Raqaan Minhas

Experience

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  Exactatherm Limited

  Apr 2011 - Sept 2014

  Quality Assurance/ Quality Control Inspector

  • Experienced with Material Lab equipment, Rockwell Hardness Tester, Wilson Mobile, Microdur, Knoop and grinder• Mounted test samples from furnaces and polished samples and doing metallographic of the sample• Confirmed and organized heat charts of all the furnaces

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  LP Custom Machining Ltd.

  Jul 2015 - Nov 2016

  Quality Control inspector/ Assistant Quality Assurance Manager

  • Assist Quality Manager in establishing, implementing and maintaining the quality management system• Great attention to detail while inspecting various custom parts from raw material to finished product by associating standards and customer requirements• Perform and create incoming inspection, FAI, ITP and final inspection reports for customer review• Review and manage Material and NDT requirements• Compile all required quality reports/documents for customer submission • Analyze NCRs with resultant Corrective Action Plan implementation to correct/reduce trends • Implement continuous process improvement while troubleshooting daily activities• Scheduled, create and conducted internal quality system audits• Developed written skills to create procedures, work instructions, quality alerts and dispositions• Established clear understanding of the specifications and requirements of various projects Show less

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  ABS Machining

  Dec 2016 - Jan 2018

  Quality Assurance Supervisor/ Quality Control Inspector Leadhand

  • Perform receiving, in-process, FAI, weld inspection, fabrication inspection and final inspections• Monitoring and examining each stage of production• Ensuring that all testing is performed to the highest standards. • Distributing written Quality Assurance results to appropriate parties. • Monitoring all inspection and testing equipment to ensure current and valid calibration.• Propose and implement improvements to increase profitability, competitiveness, reliability, quality, safety.• Making sure that company employees follow documented procedures and standards. • Identifying unsafe working practices. • Looking out for defects in a product and providing solutions for continuous improvements• Discussing inspection results and conclusions with production managers.• Experience using NDT equipment such as MPI, and LPI to find defects which meet customer specs Show less

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  BWX Technologies, Inc.

