Chandu Reddy

Results driven Manufacturing, EPC Quality professional with 5+ years of progressive leadership experience across Australia and India. IMS Internal Auditor and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified with a track record of deploying enterprise QMS frameworks, driving CAPA governance and delivering measurable operational improvements. Adept at building cross-functional quality cultures through digital transformation leveraging ERP-QMS integration, iAuditor and SharePoint platforms.

Proven ability to reduce defects, improve audit compliance and delivered efficiency gains across aluminium, timber and EPC environments.

Assistant Manager – Quality - Bondada Engineering Limited - Hyderabad, India

(2025-06)

• Led Management Review Meetings (MRM) and cross-functional quality reviews, driving accountability on KPIs, audit actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Conceptualized and led organization-wide Quality Week and Safety Week programs, significantly improving employee engagement, awareness and quality culture across sites.
• Led internal and external audits and standardised audit templates and document control processes, reducing audit preparation time by 50% and improving consistency across sites.
• Implemented a centralized QMS documentation system using Microsoft SharePoint, reducing document retrieval time and minimizing version control errors.
• Managed Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with ISO 9001:2015 across 4 subsidiaries and multiple EPC sites, achieving 92% CAPA, NCR closure and repeat audit findings.

Quality Assurance Supervisor - Stegbar - Melbourne, Australia

(2025-02 - 2025-06)

• Implemented digital shopfloor inspection processes using iAuditor, integrated with ERP reporting, reducing process deviations by 35% and improving first-pass yield.
• Worked closely with Production, Design and Supply Chain teams to resolve quality issues, strengthen process controls and reduce warranty claims across product lines.
• Led quality assurance operations across manufacturing lines, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems, AS2047 and AS1288 standards, with zero major non-conformances during tenure.
• Reduced order-related rework by 22% through systematic 5 Why Analysis and RCA reviews of Standard Purchase Orders and COPL defect reports, driving targeted corrective actions at source.
• Maintained comprehensive audit documentation systems for multi-site compliance, establishing templates reused across the broader QA team.

Process Engineer - Stegbar - Melbourne, Australia

(2022-08 - 2025-02)

• Achieved 15% improvement in line OEE and 25% reduction in internal defects by implementing 5S audits, Kaizen events, Kanban scheduling and DMAIC improvement projects across aluminium and timber product lines.
• Delivered AUD 120,000 annual scrap cost savings and accelerated new product launch timelines by 20% through R&D collaboration on aluminium–timber hybrid product process mapping.
• Built and maintained KPI tracking frameworks using Excel, and ERP tools to identify production bottlenecks, analyse root causes and recommend targeted process improvements.
• Ensured 100% on-time delivery compliance and full regulatory conformance for aluminium and timber products through rigorous in-process quality control.
• Developed Value Stream Maps and process flow diagrams to identify waste and drive continuous improvement initiatives, achieving measurable cycle time reductions.

Master of Engineering Science - Advanced Manufacturing - Swinburne University of Technology (2021-06)

Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering - K L University (2018-05)