Deepkumar Patel

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee and coordinate office administrative procedures and review, evaluate and implement new procedures;
• Establish work priorities, delegate work to office support staff, and ensure deadlines are met and procedures are followed;
• Coordinate and plan for office services, such as accommodation, relocations, equipment, supplies, forms, disposal of assets, parking, maintenance and security services;
• Conduct analyses and oversee administrative operations related to budgeting, contracting and project planning and management processes;
• Assemble data and prepare periodic and special reports, manuals and correspondence;
• Manage all aspects of assigned programs (new & existing) including: prototypes, pre-production samples, production start-up, customer launch, and monitoring assigned programs throughout production;
• Drive program management through complete product lifecycle including all engineering changes to the specific program and report on program status on a regular basis;
• Assist in solving complex technical issues to the determine root cause and recommend corrective action;
• Act as the primary point of contact to the customer for assigned programs, ensuring timely and professional communication;
• Provide support to engineering department on feasibility and prepare quotes for new and existing programs, when required;
• Organize and lead kick-off and status meetings;
• Assist in developing schedules for assigned programs and ensure all departments are meeting timeline obligations;
• Document and diagram processes and update/maintain SOP's;
• Achieve facility targets and standards in safety, quality, delivery and cost;
• Continuous improvement of process capability, process control and tooling performance;
• Recommend development and improvement opportunities for manufacturing equipment and processes;
• Investigate new and emerging technologies to improve quality and efficiency; and
• Develop & create program-specific Work Instructions.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• To conduct required measurements and visual inspections on all first offs, and castings requiring secondary operations, to verify castings meet customer and Dyancast specifications/drawings, and maintain up-to-date and accurate monitoring activity records.
  • Access the part specification QA production file, customer drawing, and production inspection plan to verify visual and/or measurement activities required, complete all identified characteristics, and accurately record data on the master checklist;
  • Receive first offs, complete required measurements and visual inspections, sign off part acceptance, distribute documentation to the appropriate tapping station, and retain a copy of documentation in the QA file;
  • Sign off the set up sheet to initiate production start up for parts determined to meet specifications, retain/store first off samples and parts specification file;
  • Complete a corrective action ticket for any non-conforming parts, provide required documentation to the appropriate production station, and ensure the part specification file is retained in the appropriate QA slot;
  • Repeat first off inspection activities until part is determined to meet required specifications, retain/store first off samples and part specification file;
  • Complete required SPC activities, input data, visually interpret charts to ensure the parts meet required capability requirements, and initiate required corrective actions ticket(s) to the appropriate production station for implementation;
  • Monitor the status and results of corrective actions, recheck part dimensions for previously non-conforming parts, re-interpret sample data, and determine part compliance with required specifications, prior to sign off, and file all documentation.
  • End of run inspections will be assigned on an as needed basis.
  • Ensures all inspection equipment is calibrated during floor audits and available.
  • Conduct a minimum of two (2) patrol audits per shift.
  • Update the DDS Boards for the top 5 quality issues per day.
• To complete patrols, Line Inspector duties, and other miscellaneous activities to maintain internal controls and integrate quality into all manufacturing phases, to ensure parts produced consistently meet or exceed customer and Company specifications.
  • Complete visual inspection and approve all parts meeting specifications, remove non-conforming parts, initiate a corrective action ticket to the respective production station, and verify conformity of parts having corrective actions, prior to approval and release for completion of part routing/distribution;
  • Visually inspect parts at various production stations/departments at specified frequencies, to regularly monitor quality, maintain up-to-date records of activities, and keep other Inspectors informed of activities completed each shift;
  • Communicate with Toolroom personnel to resolve quality problems as required;
  • Assist in the ‘on the job’ orientation of any new Inspectors and/or apprentices as required;
  • Interpret customer complaints and follow up any discrepancies with the appropriate personnel to ensure prompt issue resolution.
  Other Responsibilities:
  To conform to IATF Standards.
  To follow Occupational Health & Safety Act Regulations and/or WHMIS practices/procedures in accordance with plant rules.
  Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare Work Schedules and assign duties to the staff.
