Soni Singh

Experienced Quality Control professional with hands-on expertise in metallurgical testing, microstructural analysis, and spectrometry. Skilled in maintaining compliance with NABL and BIS standards, ensuring accurate testing, calibration, and documentation.

ASSISTANT MANAGER at JSW STEEL DOLVI WORKS – HOT STRIP MILL 2 QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT (2025-08 – Present)

• Managed Third Party Inspection (TPI) testing and ensured accurate documentation.
• Supervised manpower and handled shift operations efficiently.
• Prepared and maintained documentation as per NABL and BIS standards.
• Generated test certificates and detailed quality reports for samples.
• Conducted testing and calibration following standard procedures.
• Performed metallurgical analysis including CLS, inclusion analysis, and microstructural evaluation.
• Carried out spectrometric analysis for chemical composition verification.
• Performed weekly standardization of spectrometer.
• Maintained calibration records and coordinated AMC for lab equipment.
• Developed SOPs and work instructions for laboratory instruments.

TCO at NMDC IRON & STEEL PLANT NAGARNAR (2019-03 – 2025-08)

Central Research and Control Laboratory, NMDC, Nagarnar Iron and Steel Plant, Chhattisgarh.

• Extensive experience in handling & operate a variety of specialized laboratory equipment in Lab.
• Responsible for manpower handling & shift management.
• Responsible for preparing documents for all running project & handling of TPI inspection.
• Responsible in facing the internal customer audits & third party inspectors.
• Maintaining BIS and ISO documentation in alignment with daily production output and quality benchmarks.
• To Prepared test certificate for and quality reports for the test samples.
• To analysis and check the mechanical & metallurgical testing of the hot rolled coils.
• Performed in process inspection according to control plans to uphold products standards and manufacturing consistency.
• Ensure finished products coil comply with industry standards (e.g. ASTM, ASME, ISO, IS).
• Supervised production operation during assigned shift in the quality section ensuring seamless workflow and timely completion of task.
• Carried out regular visual inspection to detect, physical defects like improper embossing of many types of surface defects including scratches, dents cracks and other defects.
• Ensure all inspection tools and equipment’s are regularly calibrated and maintained in good working condition.
• Developing cordial relationship with Mecon and contractors for project completion process.
• Responsible in CRCL Lab equipment installation & demonstration.
• Optimum utilization a variety of specialized laboratory equipment as per operating procedure & safety standards.
• Planning and arranging of testing activities in HSM lab & CRCL lab.
• Measuring and verification of test sample’s dimension as per QAP & Standard.
• Responsible for equipment related for spare parts, AMC & Calibration, maintenance work.
• Responsibility of equipment maintenance work as per PM schedule.
• Prepare SOP, spare-consumable and Work instruction of installed equipment.
• Follow up all Safety guideline & Zero tolerance policy.
• Knowledge of Quality inspection procedure for ASTM, ISO, EN & IS standard.
• Knowledge of SAP related work material indent, PR & PO.
• Knowledge of Computer & ISO documentation.
• (Leica DMi8 A) Microscopic- Metallographic samples preparation & examination of microstructure, different size of grains, inclusion ratings as per IS & ASTM standard and failure analysis, of HSM finished rolled product.
• (Leica DM4P) Coal Petrography- Incoming coal petrography sample preparation & analysis of through Leica optical microscope (Leica DM4P) with image analyzer system.
• Portable field microscope (Struers)- Identifying issues like surfaces of metals, corrosion, surface defects etc.
• Scanning Electron Microscope with EDS & EBSD (Carl Zeiss) SEM analysis to study the morphology and structure of finished d product & identify of the defect analysis:
• XRF (Malvern Panalytical) - X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) is an analytical technique that uses the interaction of X-rays with a material to determine its elemental composition. Elemental & Chemical Analysis of hot metal & Powder samples.
• OES Spectrometer (Q8 MAGELLNEN)- Spectrometers to determine the Elemental Composition of steel samples.
• Mobile Spectrometer (Ametek) - Spectrometers to determine the Elemental Composition of steel samples.
• Oxygen Hydrogen Nitrogen analyser (LECO ONH836)- A powerful and robust elemental analyzer for measurement of oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen concentrations in inorganic materials like steel, iron etc.
• Automated ultimate analyzer (LECO CHN-S 628) - A Ultimate analysis provides a convenient method for reporting the major organic elemental composition of coal.
• Testing of the By-product lab of the clean coke oven gas analysis through Gas chromatograph, UV- Spectrometer & Orsat apparatus like CO2, O2, CO.
• Testing of the gas impurities of the clean coke oven gas through the wet chemical analysis, like Naphthalene, Ammonia, H2S, tar fog.
• Completed analysis of the SAL samples (Stripped ammonia liquor) like parameter pH, tempr. TDS, phenol, Tyocynide, Total ammonia, free ammonia.
• Crude Tar analysis like specific gravity through gravity meter and moisture analysis.

Junior Engineer at JINDAL STEEL AND POWER LIMITED (2011-11 – 2019-03)

• Planning & ensuring all the laboratory activities including sample preparation, general testing, trials, third party testing, reports, and test certificates as per different standards.
• Co-ordination with third party inspection agencies during material testing like Lloyds, TUV, BVIS, Tata Project, IRS, ABS etc…
• Involved in Microscope sample preparation & metallographic analysis of different steel products like plates, coils, rail, angle channel, TMT wire rods, etc. Steel samples includes failure analysis.
• Responsible for material testing system work like qualify testing of rails like Fatigue test, fracture toughness test in Rail Mill.
• Maintaining quality documents/ records against the testing data.
• Responsibility of coal petrography analysis & report preparation of incoming coal samples.
• Responsibility of all equipment calibration & maintenance work in proper schedule.
• To ensure compliance to the Quality Management Systems like ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001.
• Coal Petrography- Analysis of coal petrography through Leica optical microscope (Leica DM 4500) with image analyzer system.
• Metallography- Making microscopic examination, failure analysis, grain sizes and inclusion ratings of products to provide industrial services using Leica & trinocular microscope with image analyzer & photographic attachment.
• Micro hardness testing- Different failure investigation needs the identification of various phases present in material at micron level which are more or less similar in appearance and hence to distinguish the Hardness of phases or micro-hardness variation with in a material are calculated for the same.
• Scanning Electron Microscope- Expertise in operating and examining the defective samples under Scanning Electron Microscopy and failure investigation studies of defects in rolled products and fractured surfaces of tested samples.
• MTS 810 - The tests carried out in this instrument are as follows: Fatigue Testing: This test is usually done for long products especially Rail (manufactured in RUBM), Fracture toughness Testing: This test is usually done for Rail manufactured at RUBM section, Elevated temperature Tensile Testing: It can be done for variety of application but as far as my work is concerned JSPL is doing this for plates.
• NDT Test of like Ultrasonic test(UT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT) test, Eddy Current Testing of finshind product.
• Organizing presentations on in house innovations in “Innovation week Seminar”.
• Involved in Office TPM (Total productive maintenance).
• The spare parts, annual maintenance of the equipment and other instruments related needs was taken care by me. So I have knowledge of working with SAP.
• Involved in maintaining the Technical Library of the department.

Diploma in Metallurgy (2012)

Degree equivalent of B. tech in Metallurgical Engineering – IIM (2018)

Matriculation (2006)