– Senior Quality Assurance

Position: Senior QA Engineer / Senior Quality Assurance

Department: Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Industry: Automotive Components / Plastic Injection Moulding Manufacturing

Experience: 7–10 Years

Location: Umbergaon, Gujarat

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior QA professional with 7–10 years of experience, preferably from the Automotive Plastic Injection Moulding / Automotive Components Manufacturing sector. The candidate should have strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems, customer quality requirements, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, 8D, CAPA, audits, and plastic injection moulding processes**.

The candidate will be responsible for maintaining and improving product and process quality while ensuring compliance with IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage day-to-day Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities for plastic injection moulding operations.
- Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements, and internal quality procedures.
- Monitor and improve incoming, in-process, and final inspection systems.
- Handle customer complaints and lead 8D / RCA / CAPA activities.
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis using tools such as 5 Why, Fishbone, Pareto, and other problem-solving techniques.
- Prepare and review APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC, and related quality documentation.
- Monitor process capability and implement corrective/preventive actions for recurring quality issues.
- Coordinate with Production, Tool Room, Maintenance, Engineering, and Development teams to resolve quality problems.
- Control rejection, rework, customer complaints, and process deviations.
- Conduct internal process, product,



and system audits.
- Support and coordinate customer audits and certification audits.
- Establish and maintain inspection standards, work instructions, quality alerts, and control plans.
- Ensure proper calibration and control of measuring and testing instruments.
- Analyze quality data and prepare MIS, rejection reports, customer complaint reports, and quality performance reports.
- Ensure effective implementation of CAPA and continuous improvement activities.
- Train and guide Quality Inspectors and Junior Quality Engineers.
- Monitor supplier quality and coordinate with suppliers for quality improvement where required.

Plastic Injection Moulding Knowledge The candidate should preferably have good practical knowledge of:

- Plastic injection moulding processes
- Injection moulding defects and troubleshooting
- Mould / tool-related quality issues
- Dimensional and visual inspection of moulded components
- Process parameters and process control
- First-off approval and patrol inspection
- Rejection and rework control
- Part inspection as per customer drawings and specifications

Automotive Quality Tools

Strong knowledge of the following is required:
- APQP
- PPAP
- PFMEA
- Control Plan
- MSA / Gauge R&R;
- SPC
- 8D Problem Solving
- 5 Why Analysis
- Fishbone Analysis
- CAPA
- Pareto Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis




- Internal Process / Product / System Audits

Technical Skills

- Good knowledge of GD&T; and engineering drawings.
- Knowledge of Vernier, Micrometer, Height Gauge, Profile Projector, CMM, and other measuring instruments.
- Ability to analyze dimensional inspection reports.
- Good understanding of quality standards and customer specifications.
- Robust documentation and report preparation skills.
- Good knowledge of Excel and quality-related reporting systems.
- Strong communication, leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Qualification

Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech. in Mechanical, Production, Automobile, Polymer, or related Engineering discipline.

Preferred Experience

Candidates with 7–10 years of relevant experience in:

- Automotive Plastic Injection Moulding
- Automotive Components Manufacturing
- Plastic Parts Manufacturing
- Tier-1 / Tier-2 Automotive Suppliers
- IATF 16949 certified manufacturing companies

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

- Reduction in internal rejection and rework
- Reduction in customer complaints
- Improvement in process capability
- Effective closure of corrective actions
- Successful customer and certification audits
- Improvement in PPM and quality performance
- Effective implementation of APQP/PPAP requirements
- Improvement in overall Quality Management System

**Preferred Candidate: A technically strong and experienced Senior QA professional from the Automotive sector, preferably with hands-on experience in plastic injection moulding, who can independently handle customer complaints, audits, APQP/PPAP, quality systems, process improvement, and team management.

Work Location: In person

📌 Senior Quality Assurance(QA) (Umargam)
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