The Quality Head will be responsible for end-to-end quality assurance and control across the pipe manufacturing plant, ensuring product conformance to national/international standards (BIS/IS), driving rejection reduction, and building a strong quality culture among QC teams.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Control & Process
- Drive rejection control improvement (overall products %) through root-cause analysis and corrective actions
- Ensure zero error in pipe size checking/validation
- Ensure proper segregation of hold pipes (OK vs rejected category) at the mill
- Reduce quality complaints (Export, Domestic & OEM) against defined targets
Manpower Handling & Team Management
- Oversee shift-wise deployment and proper handling of QC Checkers
- Ensure checkers follow the correct inspection framework and QC parameters
- Conduct regular quality training for QC Checkers (tracked in man-days) to upgrade inspection capability
Safety
- Champion zero-accident practices across the plant floor and QC areas
Audits & Compliance
- Ensure smooth conduct of internal and external audits
- Timely closure/processing of non-conforming components identified in audits
- Ensure timely renewal of licenses (Indian/International BIS/IS Standards)
Key Result Areas (KRAs)
Rejection control
Overall product rejection %
Pipe size validation
Zero-error target
Complaint reduction
No. of complaints (Export/Domestic/OEM)
Quality training
Man-days delivered
License renewals
On-time renewal %
Audits
On-time closure of non-conformances
Safety
Zero accidents
Qualifications & Experience
- B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical/Metallurgy) or equivalent; additional Quality certifications (Six Sigma, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor) preferred
- 15+ years in quality functions within steel/pipe manufacturing
- Robust knowledge of BIS/IS standards for steel pipes
- Experience managing shift-based QC teams
Skills
- Root-cause analysis & corrective action (RCA/CAPA)
- Statistical process control
- Team leadership and training delivery
- Audit management (internal/external)
- Regulatory/licensing compliance knowledge
📌 Head Quality Control (Hyderabad)
🏢 HARIOM PIPE INDUSTRIES
📍 Hyderabad
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