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Santhosh T

Engineer

QA – Vehicle assembly & End of line testing

Experience - 6 years

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Aspiring to get a challenging position in an organization where I can demonstrate my skills and abilities for the betterment of the organization while enhance my professional growth and development.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aug 2017 - PRESENT

Organization - Daimler India commercial vehicles Pvt. Ltd. Oragadam. Department – QA Trucks & Buses.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

CONTACT

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCY

+91-755*******

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ADD - No: 75, Southeast portion,

Madhura Homes, Vijaynagar

Kammavarpalayam, Thiruvallur -

602002

2014 – 2017

Diploma in Mechanical

Engineering Marks – 74%

Central polytechnic college,

Tharamani Chennai - 600113

2013

High school

Marks –86%

M.G.R Hr. Sec. School,

Vadapalani Chennai -

600026

ADDIDITIONAL PROFICIENCY

• SAP Basics

• MS Office Package

• People management

• Motivational Speaker

• Effective listener

• PFMEA & Control Plan

• SPC fundamentals

• PPAP

• G8D problem solving

• 7QC tools

• IATF 16949 audit

management

• GD&T inspection

• MSA

2022

BE Mechanical Engineering (PT)

VELS University, Pallavaram

Chennai - 600117

Vehicle assembly

Resolution of QFL1 assembly line quality issues and implementing ICA & PCA.

Maintaining the QFL2 DPU trend for Quality gates & Control the DPU within target.

Conducting QFL3 Torque Audit process for critical joints & prepare torque integrity report

Periodically conduct the Cp, Cpk study for critical joints. (SPC)

Resolving internal customer complaints - EOL, PDI & Product Audit issues and External customer complaints - Field issues.

Inspection of New variants & Models and providing control plans for inspection at quality gates by updating SWI & JES.

Prepare & Periodic review for Process failure mode effect and analysis (PFMEA) & Control plan (CP).

Root cause analysis and resolution of supplier parts quality issues through G8D problem solving.

Validating Supplier’s 8D and monitoring the effectiveness.

Co-ordination of internal (IMPA) & external EnMS, EMS, OHS audit.

Preparation of IATF 16949 and Co-ordinating the team for Internal & External audit

Engaging line Associates for Kaizen, Quality Improvement activities in assembly line.

End of line testing

Leading a team of 20 Static & Dynamic inspectors to perform 100% inspection and testing of vehicles.

Issue resolution of dynamic testing (Brake test, Shower test, Road test, Wheel alignment and for post roll)

Analyze root cause in vehicle using Onboard Diagnostics Tool (OBD) software.

Prepare documents & Perform Vehicle testing (High speed testing)

@GARC and evaluate test reports.

Preparation of Major part change procedures and checks during major repair.

Date of birth : 15/09/1998

Marital status : Single

Languages known : Tamil & English

DECLARATION

Hereby declare that the information mentioned above is true to the best of my knowledge. DATE:

PLACE: - Chennai Santhosh T

2017

2017 – 2019

As – Diploma Engineer

Trainee, Cab trim assembly,

DICV

2021

2019 – 2021

As – Junior Engineer

End of line testing

Professional Experience

Aug 2017 to Present

Organization – Daimler India Commercial vehicles Pvt. Ltd. Department – QA Cabin & Vehicle Assembly

CFT INVOLVEMENT

Leading CFT for Field quality issues resolution and implementing CAPA.

Participating in Parts quality meeting for DPU reduction in assembly line by stringent Q confirmation of parts at incoming, planned audit at supplier end for process audits & effective follow-up for ICA.

Conduct meeting with critical supplier’s on weekly basis for Q improvements.

Participating in new project communication meeting for to understand the change elements.

Monitoring the effectiveness of actions for New product development through DWM meeting. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd.

Introduced DPU Task Force and reduced QFL-2 DPU from 25 to 11 in MDT Vehicles.

Takt time optimization by implementing MOST concept in HDT Chassis Quality gate.

Digitalization improvement – Visual capturing system for inspection in quality gate

Poke Yoke implementation to avoid VIN punch inclination and wrong location punch

Chronic issue resolution – Exhaust gas leakage in vehicle by design resolution 2023

2022 – Present date

As – Engineer

HDT Chassis assembly, DICV

PERSONAL DETAILS

GROWTH PATH

PROJECTS

TF Titan project (June’2018 to Sep’2020) - Participated in TF Titan vehicle project for series production as a TF Titan campaign and resolved 34 design topics and 18 process issues

Project Lakshya (Dec’2020 to Aug’2021) – Cost saving project initiated across plant and generated 51 ideas, in which 32 ideas implemented worth of saving 5 crore rupees.

Project OBD II (Aug’2022 to Feb’2023) – Coordinated the project along with CFT team and 12 design topics, 10 part issues and 8 process issues solved.

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