Waqas Ahmad
Quality Engineer
Montreal,QC
Summary
Effective quality professional bringing proven success in driving continuous improvement initiatives. Focused and diligent with commitment to fostering corporate mission. Consistently acknowledged for implementing actionable initiative to reduce error rates and optimize company processes. Polished in developing quality improvement plans and monitoring employee performance to cultivate adherence to company standards. Dedicated to going above and beyond to mitigate risk and improve quality.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Supervisor Inventory
Goodfood Market
Montreal, QC
07.2020 - Current
- Managing, delegating, and coordinating the work by using active supervision walks
- Leading a team of more than 20 people in fast paced operational environment
- Detecting and assisting employees with performance issues & report recurring performance issues
- Working daily on employee engagement and satisfaction & minimizing/mitigating employee relations
- Identifying and documenting absences, delays or behavioral problems and applying intervention required (performance meeting/warnings and terminations)
- Planning integration & training sessions for new employees
- Recommending process improvements to increase productivity or quality
- Ensuring the application and compliance with the standards of health and safety at work and rules of hygiene and sanitation with the team
- Ensure continuous improvement of work practices
- Working within applicable standards, policies, and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
Assistant Quality Manager
International Steels Limited
Karachi, Sindh
02.2019 - 08.2019
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Performed operational quality audits of Production and Tool Facilities as per ISO 9001:2015 and company procedures
- Devised a plan for proper training of each team member through TNA Matrix (Training Need Analysis)
- Performed failure and risk assessments of steel products for internal and external defects
- Supervised, monitored, and managed a large team
- Performed product analysis in case of deviation from specified standards
- Participated in Research and Development activities to obtain the desired outcome of the product for customer satisfaction
- Monitored production and quality KPIs for the continuous improvement opportunities
- Identified key issues with the processes and reported Non-Compliance
- Mentored and encouraged employees to strive for excellence while fostering professional growth
- Developed and deployed production control plans and created work instructions and procedures.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Shaheen Air International
Karachi, Sindh
08.2015 - 01.2019
- Expanded risk management measures through spot-checking and increased randomization of inspections
- Partnered with senior management to analyze issues and find appropriate solutions
- Executed operational audits and assessed company operations, compliance, and other associated risks
- Prepared a system to identify and highlight operational delays
- Prepared and monitored NCRs for proper mitigation of non-compliance with appropriate corrective action / preventive measures
- Liaised with Maintenance and other sections for the maintenance and other technical issues
- Contributed to root cause analysis to determine the core reason for failures and errors
- Supported quality team members during corrective action updates
- Developed action plan for company certification using ISO 9000 standard knowledge
- Coordinated with quality control staff to complete inspections
- Developed traceability documentation to aid in investigating faults and defects
- Corresponded with the National Regularity body (PCAA) for structure repair approvals
- Facilitated process improvements to successfully decrease errors.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
NED University of Engineering And Technology
01.2011 - 12.2014
Skills
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Certification
QMS Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2015
Accomplishments
- Used Google Sheet and Power BI to developed a dashboard for inventory operations
- Got Goodfood's GM Award for Core Values and KPI's
- Used excel to deploy a Basic Quality Management System for tracing NCRs and their corrective actions
Timeline
Lean Six Sigma
08-2021
QMS Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2015
09-2020
Supervisor Inventory
Goodfood Market
07.2020 - Current
Assistant Quality Manager
International Steels Limited
02.2019 - 08.2019
Safety Management System (SMS)
05-2017
Failure Analysis of Industrial Materials
07-2016
Quality Assurance Engineer
Shaheen Air International
08.2015 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
NED University of Engineering And Technology
01.2011 - 12.2014
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