Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

"1. Supplier Technical Support
• Provide technical guidance and support to suppliers for product and process-related issues.
• Review supplier manufacturing processes, process capability, and quality systems.
• Identify potential technical risks and drive preventive actions at supplier end.
• Support suppliers in achieving required product quality, reliability, and delivery targets."
"2. Recent Product Development & APQP
• Participate in new product development activities from concept/design freeze through SOP.
• Review and approve supplier APQP deliverables, including PFMEA, Control Plan, Process Flow, MSA, SPC and capability studies.
• Ensure compliance with drawing, GD&T;, material, heat treatment, and special-process requirements.
• Support PPAP/PTR activities and ensure timely closure of development-related issues"
"3. Process & Manufacturing Engineering
• Evaluate supplier manufacturing processes for forging, casting, machining, heat treatment, grinding, balancing, surface treatment and other special processes as applicable.




• Conduct process audits and identify gaps related to process robustness and product quality.
• Drive implementation of poka-yoke, automation, error-proofing and process controls.
• Review critical process parameters and ensure adequate monitoring and control."
"4. Quality & Problem Solving
• Lead technical investigation of supplier quality issues and customer/field complaints.
• Drive structured problem-solving using 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, DOE and other appropriate methodologies.
• Analyze dimensional, metallurgical, material and functional failures.
• Coordinate root-cause analysis through component inspection, cut-section analysis, metallurgical analysis and laboratory validation.
• Ensure effective corrective and preventive actions and verify their effectiveness."
"5. Commodity-Specific Technical Responsibilities
• Crankshaft: Forging/casting, heat treatment, machining, grinding, balancing, hardness, fati

📌 Manager - CDMM (Chennai)
🏢 Mahindra & Mahindra
📍 Chennai