Yogesh Pathak
Pune
Summary
Results-driven professional with over 8 years of experience at GE Aerospace, specializing in Manufacturing and Project Quality. Proven expertise in people management and cross-departmental collaboration across Aviation, Oil & Gas, Machining, and Locomotive Quality. Committed to delivering exceptional quality services that drive business value and enhance operational efficiency. Seeking a pivotal role where strategic contributions will further professional development and organizational success.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager-Quality
GE Aerospace
Pune
01.2024 - Current
- Lead quality assurance and quality control for the locomotive business, overseeing truck fabrication, bogie assembly, traction motor and alternator assembly, and aux-main cabinet assembly.
- Manage the Quality Management System (QMS) and Technical Regulatory Standards (TRS) compliance, including AS9100, EN15085, ISO 3834, customer certifications, CE/PED, and IBR.
- Monitor and improve quality metrics such as Customer Escapes, Cost of Quality (COQ), First Pass Yield (FPY), Defects Per Unit (DPU), Customer Issue Resolution, and On-Time Qualification.
- Provide leadership and coaching to team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Set up and ensure quality assurance for remanufacturing processes.
- Oversee Quality Planning activities, including Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Control Plans, and Inspections.
- Develop, manage, and control measuring instruments and gauges.
- Conduct weekly and monthly operating reviews with customers, managing end-to-end quality metrics.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute APQP at Manufacturing and Maintenance Facilities (MMF).
- Plan and develop inspection activities, ensuring effective personnel management.
- Drive customer satisfaction through Voice of the Customer (VOC) initiatives, and improvement actions.
- Utilize a risk-based approach to develop and execute audit programs, following the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle.
- Manage the QMS audit/assessment nonconformity database, providing detailed analysis and corrective actions.
- Lead cross-functional QMS process improvement initiatives to drive lean processes, using systematic approaches.
- Conduct Material Review Board (MRB) reviews to address and resolve quality issues.
Deputy Manager- Quality
GE Aerospace
Pune
06.2021 - 01.2024
Assistant Manager- Quality
GE Aerospace
Pune
06.2020 - 06.2021
- Supported the Quality Manager and indirectly led the Machining Center of Excellence (CoE) line, ensuring final product quality.
- Conducted customer inspections for projects, ensuring compliance with quality standards.
- Monitored calibration daily through the Manufacturing Execution System (MES), and led the calibration facility for mechanical instruments.
- Hands-on experience in precision measuring techniques, visual inspection techniques, and surface roughness measurements.
- Collaborated with the operations team to identify systemic quality issues, and develop robust root cause corrective actions.
- Monitored quality indicators (leading and lagging) and key performance indicators (KPIs) weekly, communicating them to stakeholders to drive root cause analysis (RCA), and corrective actions.
- Utilized Lean and Six Sigma tools to monitor and drive process improvement activities.
- Applied Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Predictive Quality Assessment to mitigate quality risks.
- Drove New Product Introduction (NPI), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for aviation products.
- Executed strategies related to quality assurance, and quality control of products, services, and manufacturing processes.
- Supervised activities such as quality escapes, nonconformity investigations, customer return investigations, root cause analyses, and implementation of corrective actions.
- Ensured 100% quality and regulatory compliance in accordance with documented procedures for all aspects of functional responsibility.
- Led, acknowledged, developed, communicated, and implemented strategies to ensure compliance.
- Utilized risk management tools such as Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Fault Tree Analysis, and Failure Mode Analysis to aid the organization in accordance with documented procedures.
Graduate Trainee(GET) & Assistant Manager-Welding
GE Aerospace
Pune
08.2016 - 06.2020
- Gained hands-on experience in quality control and supported the production line in heavy fabrication.
- Worked closely with welding processes such as MIG/MAG, GTAW, and SMAW.
- Prepared PQR, WPS, and WPQR as per ISO 15614 and ISO 9606 standards.
- Applied quality analysis tools, including 8D, SPC, MSA, PFMEA, Control Plans, 7QC Tools, and PPAP.
- Led RCCA implementation for both in-house manufacturing and external suppliers.
- Conducted process, product, and quality system audits for in-house manufacturing and at supplier sites.
- Collaborated with the AME team to digitize key quality metrics and deploy the Quality module in MES.
- Led MRB to ensure timely disposition, rework, and closure of non-conformances within the set-up time goal.
- Worked in heavy fabrication, specializing in processes such as MIG/MAG, GTAW, and SMAW.
- Prepared Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), and Welder Performance Qualification Records (WPQR) in accordance with ISO 15614 and ISO 9606 for Flowcells and End Ring (MCoE) components.
- Utilized quality analysis tools, including 8D, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Control Plans, 7 Quality Control (QC) Tools, and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
- Led Root Cause Investigation and Corrective Action (RCCA) implementation for both in-house manufacturing facilities and external suppliers.
- Conducted process, product, and quality system audits for in-house manufacturing facilities, and at supplier sites.
- Collaborated with the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) team to manage the digitization of key quality metrics, and the deployment of the Quality module in the Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
- Led the Material Review Board (MRB) to ensure timely disposition, rework, and closure of non-conformances within the set-up time goal.
Education
Mechanical Engineering
Pune University
Pune06-2016
High School Diploma -
Dr. D.A. Ohara Junior Collge
Sangamner07-2012
10th Grade Passing
Amruteshwar Vidyalaya
Sangamner06-2010
Skills
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Level-II
- Quality Excellence Program(QEP)-Level-II
- Certified Further Welding Coordinator (FWC) as per EN 15085
Timeline
Manager-Quality
GE Aerospace
01.2024 - Current
Deputy Manager- Quality
GE Aerospace
06.2021 - 01.2024
Assistant Manager- Quality
GE Aerospace
06.2020 - 06.2021
Graduate Trainee(GET) & Assistant Manager-Welding
GE Aerospace
08.2016 - 06.2020
Mechanical Engineering
Pune University
High School Diploma -
Dr. D.A. Ohara Junior Collge
10th Grade Passing
Amruteshwar Vidyalaya
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