Kartik Somalwar
Quality engineer at JM die ltd
Job experience
- March 2023 - presentQuality engineer
JM die ltdMississauga, ON, CanadaManage plant-wide quality activities through continuous monitoring of automotive components, ensuring compliance with customer and
IATF 16949 requirements.
● Conduct regular fixture and gauge inspections, maintaining calibration records and proper tagging to ensure measurement accuracy.
● Lead incoming, in-process, and dock audits, verifying product conformity prior to shipment and reducing customer complaints.
● Administer and maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) by preparing and updating in-process checksheets, defining QC
inspection procedures, and creating receiving inspection standards aligning with proper material specification/grade to ensure
consistent quality control across operations.
● Collaborate with tooling and production departments to resolve part quality issues, driving timely corrective and preventive actions
(CAPA), root cause analysis.
● Investigate and address customer complaints, implementing structured problem-solving methodologies (5-Why, 8D, PPSR) to eliminate
root causes.
● Prepare and maintain documentation for APQP, PPAP submissions, and audit readiness in line with ISO 9001 and IATF standards.
● Deliver training sessions for operators and sorting teams, enhancing quality awareness, efficiency, and overall productivity.
● Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing scrap, improving process capability, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
● Conducted detailed root cause analysis for weld nut nonconformities, implementing corrective actions that achieved a 60% reduction in
rejections and minimized customer returns.
● Spearheaded preventive maintenance scheduling for machines, reducing downtime from 20% to below 10% and improving plant efficiency
by 40%.
● Implemented continuous A-grade scorecard ratings for over six consecutive months.
Education
- University of Windsor
Masters in Mechanical engineering2020 - 2021
