Harsh Soni
Sr. Manufacturing Project Engineer
Carleton Place,ON
Summary
Highly proficient and passionate Sr. Manufacturing Project Engineer with over Nine years of combined experience in the Aerospace and Automotive industry of improving product quality and the manufacturing processes. Strong background in Lean Manufacturing, six-sigma, OEE analysis, CI suggestions, FMEA, Project Management, Scrap reduction techniques, part cost analysis, and traceability improvement techniques. Strong Leadership, Communication behavioral and analytical skills are an asset which are helpful for solving complex engineering problems.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Sr. Manufacturing Project Engineer
Rose Integration
Carleton Place, Ontario
05.2018 - Current
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
- Responsible for implement, develop, and optimize production methodology, manufacturing processes, engineering change, design change. Created/updated standard operating procedures of the manufacturing process and assemblies as per customer requirements.
- Managed and worked with the multifunctional team within TTA and conducted project review meetings and in person follow up to keep the communication flow smooth with multifunctional teams within TTA.
- Analyzing the daily production data and conducting fast response meetings to discuss the process development/improvement. In case of major issue within the process, apply troubleshooting, find the root cause, then correct, and prevent the recurrence. Generate daily, weekly and monthly KPI report for machine analysis.
- Conducted traceability improvement project of material handling solutions using cutting edge technology and robotics in raw material area by to meet the product flow requirements.
- Design fixtures and create tool kit for assemblies and made it standardized for future reference. Created in-process testing procedure for new and existing product/process.
- Project lead for shop layout changeover project to improve work flow.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced and project based environment.
CNC Line Leader
Magna Internationals Inc.
Markham, Ontario
01.2017 - 05.2018
- Lead team of 6 people and run whole CNC line of 15 different machines and successfully increased the quality of the product by fulfilling production requirement of 1400 products a shift.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Interpret Solid works and AutoCAD drawings to setup and then run the part. Make sure the tooling and cutting tools are not warn out overtime. Change after specific frequency. Understand the SPC chart of offsets generated in CNC machine and maintain the offset accordingly to get dimension withing tolerance.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
Quality Engineer
Unique Forgings(India) pvt. ltd.
Anand, Gujarat
07.2013 - 12.2016
- Had led a team of 5 Junior Quality Engineers and improved the quality of the product which results in an increase in sales and customer satisfaction.
- Led problem-solving activities to quickly identify and permanently resolve quality and productivity issues.
- Supervised eight machine shop floors assigned to machining of Steering Shafts, Driving shafts and Gear blank.
- Responsible for training employees in implementation of TS-16949 project and part of internal audit team.
- Had strong technical knowledge of high precision CNC machining, fabrication, heat treatment processes, material properties and material selection which helps to bridge multifunctional teams within TTA.
- Managed the large network of manufacturing subcontractors that are used daily and oversees the projects that accomplished with internal resources.
- Reviewing Quality standard, make flow of each operation accordingly and make it standardize by making SOPs and process flow.
- Performed detailed analysis of returned customer parts to drive Corrective and Preventative Action initiatives and 8-D Problem-Solving. Involved in APQP and submission of PPAP documents to customer.
Education
Post Graduate - Quality Engineering Management
Lambton College of Applied Arts And Technology
North York, ON 01.2017 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Mechatronics Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
Anand, Gujarat 04.2009 - 05.2013
Skills
Engineering/project management experience
Project implementation
Project quoting
Engineering Reviews
Multi-project coordination
Engineering support
Engineering calculations
Project estimation
Manufacturing Processes
Certified Internal Auditor - AS9100
Certification
Organizational leadership
Timeline
Internal AS9100D Internal Auditor
08-2022
Organizational leadership
08-2020
Level-I X-Ray Fluorescence Operator
01-2020
Sr. Manufacturing Project Engineer
Rose Integration
05.2018 - Current
CNC Line Leader
Magna Internationals Inc.
01.2017 - 05.2018
Post Graduate - Quality Engineering Management
Lambton College of Applied Arts And Technology
01.2017 - 05.2018
Quality Engineer
Unique Forgings(India) pvt. ltd.
07.2013 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Mechatronics Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
04.2009 - 05.2013