Prabhakar Singh

Experience

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  KISHOR ENGINEERING WORKS

  May 2006 - Sept 2008

  QA Engineer

  In-charge of inspection of the entire production cycle from raw material to final delivery.Deployed the Kaizen and 5S framework across all divisions in the company.Represented the company at the CII Summit 2008.

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  Victor Gaskets India ltd

  Sept 2008 - Mar 2012

  Senior QA Engineer

  Handled process manufacturing, calibration and testing.Implemented 24 Kaizens to reduce rejections translating to 5% increase in productivity.Recipient of the Anand Talent Award for exceptional performance in 2012.

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  Federal Mogul Anand Sealings India Limited

  Apr 2012 - Apr 2021

  Leading a team of 10 engineers for QA, QMS, audits and customer relations.Recipient of the Plant Head’s Award in 2019 for reducing external PPM from 20 to 9 .Key achievements:+ INR 36 Lakhs annual saving achieved by devising a Six Sigma project for reduction in rejection due to scratch and dust+ Led a cross-functional team of 12 on cost optimization resulting in 2% improvement in overall rejections+ Clocked Zero PPM by implementing a zero-defect project for the top 10 OE customers+ Conceptualized continuous improvement projects; reduced COPQ from 1.5% to 0.97%+ Executed CAPA for internal defects; complaints decreased from 20 PPM to 9 PPM+ Successfully conducted IATF audit with zero NCRAdditional responsibilities:+ Management Representative for QMS, audits, compliances and projects+ NPD Committee Member for technical review, feasibility analysis and PPAP+ Member of Project Innovation for ideation and execution of strategies+ Safety Committee Member for ensuring a safe work environment+ Liaising with cross-functional teams for standardization, upskilling and OJTsTop five clients:+ International: Daimler, Volkswagen, Cummins, Fiat, Nissan+ Domestic: Maruti, M&M, Tata Motors, Force Motors, PSA Avtec Show less Responsible for maintaining product quality and process rejections within the target. Winner of:+ Excellence Award 2017 for maintaining 10 OE customers at Zero PPM+ Client Award from Kirloskar for achieving zero customer complaints in 2015+ FICCI Platinum Award 2012 for Quality Excellence System I also managed:+ System implementation+ Deployment of customer specific requirements+ Process, Product and IQA auditsKey projects:+ Designed and deployed an interdependent Poka-yoke that eliminated missing operations+ Lead CAT and QRQC which translated to lower loss time+ Replaced fixed quality inspection with moving table and online inspectionMy top five clients were:+ Kirloskar+ Tata Cummins+ Piaggio+ Fiat+ Ford Show less

  • Head - Quality, Audits and Process Improvement

    Jan 2018 - Apr 2021

  • Assistant Manager - QA and QMS

    Apr 2012 - Dec 2017
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  Fitwel Gasket Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.

  May 2021 - now

  Head QA and QMS / NPD