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Name of the Position: Quality Manager
Work Location: Dabaspete
Experience :10-15 years

Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Mechanical / Production Engineering.

Role Overview
Lead the overall Quality Assurance function across Current Product Development (NPD) and ongoing operations, ensuring robust quality systems, zero-defect mindset, and alignment with customer and regulatory requirements.
This role works closely with Design, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Customer teams to establish robust quality processes and ensure defect-free product launches and sustained operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities
1. Quality Management System (QMS)

- Ensure implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) in line with ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 requirements.

- Develop, review, and enforce quality procedures, SOPs, control plans, inspection standards, and quality documentation.

- Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements, statutory, and regulatory standards.

- Conduct periodic system reviews to ensure process effectiveness and compliance.

- Promote quality culture, process discipline, and quality awareness across the organization.

2. New Product Development (NPD) Quality

- Lead Quality Assurance activities during New Product Development (NPD) from design validation to production readiness.

- Participate in design reviews, feasibility studies, DFMEA, and PFMEA activities.

- Ensure quality requirements are defined and integrated into product and process design.

- Review engineering drawings, GD&T;, tolerances, and technical specifications.

- Lead APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities and milestone tracking.

- Prepare, review, and approve PPAP documentation including:

- Control Plan

- Process Flow Diagram

- PFMEA

- MSA & SPC studies

- Inspection standards

Ensure successful First Article Inspection (FAI), process validation, and product qualification prior to mass production.

Support customer approvals and current product launch activities.
3. Inspection & Process Validation

- Develop inspection plans and validation methods for new and existing products and processes.





- Validate dimensional and functional requirements using CMM and precision measuring instruments.

- Perform and review GD&T; inspections including runout, concentricity, flatness, perpendicularity, and positional accuracy.

- Ensure manufacturing process capability for CNC machining, grinding, assembly, and precision manufacturing processes.

- Conduct process capability studies (Cp, Cpk) and implement actions for process improvement.

- Establish process controls to ensure consistent product quality.

4. Incoming, In-Process & Final Quality Control

- Monitor Incoming Quality Control (IQC), In-Process Quality Control (IPQC), and Final Inspection activities for following process,CNC Machining, Grinding, Machine assembly, Special process(Heat treatment,Painting).

- Ensure products comply with specifications, drawings, customer requirements, and quality standards.

- Review and approve inspection reports, quality records, deviation requests, and concession approvals.

- Ensure proper implementation of inspection frequencies, sampling plans, and quality checkpoints.

- Coordinate with Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) for supplier quality performance improvement.

5. Problem Solving & Corrective Actions
Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for customer complaints, internal defects, supplier issues, and process failures.

Apply structured problem-solving methodologies including:

- 8D

- 5 Why Analysis

- Fishbone (Ishikawa)

- Pareto Analysis

Implement and monitor Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) for effectiveness and sustainability.

Ensure horizontal deployment of lessons learned across similar processes and products.
6. Data Analysis & Continuous Improvement

- Analyze rejection, rework, scrap, COPQ, and quality trend data.

- Identify improvement opportunities to reduce defects, process variation,



and operational waste.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and Poka-Yoke concepts.

- Monitor process performance and implement preventive quality controls.

- Support operational excellence initiatives through data-driven decision-making.
7. Audits & Compliance

- Plan and lead internal audits, process audits, layered process audits, and external/customer audits.

- Ensure timely closure of audit findings and non-conformities.

- Maintain audit readiness across all functions and processes.

- Ensure compliance with QMS standards, customer requirements, and internal procedures.

- Support certification and surveillance audit activities.
8. Performance Monitoring & Reporting

Define, monitor, and report quality KPIs including:

- Customer complaints

- Rejection & rework

- Supplier PPM

- COPQ

- Process capability

Prepare and present quality performance reports during Management Review Meetings (MRM).

Track action plans and ensure achievement of quality objectives and targets.

Drive data-based decision-making through trend analysis and performance monitoring.

9. Team Development & Cross-Functional Coordination

- Identify training needs and ensure competency development of QA/QC teams.

- Mentor and guide quality engineers, inspectors, and cross-functional teams.

- Coordinate with Design, Manufacturing, Production, SQA, Planning, and Customers for quality alignment.

- Support new product approvals, customer audits, and technical discussions.

- Promote teamwork, accountability, and a proactive quality culture across the organization.

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Requirements

Technical Skills

- Strong knowledge of GD&T; (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).

- Good understanding of precision machining, grinding, assembly, and manufacturing processes.

- Strong understanding of QMS standards and quality assurance systems.

- Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and MSA methodologies.

Quality Tools

- SPC, MSA, and 7 QC Tools

- 8D Problem Solving

- Fishbone (Ishikawa)

- 5 Why Analysis

- Pareto Analysis

- Control Plans & Inspection Standards

- CAPA Management

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