Shanmugasundaram Loganathan

Heading Quality assurance department / Management representative / QMS / Customer Quality / Customer Handling / Inprocess QC / Supplier QC / Calibration / Quality Budgeting / QA manpower handling / Training / Quality problem analysis

Daily Work Management and review, Conduct Product and Manufacturing Process audit, Internal system audit, CQI-9 audit, Kaizen improvement and implementation, CAPA handling, Customer complaint handling, Internal rejection analysis, Conduct MRM, Do Supplier initial assessment audit, Supplier periodical audit, PFMEA & Control plan review, Give training to Engineers and Casual labours.

20 yrs. In Automobile parts manufacturing industries
(Reverse chronological order)
PRESENT EXPERIENCE: Currently working in Tenneco Automotive India Pvt. Ltd., (Powder Metal Component-Internal parts of Shock Absorber) Puducherry as a Assistant Manager (QA) from July '1999 to till date.

About Tenneco RC India Pvt. Ltd.:
❖ Tenneco is a leading MNC company in the field of Ride control and Emission control parts. Tenneco is supplying Shock Absorbers to major OEM customer like Ford, General Motors, Toyoto, Maruthi, TATA motors, Mahindra etc., and exporting to various countries.

❖ Tenneco Automotive India also manufacturing Powder metal sintered
parts, which are highly critical and close tolerances.

❖ Tenneco Automotive India is a TS16949:2009 certified company (TUV)


Responsibilities:
➢ Conduct daily morning meeting with inspectors to discuss daily Quality trend.
➢ Ensure quality for all process in morning walk.
➢ Audit the inward parts.
➢ Tag acceptance inward parts through SAP system raise supplier notification for complaints.
➢ Verification of supplier G8Ds.
➢ Prepare & monitoring the daily / monthly Internal & Suppliers PPM trend.
➢ Monitoring the SPC charts for all critical process.
➢ Give training to the employees about SPC / MSA & create TS16949 awareness.
➢ Prepare G8D and Quality alert for Customer & Internal complaints.
➢ Create Info record for new product through SAP (ERP system) QM Module.
➢ Conduct supplier initial assessment & supplier rating audits.
➢ Conduct FORD CQI9 Heat treatment system assessment audit at supplier end.
➢ Prepare APQP & PPAP for NPD.
➢ Give training and encourage the employees to participate Quality circle & SMED competition.
➢ Conduct 5S auditing & scoring at supplier end
➢ Conduct TFS meet once in six months.


1) Eliminated burr in the ERW tube by modified the cutter at supplier end.
2) Reduce drilling lead-time in piston by introduced port type piston at supplier end.
3) Reduce damper rejection & rework by introduced tool profile forming by electrode (to avoid lot mix-up) in the sintered parts.
4) Introduced layer system for avoid scoring & pit marks on incoming piston rods.
5) Introduced depth and alignment gauge for easy checking in Top cap at supplier end.
6) Reduce tool setting for compaction process from 5 hrs. to 1.5 hrs. (through ECRS method)
7) Eliminate coining process in the sintered parts (Cylinder end)
8) Eliminate OD grinding process in pistons.
9) Around 50 lakhs rupees saved yearly by implementation of TVM Cost saving (Elimination of De-burring / OD grinding & Coining process.
10) Reduced the customer PPM from 2500 to 90 by took proper corrective & preventive action.

1. From August '97 to July '99: M/s. AURO ELECTRONICS, Thattanchavady, Pondicherry.
Designation: Supervisor ( Machine shop & Fabrication)
Auro electronics is an ISO 9001 company in leading manufacturer of Leather area measuring machines, Paint spraying machines and Electro hydraulic Ironing and Embossing press.
Responsibilities:
➢ Prepare Daily & Weekly production plan.
➢ Conduct daily production and dispatch meeting.
➢ Monitoring the daily OEE trend.
➢ Monitoring the Machine's pressure gauge Calibration status as per schedule.
➢ Prepare Daily & preventive maintenance schedule.
➢ Monitoring the SPC charts & OEE data sheet daily.
➢ Prepare G8D analysis for Customer, In process rejections & reworks.
➢ Monitoring the Route card identification at each stage.
➢ Conduct KAIZEN meeting weekly.
➢ Conduct 5s audit


1) Reduced scrap % from 2% to 0.5% by introduced Sheet metal cutting plan.
2) Reduced welding consumption & power consumption by Introduced sheet metal folding drawing for hopper.
3) Reduced rejection & rework for drilling pneumatic pump body by introducing drill jig & fixture.

2. From May '96 to June '97: Worked with M/s. Auro Engineering, Division of Auro Food Ltd., Auroville.
Designation: Production Supervisor

M/s. Auro Engineering is a leading manufacturer of Flour Milling Machines & Automobile parts machining. Flour milling machines like (Cleaning and Grinding) Gravity selector, Rotolipse, Branfinisher, Roller Mill, GT mixer and Machining of Automobile parts like Gear box case, Fuel pump case & Differential case etc.,

Responsibilities: ➢ Prepare Daily & Weekly production plan.
➢ Conduct daily production and dispatch meeting.
➢ Work allocation to employees (Fabrication & Machine shop)
➢ Monitoring the Machine's pressure gauge Calibration status as per schedule.
➢ Monitoring & attend Boiler preventive maintenance capacity 500kg
➢ Monitoring of Boiler safety valve, pressure gauges, steam flow meters & ball valves & burner.
➢ Incharge for DM water plant.
➢ Prepare Daily & preventive maintenance schedule.
➢ Monitoring the stagewise identification tag system.
Conduct KAIZEN meeting weekly.
➢ Conduct 5s audit


1) Designed conveyor system for Gravity selector.
2) Retrofitted Roller mill.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
➢ Windows 98, 2000, XP
➢ MS-Office (MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Outlook etc)
➢ Internet Exposure
➢ Auto-Cad R13
➢ SAP QM module

ACADAMIC ACHEIVEMENTS
➢ Participated and gave Presentation for Problem Solving Method through 8D, held by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
➢ Obtained certificate for Internal Quality Auditor for TS16949.
➢ Participated in PLC programmed at Chennai held by Maxwell training centre.
➢ Champion for QC Team (8D) 5S and TVM (Total value management)
➢ Achieved improvement in Product & Process Quality and Tool Quality.
➢ Participated and obtained Outstanding award in SMED competition conducted by QCFI, Chennai
➢ Certified me as a Six Sigma Green belt holder by ISI & QCI, Bangalore on Aug '2013.