Team Leader: Quality Assurance - Innovative Cooling Dynamics, (Magna International)
(2004-03 - 2015-08)
Responsible for maintaining Quality standards throughout the whole plant.
- Provided training and technical guidance to quality technicians and production Team leader for addressing issues at assembly lines and machining centers.
- Raised NCR's and conducted sorting activities facilitated with "visually detailed instructions" for defect elimination and containment.
- Supported engineering in design feasibility, FMEA, gauging and CMM inspection.
- Demonstrated technical writing skills by developing WI's, SOPs & quality procedures.
- Earned 6-sigma Yellow belt by completing a project for the assembly line process (6% improvement in scrap rate).
- Collaborated with manufacturing- engineering for implementation of Black belt projects including DMAIC and PDCA.
- Executed containment actions found in First article inspection, in-process inspection, final inspection.
- Thorough knowledge of GD&T and statistical process control (SPC).
- Introduced and implemented actions originating from 8D, CARs and audit findings
Unit Manager: (Production, Quality & maintenance) - Liberty Spring, Toronto - Toronto
(2016-02 - 2023-06)
Supervised entire production team, quality, maintenance and support personnel.
- Coordinated with Team Leaders for addressing disruptions in the work flow with quick response (5Why's) and/or Ishikawa.
- Mentored and coached employees with emphasis on employee development.
- Conducted accident investigations, performance reviews and job hazard analyses.
- Made educated decisions regarding cost and budgeting of procurement of tooling and other plant supplies.
- Conducted QMS process audits as a certified ISO/IATF auditor.
- Created maintenance system as a process owner that included KPI's for corrective and preventive maintenance.
- Outsourced maintenance work to vendors and analyzed report for compliance to manufacturing facility and building requirements.
- Collaborated with plant manager for new equipment, and spare parts requisitions.
- Liaised with corporate manufacturing engineering in Quebec for implementing projects involving continuous improvements.
- Supported change management for complete implementation by validating outputs.
- Conducted safety Audits with H&S representative and implemented safety measures.
- Analyzed OPEX data and presented KPI's in a monthly management meeting.
