– Assistant Manager (Quality)

Position

Assistant Manager – Quality

Department

Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Reports To

Quality Manager / Head – Quality

Purpose of the Role To ensure that products and manufacturing processes comply with customer, regulatory, and company quality requirements by implementing effective quality systems, leading problem-solving activities, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

- Ensure compliance with customer specifications, quality standards, and internal procedures.
- Lead incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities.
- Monitor product quality and analyse quality performance using KPIs.
- Investigate customer complaints, internal defects, and supplier quality issues.
- Lead root cause analysis using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, and other quality tools.
- Implement and monitor corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Prepare and maintain quality documents such as Control Plans, PFMEA, SOPs, Work Instructions, Inspection Standards, and Quality Alerts.
- Coordinate customer audits, process audits, product audits, and third-party audits (IATF 16949, VDA, ISO 9001).
- Support APQP, PPAP, ISIR, and new product development activities.
- Monitor process capability (Cp/Cpk), SPC, MSA, and calibration systems.
- Ensure effective control of non-conforming products and disposition activities.
- Coordinate with production, maintenance, design, purchasing, and suppliers to resolve quality issues.
- Lead continuous improvement projects to reduce defects, scrap,



and customer complaints.
- Review CMM reports, inspection records, and dimensional validation reports.
- Train and develop quality inspectors and engineers.
- Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements and statutory regulations.
- Prepare quality reports and present quality performance to management and customers.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Customer PPM
- Internal rejection and rework
- Supplier PPM
- Customer complaints
- Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
- Audit performance
- On-time CAPA closure
- Process capability (Cp/Cpk)
- Calibration compliance

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering,
- 6–10 years of experience in automotive manufacturing quality.
- Experience with IATF 16949 quality systems.

Technical Skills

- GD&T; interpretation
- CMM and dimensional inspection
- PPAP, APQP, FMEA, Control Plan
- SPC, MSA, 7 QC Tools
- 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone analysis
- Core Quality Tools
- ISO 9001 / IATF 16949
- VDA Process Audit
- Customer-specific requirements
- Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and quality reporting

Leadership Skills

- Team leadership and mentoring
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Customer communication
- Cross-functional coordination
- Planning and execution
- Continuous improvement mind-set

Preferred Industry Automotive Components, Machining, Precision Manufacturing, Heavy Engineering.

Pay: ₹18,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month

Perks

- Food provided
- Leave encashment
- Provident Fund

Work Location: On the road

📌 Asst. Manager QA/QC (Chennai)
🏢 Newtec
📍 Chennai