Experience

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  Madras Engineering Industries Private Limited

  • India
  • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Deputy General Manager

    • Jan 2012 - Present

  • Deputy General Manager

    • Apr 2021 - Present

     Historical high sourcing of 419 tons castings. 94% achievement. Senior Member of GREEN Castings initiatives aiming for Zero Carbon Footprint.System Specialist. VDA 6.3 Process Auditor. Corporate MR for QMS [IATF 16949, ISO 9001] , OHS ISO 45001, EMS ISO 14001 Standards for machined casting components. Daily / weekly / monthly quality status review & gap analysis across customer / product verticals Quality Systems at Company Level at all Units & Suppliers. As a Management Co-ordinator, establish & maintain QS. Projects Co-ordinator Foundry, departmental efforts to complete new parts development with quality products on schedule, for customers like Meritor, Volvo etc Programs Manager handling 7 new projects of ADBs co-ordinating from R&D [Casting, Machining, Outsourcing] & Testing. Status up-date weekly with customer. Customized QMS ISO 9001 & ISO/TS Manual without hiring an external consultant. Monitoring & Achieving KPIs like Customer Satisfaction Index-Quality Score, to resolve customer issues immediately by conducting Customer Focus Group weekly meet with all departments, review of 5S initiatives, Audit NCs closure etc Support production operation through process engineering activities for critical quality stations deploying statistical methods / poko yoke controls / process linked controls etc. Lead weekly internal Customer complaints review meeting to address root cause, potential solutions and demonstrating solution effectiveness to customer through appropriate meeting channel. Sustained quality standards over the years consistently for various customer requirements (SAF / Meritor / Volvo / MAN / Hyundai / Mando / Caterpillar) Developed strong quality team through product quality, process discipline, customer centric mindset, Quality Audits, deeper understanding of cost of poor quality & team mindset amongst employees across plants Obtained certification for Volvo's SEM audit, Hyundai's SQ Mark, Volvo CSR Audit by setting benchmark Q

  • Assitant General Manager (Head of Quality)

    • Apr 2015 - Mar 2021

    Leader of 5 Six Sigma Projects on Problem Solving to reduce in-house rejections.Spearheading Single Integrated Certification for 4 Standards, viz, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001, to Foundry and Quality. Period: Jun to Sep 2020Drove MEI Foundry to SQ Mark Certification by HYUNDAI MOTORS.Oversee that products are delivered to Customer as per the agreed Quality norms.Key Contact in developing new parts with Customers Meritor, Mando, AxleTech.Graduated to ISO 9001:2015 & IATF 16949:2016 Certifications without hiring an External Consultant.Led from front for VDA 6.3 Audits to MEI-Machine Shop by Customer MAN & MEI-Foundry by Customer Continental.Programs Lead, Handling various Projects on Air Disc Brakes development.Responsible for Incoming, Process and Product Quality.

  • Senior Manager - Corporate Quality

    • Jan 2012 - Mar 2015

    Mentored Certification of MEI Foundry to two consecutive years for ISO 9001:2008 & ISO/TS 16949:2009 without hiring an External Consultant.Scrupulously worked with Customers like SAF, Meritor, VOLVO, MAN, Hyundai, Mando, CaterpillarCustomer Satisfaction Interface for all MEI Plants.Drove Process Audits, Internal Audits, QMS, EMS Certification for all MEI Plants.Built Preparedness before any International Customer Visits / Audits.Trainer in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001, VDA 6.3, Quality Concepts.

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  BSI

  • Client Manager & Lead Auditor

    • Oct 2008 - Dec 2011

    Third Party Auditing and Certifying Organizations for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001.Trainer for ISO 9001 Internal Audit

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  ICRS Management Systems

  • Lead Auditor - ISO 9001

    • Nov 2002 - Sep 2008

    Led for Documentation & Witness Audits from Govt. of India for two business scopes.Conducted Third Party Audits for ISO 9001 Certification to various organisations.Trainer for ISO 9001 requirements.

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  Simpson & Co. Ltd.

  • Asst Engineer

    • Dec 1997 - Oct 2002

    Built QS 9000 procedures for Quality - Receiving Inspection.Responsible for Quality of all outsourced parts in an Engine.Supplier Development including Supplier Audits.