Plant Quality Manager

Job Description

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JD

Name of the Position: Quality Manager

Work Location: Dabaspete

Experience :10-15 years

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical / Production Engineering.

Role Overview

Lead the overall Quality Assurance function across New Product Development (NPD) and ongoing operations, ensuring robust quality systems, zero-defect mindset, and alignment with customer and regulatory requirements.

This role works closely with Design, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Customer teams to establish robust quality processes and ensure defect-free product launches and sustained operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Quality Management System (QMS)
• Ensure implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) in line with ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 requirements.
• Develop, review, and enforce quality procedures, SOPs, control plans, inspection standards, and quality documentation.
• Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements, statutory, and regulatory standards.
• Conduct periodic system reviews to ensure process effectiveness and compliance.
• Promote quality culture, process discipline, and quality awareness across the organization.
• New Product Development (NPD) Quality
• Lead Quality Assurance activities during New Product Development (NPD) from design validation to production readiness.
• Participate in design reviews, feasibility studies, DFMEA, and PFMEA activities.
• Ensure quality requirements are defined and integrated into product and process design.
• Review engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerances, and technical specifications.
• Lead APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities and milestone tracking.
• Prepare, review, and approve PPAP documentation including:
• Control Plan
• Process Flow Diagram
• PFMEA
• MSA & SPC studies
• Inspection standards
  
  

Ensure successful First Article Inspection (FAI), process validation, and product qualification prior to mass production.

Support customer approvals and new product launch activities.

Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for customer complaints, internal defects, supplier issues, and process failures.

• Inspection & Process Validation
• Develop inspection plans and validation methods for new and existing products and processes.
• Validate dimensional and functional requirements using CMM and precision measuring instruments.
• Perform and review GD&T inspections including runout, concentricity, flatness, perpendicularity, and positional accuracy.
• Ensure manufacturing process capability for CNC machining, grinding, assembly, and precision manufacturing processes.
• Conduct process capability studies (Cp, Cpk) and implement actions for process improvement.
• Establish process controls to ensure consistent product quality.
• Incoming, In-Process & Final Quality Control
• Monitor Incoming Quality Control (IQC), In-Process Quality Control (IPQC), and Final Inspection activities for following process,CNC Machining, Grinding, Machine assembly, Special process(Heat treatment,Painting).
• Ensure products comply with specifications, drawings, customer requirements, and quality standards.
• Review and approve inspection reports, quality records, deviation requests, and concession approvals.
• Ensure proper implementation of inspection frequencies, sampling plans, and quality checkpoints.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) for supplier quality performance improvement.
• Problem Solving & Corrective Actions
  
  

Apply Structured Problem-solving Methodologies Including

• 8D
• 5 Why Analysis
• Fishbone (Ishikawa)
• Pareto Analysis
  
  

Implement and monitor Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) for effectiveness and sustainability.

Ensure horizontal deployment of lessons learned across similar processes and products.

• Data Analysis & Continuous Improvement
• Analyze rejection, rework, scrap, COPQ, and quality trend data.
• Identify improvement opportunities to reduce defects, process variation, and operational waste.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and Poka-Yoke concepts.
• Monitor process performance and implement preventive quality controls.
• Support operational excellence initiatives through data-driven decision-making.
• Audits & Compliance
• Plan and lead internal audits, process audits, layered process audits, and external/customer audits.
• Ensure timely closure of audit findings and non-conformities.
• Maintain audit readiness across all functions and processes.
• Ensure compliance with QMS standards, customer requirements, and internal procedures.
• Support certification and surveillance audit activities.
• Performance Monitoring & Reporting
  
  

Define, Monitor, And Report Quality KPIs Including

• Customer complaints
• Rejection & rework
• Supplier PPM
• COPQ
• Process capability
  
  

Prepare and present quality performance reports during Management Review Meetings (MRM).

Track action plans and ensure achievement of quality objectives and targets.

Drive data-based decision-making through trend analysis and performance monitoring.

• Team Development & Cross-Functional Coordination
• Identify training needs and ensure competency development of QA/QC teams.
• Mentor and guide quality engineers, inspectors, and cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate with Design, Manufacturing, Production, SQA, Planning, and Customers for quality alignment.
• Support new product approvals, customer audits, and technical discussions.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, and a proactive quality culture across the organization.
  
  

Requirements

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).
• Good understanding of precision machining, grinding, assembly, and manufacturing processes.
• Strong understanding of QMS standards and quality assurance systems.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and MSA methodologies.
  
  

Quality Tools

• SPC, MSA, and 7 QC Tools
• 8D Problem Solving
• Fishbone (Ishikawa)
• 5 Why Analysis
• Pareto Analysis
• Control Plans & Inspection Standards
• CAPA Management
  
  

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