Description
In-Process Quality Management
- Lead in-process quality inspection and verification activities across manufacturing lines.
- Ensure compliance with Control Plans, SOPs, Process Flow, PFMEA, and work instructions.
- Monitor critical process parameters and quality checkpoints.
- Ensure First Piece Approval (FPA) and process setup verification before production release.
- Drive adherence to quality gates and process controls.

Quality Issue Management
- Lead investigations of in-process defects, line rejections, and process deviations.
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, and other quality tools.
- Implement and monitor containment, corrective, and preventive actions.
- Verify effectiveness of corrective actions and ensure sustainable closure.

Process Audits & Compliance
- Conduct Layered Process Audits (LPA), Process Audits, and Product Audits.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, QMS requirements, and customer specifications.
- Support internal, customer, and certification audits.
- Maintain audit records, inspection reports,



and quality documentation.

Manufacturing Process Improvement
- Analyze process rejection trends and identify improvement opportunities.
- Drive initiatives to reduce defects, rework, scrap, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
- Support Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, and Operational Excellence projects.
- Implement mistake-proofing (Poka-Yoke) and process control improvements.

Recent Product Introduction (NPI)
- Support Proto Builds, Pilot Builds, and Production Readiness Reviews.
- Participate in PFMEA, Control Plan, and process validation activities.
- Ensure quality requirements are incorporated during new product introduction.
- Support Gate Reviews and manufacturing process qualification.

Cross-Functional Coordination
- Work closely with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Quality, Incoming Quality, and Customer Quality teams.
- Participate in daily production review meetings and quality escala

📌 Manufacturing Quality Senior Analyst (Pune)
🏢 Vertiv Group
📍 Pune