THIYAGARAJAN SUBRAMANIAN
CHENNAI
Summary
Team Leader experienced with 15+ years of experience in quality management system looking for rewarding career in automotive industry. Experienced in directing activities of workgroups. Develops strategies, provides training, sets goals and obtains team feedback. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with excellence in communicating goals and vision to succeed. in directing activities of workgroups. Develops strategies, provides training, sets goals and obtains team feedback. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Big picture focus with excellence in communicating goals and vision to succeed. Problem solver, networker and consensus builder.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
TEAM LEADER - INCOMING QUALITY
FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
01.2012 - 09.2022
- Conducting team management meeting to discuss effective plans for resolving major quality problems faced by the customers
- Monitored QA procedures for adherence by employees, notifying personnel in case of non-compliance issues.
- Participation in cross function team management meeting to understand the deliverable requirements and providing the support on time.
- Working with the product launch teams to complete timely tests and facilitate smooth product releases during the trial run and also during implementation process
- Working with product owners and developers to fully understand intended features and functionality requirements and communicating with team
- Supporting process improvement initiatives by troubleshooting problems for corrective action to boost functionality and workflow.
- Avoided litigation by managing confidential internal documentation to ensure 100% accuracy.
- Ensuring effective output from team by conducting meeting and supporting with resources required for day wise
- Conducting meeting with Critical & TOP-10 suppliers on weekly basis for Part Quality Improvements and reviewing actions taken for last reported cases.
- Participation in engineering change activities for understanding changes in parts which are used in production line and supporting for effective implementation.
- Ensuring KPI metrics like FTT, ZERO line stoppage and avoidance of quality related repairs in cars by conducting brainstorm with team to work against red items for making into green towards given target.
- Ensuring proper training for newcomers in the work team, contractors & supplier representatives and educating their roles and roles and responsibilities s and the technical training required to carry out their safely.
- Immediate support for online issues and implementation of interim corrective action after validation to support smooth run for line production.
- Supporting internal and external audit team and management reviews for Incoming Quality section and implement corrective actions based on audit findings.
- Process validation at supplier end by periodic visits to supplier end to ensure adequacy of corrective action taken for reported issues by systematic implementation.
- Supporting PSW signed off supplier parts, both for Launch and Engineering changes in-line with requirements of PPAP.
- Initiating process quality improvements and cost saving projects (Kaizen).
- Maintaining team MORALE and Ensuring continuous improvement in team with respect to Safety, Quality, Cost, Productivity and 5S by conducting weekly meeting
CRAFTSMAN QUALITY - PROBATION
FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
09.2008 - 03.2009
CRAFTSMAN - APPRENTICESHIP
FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
09.2007 - 09.2008
CRAFTSMAN TRAINEE
FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
03.2007 - 09.2007
JM1 - PROCCESS QUALITY ASSURANCE
SONA KOYO STEERING SYSTEMS LIMITED
06.2006 - 12.2006
- Initial set up approval and product audit on planned intervals providing feedback to base team ensuring defect free production outputs.
- Layout inspection of new launch parts for timely delivery of parts to customers for launch activities at their end Warranty parts root cause analysis and providing feedback with findings to concern departments Online issue analysis and resolution to support line production.
- Failure load test analysis of collapsible columns and providing feedback to production and Engineering department on observed results for improvement and corrective action whenever required.
- Effective participation CFT investigation to understand and derive for solutions to ensure permanent actions
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve product issues, resulting in fewer returns and complaints
DIPLOMA TRAINEE
M/S WHEELS INDIA LIMITED
04.2004 - 04.2006
- Set up approval of critical parameters for all type of wheels manufactured and providing Measurement feedback to related areas
- Product audit on schedule basis for all wheels manufacturing lines and providing feedback and Closing the issues with proper corrective action from concern departments
- Process audit on key lines including paint shop and ware house
- Layout inspection as per planned schedule
- Online issue analysis and corrective action as Cross Functional Team member
- Customer warranty concern analysis and providing the findings to Product Development Department to improve the product design
- Bench marking the products of other suppliers to improve the current quality level and to look For reducing the cost of manufacturing
- Part scanning for new design development and prototype design – Reverse Engineering
- Inspection of press tools and dies for improvement and development activities current product And also for the new parts
- Inspection and calibration of new and current higher accuracy gauges and fixtures
- Documentation of reports for all the above inspection reports.
TECHNICIAN TRAINEE
M/S SUNDARAM CLAYTON LIMITED
08.2003 - 03.2004
- Initial process set up approval and providing feedback to line for non conformity findings
- Process audit in tool parameters and quality check points and providing feedback to respective team for adjustment and re validation for defect free line run
- Customer warranty concern analysis support and providing communication on the findings for improvement in the process or part measurement parameters
- Pre delivery inspection of finished products and monitoring in process rejection trend and escalation if out of control.
- Ensuring 100% inspection and defect free products to customers in house and at end of product usage.
Education
Mechanical Engineering, First class Honors - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
THANTHAI PERIYAR GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
VELLORESkills
- Excel
- Power point
- CMMS3
- WERS
- QR2 data base
- SIM
Accomplishments
- Won Third prize in over all plant wide Project competition on Elimination of Deadener Pad Falling Issue in Ford India Private Limited. The cost saved is 2 lacks per annum.
- Cost saved Rs.20, 000 by using a Defective coating part with reduced torque received from overseas by trials and process validation.
- Involved in Development of Aluminum wheels and earth moving wheels and in bench marking with other customers in wheels India Private Limited.
- Reduced Supplier Quality issues through effective process audit and suggestions in all worked plants including Sundarm Clayton Limited.
Certification
GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION FOR REDUCTION OF B515 TERMINAL PIN BEND AND PUSH OUT ISSUE, [FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED]
GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION FOR REDUCTION OF 4 POSTER TGW IMPROVEMENT, [FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED]
Timeline
TEAM LEADER - INCOMING QUALITY
FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
01.2012 - 09.2022
CRAFTSMAN QUALITY - PROBATION
FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
09.2008 - 03.2009
CRAFTSMAN - APPRENTICESHIP
FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
09.2007 - 09.2008
CRAFTSMAN TRAINEE
FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
03.2007 - 09.2007
JM1 - PROCCESS QUALITY ASSURANCE
SONA KOYO STEERING SYSTEMS LIMITED
06.2006 - 12.2006
DIPLOMA TRAINEE
M/S WHEELS INDIA LIMITED
04.2004 - 04.2006
TECHNICIAN TRAINEE
M/S SUNDARAM CLAYTON LIMITED
08.2003 - 03.2004
Mechanical Engineering, First class Honors - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
THANTHAI PERIYAR GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION FOR REDUCTION OF B515 TERMINAL PIN BEND AND PUSH OUT ISSUE, [FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED]
GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION FOR REDUCTION OF 4 POSTER TGW IMPROVEMENT, [FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED]
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