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İzmir, Türkiye

İzmir, Türkiye

Turkey

10 white collar&70+ blue/grey collarProduct Safety&Conformity Representative•Ensured product safety and conformity, achieving 100% compliance with legal regulations and maintaining a 0% incident/recall rate.•Conducted routine safety and conformity audits with no major findings on dozens of projects.Leadership/Team Management•Led a dynamic quality team with an annual production volume of 30M units, consistently exceeding KPI targets.•Conducted team assessments, reducing turnover among professionals to a single-digit ratio.•Reorganized departments, enhancing engagement and job performance.•Improved communication, fostered knowledge sharing, and accelerated results.Monitor & Improve Quality Metrics/Continuous Improvements•Spearheaded data analytics initiatives, reducing scraps, warranty claims, and achieving FPY and OEE levels above standards.•Collaborated with product and process engineering, initiating change requests for cost and efficiency improvements.•Pioneered innovative quality systems, earning awards.Non Conformity Management•Implemented a non-conformance tracking system, reducing response times to quality incidents.•Achieved cost reductions and streamlined problem-solving.•Drastically reduced recurring issues.Lessons Learned•Leveraged analytical thinking to drive innovation and cost savings.Product&Process Validation•Utilized advanced quality planning tools and participated in design reviews for new product launches.•Ensured process validation protocols and reports were met/approved to facilitate successful technology transfers and product launches during APQP/PPAP.Compliance&Strategic Quality Planning•Catalyzed a shift to a customer-centric quality culture.•Developed comprehensive quality control strategies and monitored robust QMS.•Achieved "Zero" major NCs in audits.Supplier Quality Management•Enhanced supplier QM and improved issue resolution.•Achieved reduction in defects received and improved on-time delivery performance

Izmir, Turkey

While I don't list specific KPOs/OKRs here, my performance is rooted in delivering tangible outcomes and driving results through strategic actions. Led impactful initiatives and achieved measurable success in key performance areas. Manage process quality team (6 white collars and 35+ blue collar)•Contribute to launching new products and production lines by defining product and process bugs for possible risks which affect quality and cost. Improve the methodologies and contribute to updating procedures that help effective and additive results for APQP. •Increased the process monitoring activities' effectiveness and decreased time consumption by improving control methodologies. Reduced overtime working.•In the last 4 years, reduced the defect rate of different product groups by an average of 35% per year. •Contributed actively to customer audits resulting in positive and increased scores in all customer audits like Audi, Seat, Škoda, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Group, Ferrari, Daimler, BMW, Renault, FCA, PSA.•Contributed actively to activities for improvements which reduced field and "0 km" claims returned from customers.

İzmir Afz

Led a high-performing process quality team of 22+, overseeing methodology instructions and control plan updates. •Spearheaded the development of a robust data analysis system and smart dashboards, resulting in improved operational performance and cost reduction. Played a key role in process validation and re-validations, ensuring production conformity. •Provided crucial support to technicians and operators, facilitating quality problem analysis and resolution. •Proactively identified and addressed non-conformities using statistical tools. •Contributed to successful customer and third-party audits. #QualityManagement #ProcessImprovement #Leadership #DataAnalysis#6 Sİgma#SPC

Izmir, Turkey

Leadership and Team Management:Managed a team of 18+ individuals, overseeing incoming, process, and final quality control activities.Continuous Improvement:Spearheaded continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring defect-free processes that consistently exceeded customer expectations.Statistical Analysis and Quality Enhancement:Applied advanced statistical tools (SPC, Variation, Control-stability, Process capability, MSA, Pareto analysis, FMEA, Histograms, etc.) to ensure product conformity and enhance Quality Management Systems (QMS).Corrective/Preventive Action Programs:Led corrective and preventive action programs, resulting in enhanced customer satisfaction and issue resolution.Root Cause Analysis:Utilized root cause analysis techniques (8-D, cause & effect diagrams, is & is not analysis, fishbone, Pareto analysis, etc.) to identify and resolve nonconformities in rejected parts.Quality Assurance Standards:Established and maintained quality assurance standards, ensuring excellence and compliance with industry standards including TS 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, etc.Supplier Quality Management:Elevated supplier quality management through audits such as VDA 6.3, APQP/PPAP, and core tools.Training and Calibration Processes:Customized training programs, delivered orientation sessions, and managed calibration processes to ensure accuracy and compliance with standards (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO14001, SPC, MSA, APQP/PPAP, P/D FMEA, CP, 8-D).Management Review and Meeting Facilitation:Facilitated management review inputs, organized meetings, and initiated follow-up actions for continuous improvement.Process Audits and Metrics Tracking:Pioneered daily T-Card audits, improving manufacturing processes and performance in areas such as 5S, Material & Productivity, Safety & Health, Quality, and Maintenance.Tracked key metrics (PPM, scrap rates, FTT, OEE, DTD) and implemented procedures for effective corrective action.

Aysan Debriyaj A.Ş.• Also assigned to the quality management activities of our sister company.

Beşmak Otomotiv A.Ş.,• Also assigned to the quality management activities of our sister company.

•Established an integrated ISO/TS 16949:2002 system alongside ISO 9001:2000.•Led a team to monitor and verify product characteristics against requirements.•Conducted internal and external audits, driving compliance and improvement.•Set and communicated clear quality targets, promoting proactive actions.•Reviewed customer feedback, initiating statistical analysis-based actions.•Monitored QAS and conducted statistical evaluations for failure trendsR&D Commission Member: May 2007-February 2008Coordinated R&D studies.•Collaborated closely with field operations, management, and the Board of Directors to steer and shape the product direction, fostering continuous evolution.•Worked in coordination with the engineering department during the design life of a new product. Choose the appropriate formulation and accessories for vehicle/brake system requirements. •Searched and evaluated alternative raw materials, and tested them chemically and physically. •Modified and studied new formulations, evaluated/interpreted the chemical and physical tests on new products, and wrote proper programs for the simulation of friction linings.•Studied cost reduction or profitability projects.•Managed industrial tests.

İzmir, Turkey

•Worked as a project executive in the establishment of the MRP2 (computer-based, business information management tool) production module.•Determined the type and sequences of operations for the manufacturing of new products or modifying the way of production if necessary (product tree).•Worked on a project to establish a production tracking system, which is integrated with the existing software system.

Master Of Science (Msc), Engineering, 3,8/4

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Engineering

High School, English