Dipak Hapat

Results-driven Quality Leader with 10+ years of progressive experience in automotive manufacturing. Currently associated with Greaves Cotton Ltd. as Assistant Manager – Quality. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, implementing robust quality systems, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to achieve superior product quality and business performance.

Assistant Quality Manager at M/s Greaves Cotton Limited (2025-08 – Present)

Leading export quality operations, ensuring compliance with international standards and customer expectations.

• Manage End-to-end export quality assurance, including inspection, documentation, and shipment approval
• Ensure compliance with International standards and regulatory requirements
• Lead customer audits, supplier audits, and internal audits
• Drive CAPA implementation for global customers
• Monitor live Cp/Cpk and analyze SPC data to identify process variations and implement continuous improvement initiatives, driving higher process capability and reduced defects
• Strengthened supplier performance through proactive corrective actions and quality data analysis, ensuring consistent compliance with standards and reduction in nonconformities
• Contributed to winning 1st Prize – Best Process Control among 10 Global suppliers
• Reduced customer complaints by ~30–40% through implementation of robust quality systems
• Improved process capability (Cp/Cpk) by ~20%, enhancing process stability
• Achieved zero shipment rejection for key export customers like Stanley Black & Decker & Ligier
• Collaborate with production, design, and logistics teams to ensure quality excellence
• Led a team of in-process engineers and final inspector to ensure zero-defect supply to customers, driving on-time delivery and customer satisfaction
• Implemented Kaizen and Poka-Yoke techniques to strengthen manufacturing process, reducing defects and improving operational efficiency

Sr. Quality Engineer at M/s Endurance Technology Limited (2022-12 – 2025-08)

Responsible for Quality In-process & Final Inspection - Disc Brake quality.

• Maintaining POKE YOKE Check Sheet and Q gate Documents, Defective sample, Limit sample etc
• Preparing quality documents and work procedure as per QMS guide line
• Internal & External PPM Monitoring & defect analysis
• Conducting different internal audit (Process, Product, System audit of production line as well as Department)
• Defining Skills of Q Gate Operator through Conducting Skill Exam
• Efficient in ensuring part layout inspection is done by as per Monthly plan & prepare for mechanical test required as per inspection plan
• Expertise in conducting regular IPO audit for process compliance; taking stringent quality measures including preparation documents ensuring with standards
• Problem solving by using various Q tools like 7QC tool, 8D, Why-Why Analysis and through Kaizen
• Establishing visual standard or Eye sequence for new products
• Ensure compliance & assist with adherence to the Quality Audit Documents
• Dock Audit for regular dispatches
• Maintaining timely calibrations of all instruments gauges used on shop floor

Lead Quality Engineer at M/s Sangkaj Engineering Pvt.Ltd. (2018-08 – 2022-12)

Leading Quality related responsibility GEAR'S related to KUBOTA Project.

• Handling yearly Quality Improvement Program on time
• Participated in COST REDUCTION program effectively
• Handling customer & interaction for corrective & preventive action
• Verification of in process inspection report & Setup Inspection Approval
• Daily Line rejection monitoring & supplied parts rejection analysis
• Periodic process Audit and System Audit for supplier
• Actively handling projects for avoiding rejections and reworks
• Attentively maintaining 5'S activities
• Submit 8D to customer in ORACLE with QPRS
• Solution to practical problems faced during the execution of work for maintain optimum quality

Quality Engineer at M/s Laxmi-Agni Auto Components Pvt.Ltd. (2018-03 – 2018-07)

QA In-charge MACHINING In-process & Final Inspection of Crankshaft.

• Planning & work scheduling for man machine for 3 shift activity
• Provide guidance to team member
• Knowledge of handling instruments like Micrometer, Snap gauge, Vernier caliper, Trimos, Bore Dial gauge, Digital ID micrometer
• To conduct SPC & MSA study
• Prepare PPAP Documents of Components

Jr.Quality Engineer at M/s SOM Autotech Pvt.Ltd. (2015-05 – 2017-06)

• Final inspection of Cylinder head checking all dimensions & visual parameter as per drawing
• Preparation for Sample & report for SIR documents
• Handling Metrology lab activity like Spectro, Density, Sand properties
• Root cause analysis, Corrective & preventive actions on customer complaints
• Inspection of CTQ parameter on CMM as per Customer requirement

BE in Mechanical Engineering – Dr.BAMU, Aurangabad (2014)

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering – MSBTE, Mumbai (2011)

SSC – Maharashtra State Board (2008)