Uthayakumar Balusamy

• Utilized Jira and confluence for project management to monitor progress and milestones.
• BOM creation in Quality Tools and ensured accurate tracking of PPAP and APQP documents. Facilitated discussions between Program Manager and buyer to ensure requirement alignment.
• Established timeline to fulfill specific requirements.
• Improved project efficiency by streamlining engineering processes and implementing innovative solutions.
• Delivered high-quality products by collaborating closely with sales teams to understand customer needs and translate them into viable solutions.
• Evaluated project outcomes against objectives, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions.
• Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure project milestones were met on time and within budget.
• Documented and developed engineering procedures and processes.

Quality planning and support (Oct’22 ~ Mar’22)

• Reviewing quality documents (PPAP and APQP) submitted by suppliers.
• Participated in meetings held at various levels within an organization.
• Providing feedback to new projects/ localization projects during technical reviews to have PMEA, control plan for robust PPAP.
• Understanding GT&T Drawing and 1E specifications to determine failures.
• Working with Category team & Engineering team to address critical quality issues.
• Make presentation as finding in submitted PPAP documents and uploaded in customer shared drive folder also communicated in mail.

SAP VC Analyst in Caterpillar (Apr’23 ~ Nov'24)

• Creating variant for heavy machinery and Equipment like Motor Grader, Track Type Tractor, Wheel Loader...
• New models NPI we are creating SAP VC and BOM set up.
• ECN changes are done for requesting models in SAP.
• Maintain the dependency net and constraints rules.
• Maintain BOM in SAP VC setup.
• Creating the technical compatibility as per inputs and verify the rules.
• Compare SAP and POC for reduce the grief.
• Order is placed by dealers or Supporting team after order validation is done.

• Experience in quality evaluation of process and product.
• Assures customer components meets quality requirements.
• Process monitoring, Problem Identification & Trouble-shooting.
• Conducting Dock audit at final stage.
• Driving the team towards “Zero PPM Concept”.
• Manage internal process audit & POKA - YOKA.
• Identifying potential failures and risk in existing process.
• Creating Awareness of 3C, 4M and 5S in shop floor.
• Preparing Pre-Delivery Inspection standards, Check sheet.

Customer Handling in KIA INDIA (Dec’19 ~ Aug’21)

• Handling the customer complaints.
• Analyzing root cause for NC products.
• Prevent repeated customer complaints through proper containment actions
• Provide counter measure in 8D methodology
• New project development Product and process audit
• ISIR, 4M and Revalidation Verification as per AOI
• Cost saving Suggestion without compromising Quality Norms
• Daily & Monthly process rejections monitoring & Improvement actions on Suggestion