  Jan 2018 - now

  • Level 2 (PT) Liquid Penetrant Engineering, CAN/CGSB-48.9712-2014• Level 2 (MT) Magnetic particle Inspection – CAN/CGSB-48.9712-2014/ISO 9712:2012• Ensure procedures are adhered to as per SIS, MOP, QCI, QAM and customer execution.• Duties include monitoring process parameters, identifying documentation deficiencies, dimensional inspections, fitting, layout, weld inspections, fabrication, material verification, liquid penetrant inspections, magnetic particle inspection, visual inspection• Administers moderate to complex aspects of the quality assurance program to ensure products and services are in compliance with the appropriate regulations, standards and codes and customer requirements while working with TSSA ANI inspectors.• Generate NR (nonconforming), Reworks, FME (foreign material exclusions, QAD`s (quality assurance document), PT reports, and MT reports• Complies with all safety and plant rules, regulations, and practices.• Work in accordance with written QAM, Quality Control technical procedures, manufacturing processing instructions, and verbal instructions provided by immediate supervisor.• Evaluate test results and make accept/reject decisions in accordance with procedure criteria and provide written documentation as required. Identify defects.• Read and interpret documentation, including drawings and operating procedures• Communicate effectively with internal team members (eg., peers, production leadership, project management, engineering) as well as customer representatives• Understand and adhere to quality requirements and productivity expectations• Validates material markings and equipment / components / against Comprehensive Work Package documentation, purchasing documentation and to the applicable codes, standards and regulatory requirements• WSIB Level 1 & Level 2 Course• Verifying tube final expansions through eddy current testing (ET) using the Olympus Nortec 600 and ultrasonic thickness checks using the Stresstel EJG 57M T-MIKE Show less • Verifies the completeness of shop and inspection operations and non-destructive tests when required.• Complies with all safety and plant rules, regulations and practices. • Level 2 (PT) Liquid Penetrant Engineering, CAN/CGSB-48.9712-2014• Work in accordance with written QAM, Quality Control technical procedures, manufacturing processing instructions, and verbal instructions provided by immediate supervisor. • Familiar with ISO9001, CSA N286, CSA N299/Z299, N285, B51, B52, ASME Series of Codes machining close tolerance components, process specifications and quality requirements• Evaluate test results and make accept/reject decisions in accordance with procedure criteria and provide written documentation as required. Identify defects.• Maintain records as directed, keep work area clean, neat and orderly.• Read and interpret documentation, including drawings and operating procedures• Create inspection reports, maintain and file documentation• Communicate effectively with internal team members (eg., peers, production leadership, project management, engineering) as well as customer representatives• Understand and adhere to quality requirements and productivity expectations• Confined Space, Fall Arrest, WHMIS, Genie Boom, Pallet Jack Truck, Scissor Lift Certifications• Validates material markings and equipment / components / against Comprehensive Work Package documentation, purchasing documentation and to the applicable codes, standards and regulatory requirements• Verifying tube final expansions through eddy current testing (ET) using the Olympus Nortec 600 and ultrasonic thickness checks using the Stresstel EJG 57M T-MIKE• Interprets manufacturing prints, sketches, and printed material descriptions of any complexity• Generate NR (nonconforming), TR (Transmittal report), Reworks, FME (foreign material exclusions, QAD`s (quality assurance document), PT reports• Complies with all safety and plant rules, regulations, and practices. Show less • Ensure procedures are adhered to as per SIS, MOP, QCI, QAM and customer execution.• Train new QC trainees where required for BWXT for a long period.• Duties include monitoring process parameters, identifying documentation deficiencies, dimensional inspections, fitting, layout, weld inspections, fabrication, material verification, liquid penetrant inspections, visual inspection• Administers moderate to complex aspects of the quality assurance program to ensure products and services are in compliance with the appropriate regulations, standards and codes and customer requirements while working with TSSA ANI inspectors.• Interprets manufacturing prints, sketches, and printed material descriptions of any complexity• Generate NR (nonconforming), Reworks, FME (foreign material exclusions, QAD`s (quality assurance document), PT reports• Complies with all safety and plant rules, regulations, and practices.• Work in accordance with written QAM, Quality Control technical procedures, manufacturing processing instructions, and verbal instructions provided by immediate supervisor.• Evaluate test results and make accept/reject decisions in accordance with procedure criteria and provide written documentation as required. Identify defects.• Read and interpret documentation, including drawings and operating procedures• Create inspection reports, maintain and file documentation• Communicate effectively with internal team members (eg., peers, production leadership, project management, engineering) as well as customer representatives• Understand and adhere to quality requirements and productivity expectations• Validates material markings and equipment / components / against Comprehensive Work Package documentation, purchasing documentation and to the applicable codes, standards and regulatory requirements• Verifying tube final expansions through eddy current testing (ET) using the Olympus Nortec 600 and ultrasonic thickness checks using the Stresstel EJG 57M T-MIKE Show less • Complies with all safety and plant rules, regulations and practices. • Work in accordance with written QAM, Quality Control technical procedures, manufacturing processing instructions, and verbal instructions provided by immediate supervisor. • Evaluate test results and make accept/reject decisions in accordance with procedure criteria and provide written documentation as required. Identify defects.• Read and interpret documentation, including drawings and operating procedures• Create inspection reports, maintain and file documentation• Communicate effectively with internal team members (eg., peers, production leadership, project management, engineering) as well as customer representatives• Understand and adhere to quality requirements and productivity expectations• Confined Space, Fall Arrest, WHMIS, Genie Boom, Pallet Jack Truck, Scissor Lift Certifications• Validates material markings and equipment / components / against Comprehensive Work Package documentation, purchasing documentation and to the applicable codes, standards and regulatory requirements• Interprets manufacturing prints, sketches, and printed material descriptions of any complexity• Generate NR (nonconforming), TR (Transmittal report), Reworks, FME (foreign material exclusions, QAD`s (quality assurance document), PT reports, and MT reports• Completes moderate to complex quality inspections for incoming/receiving, in process, and final approval materials and products. Provides support through the inspection process for QC Incoming Inspector and QC personnel, as required• Ensure procedures are adhered to as per SIS, MOP, QCI, QAM and customer execution.• Verify and maintain training records electronically in GTS or on paper records.• Duties include monitoring process parameters, identifying documentation deficiencies, dimensional inspections, fitting, layout, weld inspections, fabrication, material verification visual inspection Show less

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