Vijay Soni

Quality

Easton, City of Easton, NorthamptonMember since October 12, 2025

CalibrationQuality assurancePPAPProcess improvementProduct DevelopmentInternal AuditsMicrometerAssemblyAPQPCoordinate measuring machineCalipersData collectionMechanical engineeringQuality systemsPrecision measuring instrumentsFMEAProject ManagementRelationship Management / Coordination

About

Inspect first articles, in-process parts, and products prior to shipment using gauges, coordinate measuring machines, optical comparators, and vision.

Experience

Quality - Kaiser Aluminum - Imperial-Columbia, NJ

(2023-10)

Inspect first articles, in-process parts, and products prior to shipment using gauges, coordinate measuring machines, optical comparators, and vision.

Generate spreadsheets with run chart for data collection.
Generate first article inspection reports
Reconcile final inspection documentation for shipments.
Test incoming raw materials.
Use precision measuring instruments including CMM, micrometer, calipers, hight gauge ,fixtures and gauges to check work and perform a detailed inspection of parts produced.
Read Instrumentation and gauges to accurately measure dimensions on parts being machined within a specified tolerance.
Final product assembly inspections
Calibration:- All instruments, Gauges & Fixtures. Use GAGEPACK
Quality Audit in all departments.
Making Process control plans & FMEA.
Root causes analysis by fish borne diagrams & do the CAPA.
Using SPC for process control.
Doing MSA for instrument.
Training to New employees for how to inspection of part.
Working as AS9100 standards.
APQP & PPAP making documents and discussing with customers.
Process verification as per customer requirements and standards AS9100.
Every day report to quality Director.

Quality Assurance Technician II - Nordson Medical - Easton, PA

(2022-09 - 2023-10)

Inspected finished products as per AQL 1.
Use Micrometer, Caliper, Micro view.
Doing Band, Tensile & Peel test in leb.
Making Doc for new products.
First part, in process & final part inspection.
Set new part with operator.
Making & verify label as per customer requirements.
Training to new inspector as per company guidelines.
Inspected in comings materials.
Working as ISO-13485

Self Employed - Subway - Easton, PA

(2014-09 - 2022-08)

I work in subway as a self employed.
Ordering, In coming all products inspection.
Training to new employees.
All types customer companies solving with customer.
Managing all Subway systems in store.

Self Employed - Grocery store - Reading, PA

(2012-09 - 2014-09)

Managing store. Ordering, incoming products inspection.

Quality Inspector - Consolidated Container Company - Allentown, PA

(2011-07 - 2012-08)

Inspect bottles every hour in production line by using gauges, calliper, visual inspection, weight scale, proper packing as per quality specifications & customer specification.
Inspect finished products and data fill-up in computer.
Bottles tasting in lab as per quality & customer specifications.
Every day report sends to Quality Manager.

Inspector/Packer - Consolidated Container Company - Allentown, PA

(2010-08 - 2011-01)

18106.-Inspect bottles for quality defects and proper packaging of materials and finished products as per quality specifications

Quality Manager and Vender Development - Rotomotive Power drives India Ltd. - V.V.Nager-Gujarat, IN

(2009-06 - 2010-05)

Managing quality systems and ensuring that appropriate improvement action are carried ensuring continual improvement.
Training and other activities, which aid organization growth as well as development of organisation's manpower and vendor.
Develop & audit the vendor as per quality & customer specifications.
Handling customer complaints with full customer satisfactions in turn of corrective & preventive action plan taken in plant & vendor end.
Working with ISO 9001.
Every day report sending to MD.

Sr. Manager, Operations - C. M. SMITH & SONS LTD - Nadiad.Gujarat.India.

(1999-10 - 2009-06)

Total 27 years in C.M. Smith and Sons Ltd:

- All department answerable to management for achieving quality product required dimensional accuracy of all product as per customer specified for development part and regular supply. Pioneer in process improvements/Cost reduction projects in Foundry & Machine shop Effective implementation of SPC Tool statically data analysis with respect to control chart, and monitoring various quality systems, documentation, implementation & maintenance as per TS 16949.Internal Auditor of TS 16949 for all department. Product development process in foundry, machine shop, packing, final part dispatch to customer. Every day report send to MD

Studying process capability and deploying review systems for executing projects within time & cost parameters.
Identifying jigs, fixtures and production aids for all items.
Developing & maintaining overall / detailed schedule & milestones, developing micro plans for monitoring, work flow analysis, updating & analysing schedules, prioritising engineering & material deliverables.
Preparing technical specifications, detailed product specification matrix (required, desired or design target / goal).
Interacting with the vendor for components development and preparing, managing and driving APQP/ PPAP/Control Plan/PFMEA.
Process Enhancement
Mapping customer requirements; assisting in developing, implementing and transitioning, customising Processes in line with the guidelines specified by the Customer.
Spearheading Value Analysis continuous improvement initiatives in processes; identifying areas of improvement, recommending process modifications and equipment calibrations to enhance operational efficiencies of the systems.
Developing cost saving measures & modifications to achieve substantial reduction in terms of man days, production cost & energy consumption.
Handling lay out changes & machine shifting to increase productivity with proper utilization of space & capacity enhancement. Implementing strict measures in operating procedures to optimize resource/ capacity utilization.
Identifying opportunities for design improvements over the competitors.
Quality Assurance
Defining Quality Standards and structured Processes / Quality Plans for each operation in the organisation; benchmarking with Global Best Practices and implementing the same in the organisation.
Implementing Service Level Agreements between various functions & departments; analysing results, trends & suggesting corrective action for external customer satisfaction systems.
Enforcing the adherence to Quality norms for ISO/TS 16949: 2002 standards.
QMS Implementation & Compliance
Developing & implementing SOPs / Quality Systems to meet ISO ISO/TS 16949: 2002 standards.
Conducting regular internal audits and reviews to ensure adherence to pre-set norms; ensure conformance across all functions and processes.
Providing technical guidance to the vendor team, guiding them on resolving performance bottlenecks.
Monitoring key Cost areas, Variables, Performance Measures; tracking & rectifying variance.
Ensuring maximum customer satisfaction by providing them with pre/post technical service assistance and achieving delivery and quality service norms.