Raju Janawade

Experience

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  TE Connectivity India

  Nov 2003 - Nov 2011

  Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
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  Minda Corporation.

  Nov 2011 - Aug 2012

  Member Quality
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  Lear Corporation India

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2019

  Assistant Quality Assurance Manager

  .• Responsible for establishing product/process standards and controls that complies to customer and company requirement, standards and specifications, and ensures the inclusion of these into the quality system.• Provide leadership in the development and monitoring of effective quality measurable, including customer rating.• Develops, trains and applies Quality tools and techniques to prevent defects in design and manufacturing processes e.g. APQP, PFMEA, Statistical techniques, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Poke Yoke. • Leading the Internal Quality audit, External Certification audits, Customers systems, Process & Product audits and monitoring its effectiveness. • Evaluation and up-gradation of suppliers through planned audits and frequent inter-actions & supplier PPAP review.• Manages overall quality performance of wiring harness operations (RPPM, DPPM, IPPM) and ensures closure of issues for prevention of recurrence.• Ensures effective management of plant’s measuring and test equipment control program and gages.• Participate in design / process / launch reviews with Lead Units.• Acts as customer representative that has the responsibility and authority to ensure that customer requirements are addressed. This includes setting quality objectives and related trainings.• Leading the CI activities in the plant through Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing methodology.• Provide analysis and containment of quality issues to meet roadmap on quality performance set• Provide quality improvement plan for the lifting of containment inspection processes aiming to provide efficient and quality-driven processes Show less

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  ASTI India Pvt Limited

  Feb 2020 - Jun 2020

  Quality Assurance Manager

  Responsible for establishing product/process standards and controls that complies to customer and company requirement, standards and specifications, and ensures the inclusion of these into the quality system.• Provide leadership in the development and monitoring of effective quality measurable, including customer rating.• Develops, trains and applies Quality tools and techniques to prevent defects in design and manufacturing processes e.g. APQP, PFMEA, Statistical techniques, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Poke Yoke. • Leading the Internal Quality audit, External Certification audits, Customers systems, Process & Product audits and monitoring its effectiveness. • Evaluation and up-gradation of suppliers through planned audits and frequent inter-actions & supplier PPAP review.• Manages overall quality performance of wiring harness operations (RPPM, DPPM, IPPM) and ensures closure of issues for prevention of recurrence.• Ensures effective management of plant’s measuring and test equipment control program and gages.• Participate in design / process / launch reviews with Lead Units.• Acts as customer representative that has the responsibility and authority to ensure that customer requirements are addressed. This includes setting quality objectives and related trainings.• Leading the CI activities in the plant through Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing methodology.• Provide analysis and containment of quality issues to meet roadmap on quality performance set• Provide quality improvement plan for the lifting of containment inspection processes aiming to provide efficient and quality-driven processes Show less

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  Yazaki India Private Limited

  Jun 2021 - Jul 2023

  Quality Assurance Manager

  Responsible for establishing product/process standards and controls that complies to customer and company requirement, standards and specifications, and ensures the inclusion of these into the quality system.• Provide leadership in the development and monitoring of effective quality measurable, including customer rating.• Develops, trains and applies Quality tools and techniques to prevent defects in design and manufacturing processes e.g. APQP, PFMEA, Statistical techniques, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Poke Yoke. • Leading the Internal Quality audit, External Certification audits, Customers systems, Process & Product audits and monitoring its effectiveness. • Manages overall quality performance of wiring harness operations (RPPM, DPPM, IPPM) and ensures closure of issues for prevention of recurrence.• Ensures effective management of plant’s measuring and test equipment control program and gages.• Participate in design / process / launch reviews with Lead Units.• Acts as customer representative that has the responsibility and authority to ensure that customer requirements are addressed. This includes setting quality objectives and related trainings.• Provide analysis and containment of quality issues to meet roadmap on quality performance set• Provide quality improvement plan for the lifting of containment inspection processes aiming to provide efficient and quality-driven processes Show less

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  SFO Technologies

  Aug 2023 - now

  Quality Assurance Manager

  Overall in charge for Quality, EMS / OHS & Carbon footprint activities of the plant.• Leading the Internal Quality audit, EM/ OHS audits S External Certification audits, Customers systems, Process & Product audits and monitoring its effectiveness.• • Responsible for analysis / simulation of customer complaints through CFT team for effective root cause finding & take permanent corrective actions to avoid the re occurrence of issues.• Handling Customer specific audits of such as Post production, Special Process & SRG audits.• Implemented ISO 9001 quality systems, ISO 14001 / ISO 45001 & ISO EMS management, ISO 14064 Carbon footprint Management, defining business practices, leading to certification and better business practices.• Collaborated with audit clients and action owners to apply root cause analysis guidance and establish effective corrective action plans.• Established and tracked quality department goals and objectives.• Scheduled and chaired quality review meetings to review effectiveness of performance mitigating risk, improving throughput and achieving customer satisfaction.• Applied coaching techniques and tools to support managers and team members in improving performance.• Drive PPM Improvement plans & Improvement projects as per the plant objectives. •Supplier audits, supplier evaluation & supplier improvements Show less