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Role Mandate Suzlon’s BESS business requires a robust Quality & Safety backbone across its own manufacturing and contract partners. This role will establish an end-to-end Quality & Safety Management System (QSMS) ensuring every product shipped is safe, compliant, traceable, and warranty-ready. The incumbent will drive right-first-time quality, zero-harm safety culture, regulatory compliance, supplier quality governance, and closed-loop field feedback, while building systems and teams from ground up during ramp-up.

Key Responsibilities 1️⃣ Quality & Safety Management System (QSMS) - Design and deploy integrated QMS + EHS framework for plant and contract manufacturers

- Define:
- PFMEA, control plans, SOPs
- safety procedures (battery handling, HV safety, fire protocols)
- Implement:
- layered audits (quality + safety)
- deviation / incident management systems
- Embed quality + safety SLAs in contract manufacturing agreements 2️⃣ Incoming Quality & Safety Assurance - Define inspection protocols for:
- cells, BMS, PCS, BOP components
- Establish:
- acceptance / rejection / deviation criteria
- Ensure:
- safe handling, storage, and transport compliance (UN 38.3)
- Drive supplier PPAP + safety compliance validation 3️⃣ In-Process Quality & Manufacturing Safety - Implement:
- SPC, quality gates, process audits
- Ensure:
- safe assembly practices (HV isolation, insulation, torque control)
- Oversee contract manufacturers:
- audits (quality + safety)
- CAPA tracking
- line-stop authority for safety risks




- Ensure uniform quality and safety standards across all sites 4️⃣ Outgoing Quality, Testing & Dispatch Safety - Own:
- end-of-line testing governance
- FAT documentation and traceability
- Ensure:
- zero dispatch without quality clearance
- secure packaging, labeling, and transport compliance
- Build:
- customer-facing quality + safety documentation packs 5️⃣ Field Feedback, RCA & CAPA (Quality + Safety Incidents) - Establish closed-loop system for:
- product failures
- safety incidents (thermal, electrical, fire)
- Drive:
- RCA (8D, 5-Why)
- CAPA closure with effectiveness tracking
- Feed learnings into:
- manufacturing
- design improvements 6️⃣ Regulatory Compliance & Safety Readiness - Ensure compliance with:
- IEC 62619, UL 1973, UL 9540/9540A
- UN 38.3 (transport)
- BIS, CEA
- Own:
- plant EHS compliance (fire systems, hazardous handling)
- audit readiness (internal + external)
- Maintain:
- certification tracker
- documentation repository 7️⃣ Supplier & Contract Manufacturer Governance - Drive:
- supplier qualification (quality + safety)
- periodic audits
- Implement:
- supplier scorecards (quality, safety, delivery)
- Ensure:




- alignment with Suzlon standards and warranty commitments 8️⃣ Plant Safety Systems & Culture - Implement:
- fire detection & suppression readiness
- electrical safety (HV handling protocols)
- battery storage safety (temperature, segregation)
- Drive:
- safety training programs
- incident reporting & investigation
- Build:
- zero-harm safety culture 9️⃣ Team Build & Capability Development - Build Quality & Safety team across:
- plant
- suppliers
- contract manufacturers
- Develop:
- SOPs, training modules
- audit and review cadence Success Measures Dimension - Metrics Product Quality - FPY, DPPM, zero field escapes Incoming Quality - Rejection rate, PPAP completion Contract Manufacturer - Audit scores, CAPA closure Outgoing Quality - 100% traceability + FAT compliance Field Feedback - RCA timelines, repeat failure reduction Safety - Zero major incidents, audit compliance, near-miss reporting Compliance - Zero audit gaps, certification readiness Team - Hiring, training, audit cadence ? Candidate Profile Experience - 6–10 years in Quality + Safety roles (BESS, EV, power electronics, heavy manufacturing)
- Experience in:
- multi-site / contract manufacturing quality
- building systems from scratch Expertise - Battery pack/module quality & failure modes
- BESS system integration & testing
- Safety systems (fire, HV, thermal risks)
- Tools: PFMEA, SPC, 8D, CAPA, audits
- Standards: IEC, UL, UN 38.3, BIS
- Traceability / MES systems Education - B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Chemical)
- Six Sigma / CQE preferred

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📌 Lead - Quality & Safety (India)
🏢 Suzlon Group
📍 India