Lakshman A

Senior Manager - Quality Assurance and IMS co-ordinator at Kobelco Industrial Machinery India Private Limited
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, IN
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  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Tamil Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • India
    • Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Manager - Quality Assurance and IMS co-ordinator
      • Apr 2019 - Present

      POSITION: Senior Manager – Leader Quality Assurance & IMS coordinator RESPONSIBILITIES: • Leader Quality Assurance and IMS co-ordinator. • Ensuring final product and individual parts quality. • Responsible for preparing customer inspection report, presenting to customer and getting machinery equipment dispatch clearance. • Setting objectives for the financial year for department, self and sub-ordinates based on TOP management vision and goals. • Planning Budget for the department which includes man power planning, supplier visit plan and investment in quality tools. • Preparation of data on Quality assurance for Board meeting on continual quality improvement. • Preparation of Monthly report and presenting to Top management for the objectives set and achieved with action for improvement. • Making Internal Audit plan for the organisation, presenting MRM twice a year and coordinating with external Auditor. Ensuring all documents / records and readily available with the departments in server. • Conducting weekly NC / CAPA meeting for the organisation for reduction of quality errors and repeat issues. • Reducing high cost rework and improving the delivery performance by means of CAPA meeting and vendor Audits. • Developing and motivating sub-ordinates to grow to next position by identifying training needs and teaching them on processes by self attained experience. • Digital initiatives for ease of working based on industry 4.0. • Ensuring all documents and records are up to date always. Show less

    • Manager - Quality Assurance
      • Mar 2016 - Apr 2019

      • Leader - In-house Quality (machine shop, Fabrication shop, assembly shop) & Supplier Quality. • Responsible for improvising overall quality rating of product. • Responsible in development of sub-ordinates for their growth and self growth. • Sole responbible in making customer inspection report, presenting to customer and getting machinery equipment dispatch clearance from them. • Single point contact in handling export spares and clearing all queries raised by customers. • Authorised Personnel for certifying Quality aspects of Export Spare parts for despatch • Responsible in preparation and review of SOP & QAP for critical parts. • Active member in establishing wright processes for any new part being manufactured & Creating QAP, SOP & stage wise check sheets. • Responsible for monitoring & analyzing CAPA for all manufacturing departments (Purchase related to supplier, Quality, Machine shop & fabrication). • Responsible for carrying out Inspection of critical pattern, critical sample casting, complex machining for the first time at vendor End. Show less

    • Assistant Manager Purchase
      • Mar 2014 - Mar 2016

      • Head - Procurement of casting, forging, steel plates, fabricated structures, bought-outs & general materials. • Responsible in procurement and supply as per internal invoice plan. • Responsible in cost Estimation, cost reduction, Negotiation & price fixation of parts. • Responsible in identification and development of new vendors for long lead parts. • Responsible in identifying right vendors for any new part, critical part & long lead parts. • Having strong base in quality, am the only authorized person in purchase to carry out inspection at supplier end. • Responsible in maintaining inventory and reduction in non-moving parts. Show less

    • Assistant Manager - Procurement, Quality Assurance & Central Materials Module
      • Oct 2004 - Mar 2014

      Responsibilities: • Procurement of Steel, Iron, Non Ferrous & S.S Tube Castings. • Procurement of forged parts. • Sub-contracting of all casting & forging parts which also include special processes. • Identifying & developing new sources for casting & machining. • Cost Estimation, Negotiation & price fixation with the suppliers. • Improving the productivity by suggesting alternative process methods for components machining. • Provide extensive support to the suppliers in development of patterns, centrifugal casting dies and machining fixtures. • Evaluation of Vendors based on Quality, Cost & Delivery. • Conduct NDT & dimensional inspection activities at supplier ends. • Reduction of inventory by alternate usage of non moving materials. • Perform audits at regular intervals to ensure the performance of the suppliers. Significant contributions: • Development of casting, machining & gear cutting of a special type of steel casting weighing about 13 tonnes. • Development of Aluminium ring forgings which fetched a cost saving of around Rs.50 lakhs by proper planning & team work. • Development of 5 critical components at various vendors reducing the supply bottlenecks. • Developed 15 new vendors for cost & lead time reduction. • Identified & developed a source for honing process reducing the cost of the component by 50% without compromising the quality & delivery. • Developed a dedicated local source for gear cutting of heavy components which fetched a cost saving of Rs. 10 lakhs in a financial year. • Improved the delivery & reduced the cost by installing additional machines at supplier ends. Show less

Education

  • St.Joseph College of Engineering
    Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering
    2000 - 2004
  • AnnaGem Science Park School
    Higher Secondary School Certificate, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry & Computer science
    1999 - 2000
  • St.Michaels Academy
    S.S.L.C, 81.09 Percent
    1990 - 1999

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