Quality Engineer

S.VETRISELVAN

Address: #**/**, *********, ******* *****, Vijayalakshmipuram, Ambattur, Chennai - 600053

E-Mail: ***************@*****.***

Phone No.: +91-994*******

SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

A result-oriented professional with excellence in implementing quality mechanisms to deliver desired output, seeking assignments, seeking senior level assignments in Quality Assurance & Inspection with an organization of repute

Preferably in Chennai

Skill Set

Quality Assurance & Control

Pre-shipment inspections

VOC inspections

CDV (Constancia De Verification) Inspections

Liaison Work

Profile Summary

A seasoned professional with nearly 14 years in the domain of experience in Quality Assurance & Control, Inspection and Team Management

Adept at carrying out various tests and inspection for various processes and checking the quality standards of final goods at suppliers’ end

An enterprising leader with proven abilities in leading teams towards the achievement of organisational goals and industry best practices

Expert at checking quality and quantity of pre-shipment, consumer and industrial goods

Champion in coordinating with Exporters and drafting related reports

Excellent interpersonal, analytical and troubleshooting skills with ability to synthesize complex information and communicate technical issues with skills in innovative and practical solutions to difficult problems

Core Competencies

Defining & implementing quality standards and structured processes / quality plans for various pre-shipment goods

Reducing zero hour failures at customer by controlling quality with effective feedback & closure systems and maintaining databases for the quality system and assisting in preparation of quality trending reports

Executing final inspection across the organization by arranging the qualified inspection team at final inspection stage

Monitoring process stage wise inspection to reduce reworks and rejections

Reporting status of quality levels of staff, systems & production activities and participating in improvement programs

Attending customer complaints / rejections, audit & corrective actions and fulfilling customers’ requirement

Inspecting and testing the products at various stages in the shipment

Establishing testing procedures to determine a product's dimensions and characteristics

Performing testing on materials, parts & finished products to measure product performance under a variety of conditions and overseeing documentation of test results and preparing the data in the form of a graph or chart

Suggesting changes to achieve best quality possible and recommending methods to minimize the amount of scrap

Generating qualities reports on daily, fortnight & monthly basis and giving presentations on the same

Leading, training, mentoring & monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations and meeting of individual & group targets

Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities and motivates high performance amongst team members

Organizational Experience

Since Jan’07 with Bureau Veritas Industrial Services (India) Pvt. Ltd., Chennai as Field Inspector cum Coordinator

Growth Path: Joined as Field Inspector, deputed to Sri Lanka as Senior Inspector for training staff and rose to the position of Field Inspector cum Coordinator

Role:

As Field Inspector cum Coordinator

Leading a team of 2 members and overseeing performance of quality and quantity pre-shipment inspections on goods for export to determine their conformity with reference requirements (standards, specifications, regulations, etc.)

As PSI Inspector

Undertook pre-shipment inspections on goods for export in accordance with the rules and the inspection procedures

Contacted Exporters & Suppliers to know location and re-confirmed scheduled time of intervention

Drafted inspection reports as well as maintained internal and external communication

Attended meetings in relation to the above inspections and communicated commercial information

Mapped inspection reports and submitted them in a timely manner as directed

Reported immediately to the Line Manager in case of any bribe propositions

Maintained record of BV security seals issued and kept unused seals secure

Kept abreast of Bureau Veritas procedures, National and International Regulations & Publications related to CDG inspections as well as undertook management and administration of samples

Took photos of before and after corrective actions of inspected goods

Reported to the Regional Centre the extra goods (description, identification and quantity) which were intended to be shipped with the merchandises and not indicated on the pro forma invoice

Analysed rejection of the prohibited goods and reported all types of savings in Inspection Report

Retained personal notes (inspector must have a Note Book) concerning inspection for at least one year and keep same at the PIC's disposal

Maintained a high level alert during inspection and conducted inspection in impartial and independent manner

Checked that the corrective actions were properly performed and mentioned in Inspection Report the discrepancies and their corrective actions

Ensured average process time to deliver the inspection report

Monitored number of client claims, average number of inspections and Occupation-rate

Instrumental in handling an additional sales, cross-selling, number of commercial opportunities referred to share information, best practice and knowledge management

As a VOC Inspector

Performed physical verification of the goods strictly using the Product Inspection Check lists (PICLs)

Followed instructions provided by the Technical Officer/Deputy Technical Officer

Completed Inspection Report with proper saving sheet and duly ticked PICLs

Reported immediately by telephone any difficulty to Technical Officer/Deputy Technical Officer

As CDV Inspector

Performed inspection to determine the country of origin of the product mainly garments and leather products that were exported to Mexico and Spain

Determined the country of origin by finding that the product was actually manufactured in India in the particular manufacturing unit by verifying the Factory license, the production reports, the raw material consumption report, the internal challans, the raw material inward challans, etc.

Highlights:

As Field Inspector cum Coordinator

Extensively travelled within South India to places like, Bangalore, Trichy, Coimbatore, Kerala, AP, etc. for non-technical quantity check / inspection of consumer and industrial goods earmarked for exports / shipment

Served as a Trainer to educate the fresh recruits about Inspection procedures, coordinating with exporters and to teach the company ethics and policies

Visited Sri Lanka for training the employees in Quality & inspection activities

Bagged Performance Award for reporting & inspection in 2010

Attended internal trainings on ISO 9001:2008

Handled Quality Management System presentation & ISO 17020:2012

Instrumental in reporting any non-conformity & observation, HSE observation, accuracy and completeness of report, and correct use of onsite notes, reports, etc.

Previous Experience

Jul’05 to Sep’06 with Ortey Engineering, Chennai as Production and Quality Engineer

Professional Enhancements

Level II Training in NDT (Non-destructive Testing) at SISI Institute, Chennai

HSE Training conducted every year by the Organisation

Education

MBA (International Business Management) from Madras University, Chennai in 2014

BE (Mechanical) from Thirumalai Engineering College, Anna University with 75.54% in 2005

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 19th December, 1983

Languages Known: English & Tamil

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=42867527&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile

Refer to the annexure for the clients handled

Annexure

Performed Pre-shipment inspections for the following VIP clients:

Automobile Industries such as Hyundai Motor India Pvt. Ltd., Ford India Pvt. Ltd., Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd., TVS Motor Company Ltd., TAFE

Pharmaceutical Industries such as Caplin Point, Fourrts India Lab Ltd., Medopharm Ltd., Microlabs, Tablets India Ltd, Sologaurd Medical devices Ltd., Aurolab India Ltd, Saimirra Innopharm Ltd.

Paper Industries such as Tamil Nadu Paper Ltd., Vital Solutions, Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills.

Other Industries such as Saint Gobain Glass India Pvt Ltd, Samsung India Pvt. Ltd., Hindustan Unilever India Pvt. Ltd., JSW Ltd, Disha Foods,Eagle Press Ltd., VASP & Sons, Amararaja Batteries Ltd., Standard Match Company, Hind Matches, Pioneer Match industries, Liberty Match industries, Ganges International, VKS farms Pvt. Ltd., IKN engineering Ltd., Tata Coffee Ltd., Everyday Batteries,Vayhan coffee Ltd., NCR, Natural Capsules Ltd., Wimco Ltd., ITC Ltd., ITC Filtrona Ltd., Panasonic Carbon India Ltd., Maris Associates, DCW

VOC inspections for the following clients:

Hyundai Motor India Pvt. Ltd., Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd., Polyhose India Pvt. Ltd. (Technical Testing Witness), Motorola India Pvt. Ltd., Amararaja Batteries Ltd., JSW Ltd.

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