Quality Engineer
Current• Established robust incoming inspection process, reducing defects in inventory. • Implemented ASQ (American society for Quality)-standard-based sampling strategy, enhancing supplier quality assessment.• Initiated SCARs (Supplier Corrective Action Request), monitored supplier portal, and their implemented CAPA(ICA/PCA) to prevent future defects; reduced non-conformance by 62%.• Led creation and review of PPAP documents and inspections, ensuring compliance with requirements. • Monitor and maintain End of Line inspections. Analyzed DPU (Defects per Unit) generated, facilitated cross functional meetings (Team Quality Circle) for determination and corrective actions implementations resulting in DPU reduction from 172 DPU to 65 DPU.• Conducted RCA (Root cause analysis) for defect categories, documented solutions, updated work instructions and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for future defect prevention. • Contributed to kaizen projects, reducing process time by 20%• Facilitated MRB (Rejection review) meetings, identifying causes and solutions for non-conforming parts created during Production and reported cost for rejection.• Implemented PDI (Pre- Dispatch Inspection) Reducing Critical Quality defects from entering population.• Implementation of Inline Quality Gates, monitor and analyze quality defects captured during inline inspections and implemented corrective actions to prevent defect creation at source.• Reduced supplier scrap rate by 66% through structured problem-solving methodology to solve long pending quality issues.• Improved supplier capacity by 28% through lean capacity augmentation methodology and process improvements resulting in savings of $0.61 million / year. • Prepared and participated in creation process flow maps, PFMEAs/ Occurrence and release documents (depending on customer) and control plans as a part of Launch Quality team. • Created Paint inspection standards, provided training to inspectors, performed audits for adherence.
