NANDHAKRISHNAN M

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Customer Complaint handling & effective closure
• MSA & SPC analysis
• Process Control & Dimension Inspection
• Exposure to Inspection tools
• Supplier Quality Management
• Process Quality Control
• Exposure to 7QC tools & Analytical skills for controlling rejections & process improvements
• Effective Process monitoring
• Handling of final inspection
• Instrument Calibration

As a Quality Engineer

• Preparing and submitting of 8D's for above-2% customer-end rejection. Mention of quality improvements to ensure compliance to requirements
• Conducting effective audits at the supplier end to ensure supplies meet organizational and customer specifications.
• Conducting product audits process audits & NC's closing corrective action verification.
• Analysis of the rejections using 7QC tools & defect mapping layout
• Casting rejection's review and analysis
• Conducting DQRM ( Daily Quality Review Meeting) to discuss the variations in process & analyze rejection root causes
• Effectively handled the customer complaints, providing RCA through 8D analysis & ensuring maximum adherence to their requirements
• Managing vendors for outsourced calibration requirements
• Calibration plan vs actual (Instruments dispatching & collecting, Reports reviewing)
• Daily monitoring of process for proactively analyzing any variations and implementing preventive actions
• Handling customer audits & visits

As a Customer Quality Engineer

• Attending customer complaints in their end.
• Discussion of customer complaint in DQRM meeting.
• Customer complaint analysis & Action submission
• Preparation of 8D & submission to customer
• Effectively closing all customer complaints.
• Effectiveness monitoring of the corrective action plan.
• Preparing and submitting 8D's for above-2% customer-end rejection.

As a supplier quality engineer

• Supplier performance monitoring & Supplier improvement audits
• Follow up trials & collection of feedback from supplier, & update the records
• Follow up with pre-machining suppliers
• Works with engineering & supplier team to improve part butting and clamping
• Preparation of MRM
• Owner for supplier stock's on monthly basis confirm system stock vs physical stock with supplier's
• If any development items, gauges & tools are purchased,
• Cost reduction projects with CFT, like reducing shot blast time without affecting the product quality
• Cycle time reduction in machining process
• Preparation of monthly rejection report & quality displays
• Rejection analysis through defect mapping & taking suitable corrective actions
• Following of rejection entries & disposal of rejection castings

Process Planning:

• Analyzing customer inputs.
• Tact time Calculation w.r.t. customer demand
• Cycle time Estimation and Capacity planning
• Detailed project report preparation with CFT team
• Selection of Machines
• Selection of Tooling
• 5M planning (Man, Machine, Method, Material and Money)
• Design Finalization & BOM preparation
• FMEA preparation
• Layout Preparation

Procurement:

• Identification of cost-effective suppliers for procurement
• Detailed facility procurement plan & Pert chart preparation as per production floor needs
• Sending RFQ to Multiple Suppliers
• Getting quote & detailed design from Supplier
• Preparation of a Techno commercial comparison report to evaluate supplier quotations.
• Negotiation with Suppliers along with CFT
• Price Finalization & Purchase Order Release
• Delivery Follow-up & Ensuring on-time Payment to Vendor

Vendor Management:

• Inquiring vendor P, Q,C,D
• Analyzing vendor performance hit ratio & field experience
• Ensuring all forecast and flow requirements are executed to defined targets/standards.

Installation and commissioning :

• Layout formation is to be completed as per LCR approval
• Utility & power connection must be ready for installation.
• Machine inspection will be done at both the supplier's end and the plant.
• Make sure that machines positioned as per layout
• Machine leveling and commissioning should be completed as per design approval
• After completing dry cycle test, check for the performance of the process and facilities

Cycle Time Proving and Signoff:

• Quality Proving: Closely monitoring each step of project processing to maintain the quality as per the customer specification and, if any deviation is needed, making the modification with the help of the supplier. (During this, QP points are to be recorded.)
• PAPP proving: Make sure that Run@rate cycle time proving to be completed at PAPP stage and pending QP points are closed before going for mass production
• Sign off: After correcting QP points, signing off the facilities to the concerned department with all supporting documents.

Cycle Time Proving and Signoff:

• Quality Proving: Closely monitoring each step of project processing to maintain the quality as per the customer specification and, if any deviation is needed, making the modification with the help of the supplier. (During this, QP points are to be recorded.)
• PAPP proving: Make sure that Run@rate cycle time proving to be completed at PAPP stage and pending QP points are closed before going for mass production
• Sign off: After correcting QP points, sign off the facilities to the concerned department with all supporting documents.