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Kartik Somalwar

Kartik Somalwar

Brampton, ON, Canada

Quality engineer at JM die ltd

Open to Remote
Open to Relocation
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      Job experience

      • March 2023 - present
        Quality engineer
        JM die ltd
        Mississauga, ON, Canada

        Manage 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 engineering
        2020 - 2021