Role & responsibilities :

Process Quality Assurance
- Ensure process capability (Cp/Cpk) meets target for critical compressor parameters
- Establish and maintain process control plans and inspection standards
- Monitor in-process quality performance across assembly, and testing

2. Defect Reduction & Problem Solving
- Drive reduction of in-process defects and rework
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) using tools (5 Why, Fishbone, 8D and advance Quality tools )
- Implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for recurring issues
- Handle customer complaints related to process defects

3. Product & Process Compliance
- Ensure compliance with engineering specifications, GD&T;, and customer requirements
- Enforce adherence to IATF 16949 standards
- Maintain process audits

4. Incoming Quality
- Work with supplier quality teams for bought-out compressor components
- Monitor incoming quality issues affecting process performance
- Drive containment and improvement actions with suppliers

5. Current Product Introduction (NPI / APQP)
- Lead quality activities in APQP, PPAP,



and product launches
- Ensure process validation and capability studies for new compressors
- Approve control plans, PFMEA, and process flow diagrams

6. Process Improvement
- Lead continuous improvement projects ( QC story , Six Sigma)
- Reduce scrap, rework, and warranty failures
- Improve First Pass Yield (FPY) and Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE impact through quality)

7. Data Monitoring & Reporting
- Analyze and Prepare quality KPIs (PPM, rejection rate, IPTV )
- Drive data-based decision making for process improvements

8. Audit Management
- Lead internal, external, and customer audits
- Ensure closure of audit observations / non-conformities
- Maintain documentation and records for compliance

9. Team Development & Coordination
- Lead and develop process quality engineers and inspectors
- Coordinate with production, maintenance, design, and supply chain teams
- Ensure training of operators in qua

📌 Deputy Manager-Process Quality Assurance (Pune)
🏢 Tata AutoComp
📍 Pune