- Experience

12 - 15 Years
- Location

- Nature of Job

Manufacturing
- Job role

Quality

Division

2W

Department

Quality Assurance

Level / Grade

EX

Functional Area

Quality Assurance

1

Job Title

Senior Manager – Quality Assurance.

2

Reporting

Functional reporting to : HoM

Desirable: BE /B Tech – Mechanical / Automobile

ii) Experience

Minimum: 12 years

Maximum: 15 years

iii) Age Limit

Minimum: 30 years

Maximum: 45 years

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Job Role & Responsibilities

Job Overview

To lead the overall QA function (incoming quality, in process quality, outgoing quality, vendor parts quality & export supply quality) for the manufacturing location while interfacing with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure product quality.

Responsibilities:

- Independent handling of all QA functions for High-end Sports bikes
- Adopting and developing recent quality standards, processes, for sustaining and improving product quality
- Leading and developing a diverse team for new capabilities and high performance. Ensuring team performance in regard to DWM, SIR of parts as per plan
- Examining the outgoing vehicle quality for functional, aesthetic, safety etc.
- Ensuring products are designed with adherence to legal and safety standards.
- Process audit at vendors & shops for verification of system compliance.
- Understanding customer expectations and needs from the product.
- Developing and improving supplier quality
- Knowledge of New product development process.
- Interface with R&D; for rectifying quality issues and analysis
- Audits- Internal and vendor quality, TPM
- Analyzing statistical reports on quality standards and suggesting corrective measures




- Field failure analysis along with CQA – EFR / Warranty & initiating actions
- Guide concerned departments & vendors for implementing corrective & preventive actions.

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Competency Requirements

Technical/ Functional:

Technical

- Knowledge on product conformance & deviations
- Data analysis and statistical aptitude
- 2-Wheeler product testing knowledge
- APQP- Advanced product quality planning
- Sound knowledge on supplier quality processes, NCDS.
- Knowledge in Press & Fabrication parts, Propriety & polymer parts.
- Knowledge on Engine parts and functions
- Material science knowledge of engine, vehicle, and painted parts
- Troubleshooting on supplier process issues and analysis.
- Knowledge electrical vehicle components viz. ECU, sensors
- Knowledge on homologation

Functional

- Provide leadership and direction to a team on 30+ members.
- Develop and maintain good harmony and quality culture within and interface functions.

Behavioral

- Generate ideas
- Solve problems creatively
- Champion improvements & positive change
- Develop and engage people
- Good Verbal and written communication.
- Attention to detail & problem solving.

Specific expertise required for functional area:

- NCDS – New Component Development Systems

- Quality processes, frameworks and standards. Knowledge of Quality tools such as:
- 7QC tools,
- Fault-tree analysis,
- 8D reports,
- Shainin system,
- Cp-Cpk methodology,
- Stack-up analysis

- Knowledge on New Model development as per APQP process on Quality roles.

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Likely sources

Organization example

M/s Hero, Honda, Yamaha, Piaggio, Toyota, Tata Motors, Diamler, Skoda, Bosch, Gabrieal, Eaton, Tata Autocomp, Yazaki, Magna Corp, Maruti and other leading auto component manufacturers

📌 Senior MGR (QA) (India)
🏢 Bajaj Auto
📍 India