• Opening Store and Closing store if needed.
• Solving Customers Issues and Complains.
• Keeping Inventory stocked all the time and managing low inventory stocks by ordering and stocking appropriate products.
• Clear expired merchandise products and assure restocking according to the company's standards.
• Train, Supervise and maintain staff's Customer Service skills according to the company's standards.
• Cover the Staff in absenteeism.
• Prepare daily merchandise sales report and tally for any errors and report to the owner of the store and educate and train staff for errors.
• Maintain the planograms (signs and display) of inside and outside store for marketing of products, according to Company's standards.
• Hiring new employees and training them with company's standards and evaluate the performance.
• Maintaining Cleanliness of store.
• Maintaining sales and returns of merchandise.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• To conduct required audits, attribute measurements, and visual inspections on all production floor castings, assist with first-off inspections and castings requiring secondary operations.
  • Access the part specification QA production file, customer drawing, and production inspection plan to verify visual and/or attribute measurement activities required and accurately record data on the master checklist;
  • Receive first offs, assist Quality Inspector (2) with gathering parts for measurement, investigating paperwork discrepancies, check log book for correct entries and any other activities requested by the Level 2;
  • Complete a corrective action ticket for any non-conforming parts, provide required documentation to the appropriate production station, and ensure the part specification file is retained in the appropriate QA slot;
  • Assist with repeat first off inspection activities until part is determined to meet required specifications, retain/store first off samples and part specification file;
  • Ensure puck samples are made available for material checks and identified for traceability on an as needed basis for pot changeovers;
  • Move all first off/other part samples to the storage area. Maintain a neat and orderly sample storage area, disposing of old/obsolete parts as needed.
  To perform roving Patrol audits, continuous circling of machines in operation. Using the part specific work instruction located at machine, perform visual and/or attribute measurement activities required and accurately record data on the PIP, if necessary.
  • Complete visual inspection and approve all parts meeting specifications, remove non-conforming parts, initiate a corrective action ticket to the respective production station, and verify conformity of parts having corrective actions, prior to approval and release for completion of part routing/distribution;
  • Visually inspect parts at various production stations/departments at specified frequencies, to regularly monitor quality, maintain up-to-date records of activities, and keep other Inspectors informed of activities completed each shift;
  • In addition to verifying part quality/correctness, verify paperwork is complete, ensure operation at machine matches work instructions, lot cards are accurate, correct material is being used, etc. (General information, not meant to be inclusive of all requirements);
  • Remove any non-conforming parts from the production floor, issuing Hold for Review cards, and move suspect material to non-conforming materials cage;
  • Perform stock checks, if required, of non-conforming product that has been removed from the production floor to determine ‘clean points’. Communicate any affected stock to a Level 2 and appropriate production personnel;
  • Complete NCM-quarantine log, as required;
  • Communicate with Toolroom/Supervisor personnel to resolve quality problems as required;
  • Assist in the ‘on the job’ orientation of any new Inspectors and/or apprentices as required.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• To assemble, inspect and package castings/assemblies to customer specifications to enable the Company to meet customer shipment delivery commitments. [95%]
• Receive and review work instructions to verify required activities;
• Weigh parts, remove flash, machining burrs using appropriate deburring tools/machines, and/or hand degate castings according to work and/or special instructions;
• Assemble parts using specialized tools where indicated on the manufacturing instruction sheet;
• Wash and dry castings following recognized procedures;
• Re-label and re-weigh parts through the packing scale, verify boxed quantity, and provide Q.A. with the number of parts required for inspection;
• Hand degate, package castings and ensure printed packing label information is correct;
• Visually inspect castings for contamination/defect, remove non-conforming parts, complete required reworking, weigh up, and record scrapped pieces at end of shift, including why parts scrapped.
• Fill skid and distribute to appropriate location,
• Load ingots and scrap into pots as required.
  To regularly perform required housekeeping duties to continually maintain a safe and clean work area. [5%]
• Clean/wash/vacuum machines each shift;
• Wash and mop work area floor each shift;
• Reposition skids using pallet trucks as needed to ensure oncoming shifts have sufficient parts.