Okan Gunes

Experience

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  Öztiryakiler

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Intern

  *Developed and implemented process improvements to increase production efficiency. *Monitored machine performance to ensure optimal operation and output levels. *Performed daily maintenance checks on all equipment used in the manufacturing process. *Documented all changes to existing production processes, including achieved cost savings. *Compiled reports on key metrics such as labor hours, scrap rates, and throughput time.

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  Hema Endustri

  Nov 2018 - Jan 2021

  Quality Engineer

  *Provided quality engineering in rockshaft and valve plant of machining and assembly sections for a Tier-1 supplier with 8 plants for the automotive industry. *Leaded Gemba meetings with the production line to review daily production and customer issues with regarding departments and being in PPM goals that specified by customer per year. *Monitored and helped control scrap; including pareto and corrective actions. *Lead cross-functional teams to implement process improvements and resolve quality issues with problem solving techniques, resulting in increased product quality and customer satisfaction. *Teleconferenced with important OEM (John Deere, Hydreco, Caterpillar, Turk Traktor) during customer issues or project. *Joined the kick off meetings during the new project to the serial producing and responsible to quality subjects and present the PPAP documentation to customer until deadline. Show less

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  Tirsan Kardan

  Jan 2021 - Sept 2023

  Product Safety Engineer

  *Served as Product Safety Engineer for a Tier-1 supplier that produces cardan shafts, steering, and other subcomponents for automotive industry. *Responsible for seven OEM’s, including Volkswagen, Mercedes, Iveco, Scania, Meritor, Otokar, and Isuzu. *Leaded in quality side for PPAP process and quality subjects in the new project from moment of nomination to start to serial production, depending on APQP process. Prepared PPAP documents and uploaded them to customer portals. *Checked the SPC results with the production team and analyzed results. *Leaded preparation for customer audits, 16949 audits, and 9001 audits in the plant. *Conducted the internal process and product audits as specified each year. *Monitored and developed reporting information based on comparative analysis that customer rejected/returned material, warranty, scrap and first line reject rates. Followed the claims in the customer portals after preparing the 8D reports and uploading them into the portals. *Achieved PPM targets for each customer regarding targets per year and reviewed the PPM situation with SQA once six months. *Participated in PFMEA, constructed control plans, and ensured control plans are coordinated with operation cards. Show less

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  BlueOval SK, LLC

  Jun 2024 - now

  Supplier Quality Engineer