Control
Toyoda Gosei Kirloskar Automotive Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore, Karnataka
11.2014 - 07.2015
Handling customer complaints in-house & at customer end.
QPR reply & countermeasure reply & explanations to the customer.
Completed the ISO/TS16949 re certification audit for the company by acting as the auditee & assistant MR for the organization.
Maintained Warranty claim tracking sheet on monthly basis, there by monitoring the COPQ & reduced the COPQ from 8% to 2%
Done warranty parts analysis & played a key role in resolving the chronic warranty issue for the chrome plated part rusting issue.
Prepared Supplier audit plan & performed the supplier audits as per the plan.As part of the supplier audit, led & implemented the POKA-YOKE project for wrong assembly of clamp rod to the Box S/A Fr Ash receptacle part (Ash tray of Toyota Corolla model) at the supplier end.
Executive - Parts Quality
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI)
Bangalore, Karnataka
11.2012 - 05.2014
Responsible for the Bought Out Parts (BOP) inspection.
PARTS HANDLED:- Gears, Shafts, Connecting Rod, Pistons, Crank shafts, Crank Case Cover castings, Steering Stem, Bearings, Inlet & Outlet Valves, other Engine parts, Mufflers, Swing Arms, Steering Handles, Side stand, Main stand, Pivot arms etc.
Analyzed the field failure parts by attending Product Failure Report at the dealer end & implementing countermeasures at supplier end & as well as inhouse.
Project Leader for Parts Quality department for the New Model Launching.New supplier audits for Shine SP model successfully completed for frame parts
FMEA Discussions with the suppliers & PPAP approval for new suppliers.PPAP approvals for Engine parts suppliers done for Dream Yuga & Activa models.
Training to the suppliers regarding product requirements.Key Trainings conducted for the muffler noise & muffler leakage identification to the muffler part suppliers.
Monitored top 5 worst suppliers & improved them by carrying out the Audits at the respective suppliers end for system improvement as well as line stoppage issues. Led & implemented POKA-YOKE project at the supplier end for the bottom bridge part for the hole PCD shift issue, there by eliminating the line stoppage for this issue to zero seconds at HMSI.
Successfully set up & stabilized the parts quality operations of greenfield plant set up of HMSI 3rd factory
Successfully developed the suppliers (new plant set up) of engine parts & frame parts for Activa, Dream Yuga , Dream Neo & Shine SP models for 3rd Factory of HMSI
Executive - Quality Control
JTEKT Sona Automotive India Ltd.
Bangalore, Karnataka
09.2011 - 08.2012
Responsible for overall Quality activities in the plant.
Carrying out steering columns tests like noise tests, performance tests etc & preparing their test reports.
Incoming & Inhouse rejection analysis Cost wise & Quantity wise by using Pareto Diagrams.
Performing NG part rejection Analysis (Customer Return Part & Warranty claim part) & preparing its report.
Maintaining Customer Complaint tracking sheet & zero KM claim sheet on monthly basis.
Raising QCN(Quality Concern Note) & QDA(Quality Defect Analysis)for BOP parts
Trainee Engineer - Quality Control
Kinetic Engineering Ltd
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
02.2010 - 02.2011
Education
Master of Science - Quality Management
Birla Institute Of Technology & Science
Pilani
07.2019 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University Of Calicut
Calicut
08.2005 - 06.2009
Skills
Quality Engineering
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Accomplishments
Collaborated with team of SUHNER USA in the successful development of 3.10mm dia flexible shaft for Robert BOSCH dremel tool application.
Collaborated with team of SUHNER USA in the successful development of 6.20mm dia flexible shaft for STIHL garden trimmer & lawn mower application.
Collaborated with team of SUHNER Switzerland in the successful development of 4.80mm dia flexible shaft for DURA automotive car sun roof application
During my tenure with Toyoda Gosei Kirloskar Automotive Pvt.Ltd., led & implemented the POKA-YOKE project for wrong assembly of clamp rod to the Box S/A Fr Ash receptacle part (Ash tray of Toyota Corolla model) at the supplier end.
During my tenure with Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt.Ltd., Successfully developed the suppliers (new plant set up) of engine parts & frame parts for Activa, Dream Yuga , Dream Neo & Shine SP models for 3rd Factory of HMSI
Software
Autocad 2d
Autocad 3d
Interests
Car Driving
Playing & watching Cricket & Football
Bike Riding
Listening Music
Timeline
Master of Science - Quality Management
Birla Institute Of Technology & Science
07.2019 - 04.2021
Assistant Manager - Operations and Quality
Suhner India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2015 - Current
Junior Engineer - Quality Control
Toyoda Gosei Kirloskar Automotive Pvt. Ltd.
11.2014 - 07.2015
Executive - Parts Quality
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI)
11.2012 - 05.2014
Executive - Quality Control
JTEKT Sona Automotive India Ltd.
09.2011 - 08.2012
Trainee Engineer - Quality Control
Kinetic Engineering Ltd
02.2010 - 02.2011
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University Of Calicut
08.2005 - 06.2009
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