Rakesh Kumar
Quality Manager
Hapur
Summary
Achievement driven professional targeting senior level assignments and rewarding opportunities in the QA/QC & Quality System with an organization of high repute in the Automobile Industry., Customer Support, Gear Manufacturing, Warranty of parts, Equipment Handling, Rejection Analysis, Certified Internal Auditor of IATF 16949:2002, CAPA, NPD, Manpower Planning, Team Management, Incoming & Supplier Quality, Result- oriented professional with nearly 15 years of experience in Quality in Gear Machine & Assembly Shop. Exposure in Gear Manufacturing process like Hobbing, Shaving, Shaping, Gear Grinding, Gear Honing, OD/ID Grinding process Conducting External and Internal Audit as per ISO9001:2015 and IATF-16949:2016 Guidelines. Single window for Customer. Active Member of 8D and NPD team. Customer Support and services. Skills in preparing and maintaining documents related to IATF 16949:2002, ISO9001:2015 Successful leader and planner with experience of Quality for renowned global clients such as BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Arctic Cat, HMCL, Escorts, Rotex, Arctic Cat, Rivian.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
2009
2009
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Quality Manager
Hero Motors Thai Limit
4 2022 - Current
- Active Member of Hero Thailand New Plant set up team
- Responsible for Inspection Lab( STD Room , QC Lab, Met Lab ) set up in Hero Thai LTD in Thailand
- Responsible for New Machines Procurement for STD Room & QC Lab
- Responsible for Searching and Introducing new Gauging and Lab equipment
- Overall Responsibility for Quality System Development of Plant
- Overall Responsibility for Documentation of all Processes
- Over all Responsibility for identifying CSR and Critical Quality parameter for Product and Process stages
- Responsible for On time Sample Submission to Customer
- Responsible for Machines and Assembly Line Trails at Supplier end
- Responsible for New Machines Prove out and successful Installation
- Responsible for defining system and process for Various Production & Inspection Stages
- Responsible Assly Quality of Gear Box
- Responsible for End of Line Inspection of Gear Box
- Responsible for Analysis of End of Line Failed Gear Boxes
- Responsible for PDI of Gear BOX and Loose Component
- Responsible for Incoming Quality and Supplier Quality of BOP Parts
- Responsible for Line rejection & Counter Measures
- Releasing Monthly MRM Data for Management Review
- Responsible Rejection Review and Counter Measures
- Responsible for new Improvements in Shop Floor
- Responsible for Providing Training to Manpower
- Responsible for Preparing MRM data for review meeting
- Responsible for QMS Improvement
Deputy Manager
Hero Motors (A Division of Hero Cycles Limited)
02.2010 - 04.2022
- Overall In-charge for Quality of Gear Manufacturing shop and Assembly shop
- Responsible for Planning and execution of Internal and external Audits
- Interaction with customer for resolving customer complaint and preparation of CAPA
- Daily interaction with other department for discussion and solution of daily Quality issue in production
- Conducting Monthly review meeting of plant and ensuring the closing of observation during meeting
- Red Bin Analysis using 4M and reducing rejection by proper data analysis
- Co Ordinator of SGA Teams and Responsible for Team making, Participation in completions
- Preparing and conducting Process and product audit
- Responsible for Inhouse New Product development and documents Preparation
- Responsible for Preparing PPAP Documents and submission of PPAP for New Projects
- Preparing road map to resolve the problem at customer end targeting Zero PPM at customer PPM
- Good Exposure in handling different area team like , process final inspection, standard room
- Preparing QRM data for monthly meeting
- Handing manpower in different area (Process; Standard room; Final Inspection)
- Making Quality Standards, Quality Plan, Inspection Feasibility, Making WI, Q-Alarm and OPL for New Product
Engineer (In process quality)
M/s Global Autotech Ltd.
09.2009 - 03.2010
- To do on line inspection
- First piece set up approval
- Daily and monthly analysis of in house rejection
- Sample and Lay out inspection
- Conducting SPC study
- Handling manpower and customer complaints
- Coordination between engineering and production team for new product development
- During new part development responsibility to prepare PPAP documents
- To educate the associate about 5s, kaizen, poke-yoke, SPC, 7QC Tool, etc
Engineer (INPROCESS QUALITY)
M/S HERO MOTORS LTD.
03.2007 - 09.2009
- To do the on line inspection of gears and shaft in all stages like Hobbing, Shapping, Shaving, ID grinding, OD grinding (shafts)
- To give Set up approval for all new setting for hobbing, shapping, shaving, id grinding, OD grinding
- To operate gear lead & profile testing machine (Klingelnberg (P-26), gear rolling machine (Franco gear Inspector), Roughness Tester, Roundness tester (Rondcom-54 (Zeiss-TSK),, Tesa Viso 300 (Profile Scanner), Trimoss (digital height gauge),Profile projector
- Responsible for SAP (Quality) related activities from incoming of part to the final dispatch of part
- To maintain records as per TS-16949/2002
Education
Diploma - Automobile
Hindustan Electronic Academy
High school examination - undefined
S.D. Inter College
04.2001 - 04.2003
Intermediate examination - undefined
M.B. Inter College
Skills
Customer Support
Process Improvement
Warranty Handling
Internal Auditing
Manpower Planning
Team Management
Incoming Quality
Supplier Quality
Quality Assurance
Problem Solving
Product Quality
Quality Management System
Salary
12.50 lacs per Annum
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 05/04/84
Training
- IATF 16949:2016 Internal Auditor
- PPAP & APQP
- SPC
- MSA
- Kaizen
- 5-S
Professional Highlights
- Successful PPAP Submission of 05 Projects for BMW, Ducati and Harley Davidson.
- Maintaining Zero PPM at Customer End (BMW; Harley Davidson) till 2 years.
- Reducing Rejection PPM using Quality Tool and Process Optimization.
- Awarded for Reducing Rejection in Shaft Grinding.
- Training to down line in multi skilling way.
Certification
CM - Certified Manager Certification
Timeline
Deputy Manager
Hero Motors (A Division of Hero Cycles Limited)
02.2010 - 04.2022
Engineer (In process quality)
M/s Global Autotech Ltd.
09.2009 - 03.2010
Engineer (INPROCESS QUALITY)
M/S HERO MOTORS LTD.
03.2007 - 09.2009
High school examination - undefined
S.D. Inter College
04.2001 - 04.2003
Intermediate examination - undefined
M.B. Inter College
Quality Manager
Hero Motors Thai Limit
4 2022 - Current
Diploma - Automobile
Hindustan Electronic Academy