Somadutta Mohanty

Production Management professional with experiences in large, fast paced multiline facilities with proven track record of achieving sustained improvements in quality, cost and delivery. Adept at carrying out various tests and inspections for various processes and checking the quality standards of final goods at suppliers end. Associated with manufacturing Industries which having continual improvements towards ZERO DEFECT & ZERO EFFECT Capabilities of the finished products.

An enterprising leader with proven abilities in leading teams towards the organizational goals and industry best practices 5S.

Quality Head - KKG Industries - Haridwar

(2022-07)

Successfully completed projects on reduction of rejection of fan motor received from market return.

Quality Professional - M/S: PMB ENTERPRISES - Faridabad

(2019-03 - 2022-06)

Ensuring production and maintaining Quality Standard of different size of exhaust Fan.

SENIOR MANAGER, Quality Head - M/S: REVERSE LOGISTICS COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED

(2011-08 - 2019-01)

Key deliverables: Ensuring quality of all consumer durable products. (All types of refrigerator, Washing Machine, AC, Microwave oven, LCD, LED TV, audio systems, home theater, and small home appliances like mixer juicer grinder and different types of Air Coolers.

OQC HEAD, Central Quality Assurance Dept. - M/S.VIDEOCON INDUSTRIES LIMITED

(2006-10 - 2011-09)

• Regularizing ELT & PDI Test at warehouse for FG products
• Overseeing on line inspection and final inspections to minimize the line rejections
• Prioritizing quality based on the new designs for products into the current production schedule.
• Enforcing Iso9001-2000, reducing operation cost by minimizing inspection at factory by controlling quality and measuring COPQ & benchmark.
• Reducing zero hour failures at customer by controlling the quality during production with effective feedback & closure systems.
• Initiating the CAPA (Corrective &preventive actions)
• Deployment of qualified persons for testing at various stages.
• Significantly improved the Lot Acceptance to 97.6% in case of finish goods and the Lot acceptance of skd chassis has gone up to 96.2%
• Effectively improved first time right of Finished Goods from 94% to 99%
• Consistently achieved reduction in FA Process rejection from 6% to 1%.
• Efficiently reduced Field Call rate from 3.5% to 1.5% and paint shop rejection from existing 5% to 3%

Sr. Engineer - M/S SALORA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED - Uttar Pradesh

(1995-05 - 2006-09)

Key deliverables: IQC: Incoming Quality Control: Inspecting all incoming components with respect to specifications, drawing n process flow diagram. Drafting specifications for new components and revising specification from time to time. Maintenance of all instruments, test panel, jig fixtures for 3rd party audit n records.

PQC: Process Quality Control: Assuring the quality of the line process on chassis, sub assembly as well as set productions through variious stages of productions.

OQC: Outgoing Quality Control: Maintaining quality norms on production line for TV Sets and making arrangement for testing of finished TV Sets Checking the performance and safety for each of the Set Collecting feedback for repair/rework job done from production lines.

• Implementing quality stages in production line set up. Using six sigma methodologies and 7quality tools for process optimization, problem analysis, root cause determination andre its corrective actions.
• Monitoring process stage wise inspection to reduce reworks and rejections in lines.
• Formulating final inspection report of all the lines and enforcing all stake holders to reduce rejections and reworks.
• Maintaining the follow up with all functions for ISO Compliance activities including pre-audit review & post audit NC closure.
• Maintaining best practices of 5S at OQC and implementation Of CAPA (countermeasure) in problem solving.
• Implementing OPR (Operator Rating Performance) on production and OQC feedback report on rejections.
• Coordinating with the PDD/ME/CQA for the new model launches & closure and authorizing parametric & ageing tests. Carrying out line improvements & TTR-2 at OQC.
• Implementing Customer Quality Audits at Supplier end.
• Developing long-term partnerships with suppliers; managing day-to-day supplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms.
• Executing vendor evaluation, vendor rating calculation and necessary actions for under performances.
• Providing sample approval clearance for vendor components in coordination with PDD/ME/CQA with parametric and ageing test.
• Coordinating with suppliers for new product development.
• Leading, training, mentoring & monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations and meeting of individual & group targets.
• Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities and motivates high performance amongst team members.

B.E. - Electronics & Telecommunication - Institute of Electronics & Telecomm Engineers (1995)