Antonystephenraj S

Highly experienced quality professional with 14 years of experience in ensuring product quality and process excellence in manufacturing environments. Proven track record of driving quality improvements, reducing defects, and enhancing supplier performance. Skilled in quality management systems, lean six sigma methodologies, auditing and problem-solving. Preferably in Chennai, Coimbatore & Bangalore.

Assistant Manager at LMW Limited - Machine Tool Division (2017-06 – Present)

• Section in-charge for In-house and supplier parts manufacturing.
• CFT member for NPD component drawing verification and approval activity.
• Conduct daily work management meeting.
• Verification of manufactured parts (FSI & Final Inspection) and ensure the zero defect.
• Verification of quality plan and inspection reports for NPD components & carried out 100% inspection.
• Creating CMM program for inspection of New Product development (NPD) parts & FSI parts.
• To meet QMS requirement by on time standardization of ECR, ECO.
• Provide sufficient product knowledge and company requirements to new supplier while developing new vendors and defining documents such as Quality plans, SOP, and Inspection methods.
• Review and approve the Suppliers quality documentation and implements supplier internal audit.
• PPAP document verification and FSI in supplier end.
• Implement POKA-YOKE system for repeated internal complaints at supplier end.
• Responsible for New Vendor Assessment and Auditing (Supplier Audit) of registered vendors.
• Verification of Non conformity report for Scrap & rework and reviewing NC Closure activities.
• Solving of assembly complaints & coordinate to take the CAPA with concern departments.
• Customer complaints Handling & Closing with proper analysis and actions through 8D & QC Story Methodologies.
• Train new employees according to standard operating procedures, Quality requirements etc.
• Maintaining QMS documents related to Quality Assurance functions.
• Responsible for calibration of all measuring instruments.
• Customer components inspection whenever needed by customer.
• To monitoring and validation of special process.
• TQM implementation.

QA Engineer at NATIONAL FITTINGS LIMITED (2016-03 – 2017-05)

Responsible for Quality Assurance functions in manufacturing of Ductile Iron Fittings, Screwed Pipe Fittings & Stainless Steel Ball Valves.

• Responsible for achieving Quality objectives and policy.
• Maintaining QMS documents related to Quality Assurance functions.
• Responsible for Quality Assurance functions.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining Quality plan for Incoming, Stage and Final inspection for all products.
• Responsible for Inspection at all stages and quality control.
• Responsible for calibration of all measuring instruments.
• Analysis of drawings.
• Responsible for Incoming, Stage and Final inspection of all products and component.
• Conducting product compliance evaluation testing relating to FM & UL.
• Coordinator in all kinds of Technical Audits from FM, UL and Third Party.
• Planning all kinds of Internal Audits inside the Organisation.
• Vendor Selection and Evaluation.

Testing Engineer & QC at COMMANDO LAB (NABL) (2014-05 – 2016-02)

Testing of Materials and Quality Control in a NABL accredited laboratory.

• Testing of Materials (parent materials and welding qualification samples) (Familiar in ASTM, IS, AWS, ASME and IBR Standards).
• Maintenance of Instrument/Equipment/Records.
• Reportable to Technical Manager.
• Authorised to sign in test carried out by column in the test reports (NABL).

Engineer Trainee & Production Engineer at COMMANDO ENGINEERS (2012-05 – 2014-04)

Production and manufacturing of engineering components, power plant accessories & test specimens.

• Incharge of Production and man management.
• Responsible for all shop floor activities.
• Responsible for achieving quality objectives and target.
• Responsible for day to day production.
• Responsible for good housekeeping of the shop floor.
• Responsible for shop floor safety.
• Maintains QMS documents related to production function.

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering – PSG College of Technology (2008 – 2012)

Higher Secondary – SRI Ragavendra HSS (2006 – 2008)