Role & responsibilities

- Lead and develop the Quality function comprising incoming, in-process and final inspection and the quality documentation team.

- Own the Quality Management System and act as Management Representative, maintaining continuous validity of ISO 9001 and of customer and third-party approvals including EIL, NPCIL and API.

- Ensure quality assurance plans, inspection procedures, standard operating procedures, inspection checklists and defect benchmarks are defined, current and implemented to customer requirement and internal standard.

- Approve QAPs, WPS, PQR, NDT procedures and other compliance documentation required for inspection and audit, and ensure welding qualification meets ASME Section IX requirements.

- Govern non-destructive testing across in-house and outsourced work approve NDT procedures and the written practice, qualify and certify in-house Level II technicians, and approve, monitor and suspend outsourced NDT agencies.

- Ensure incoming, in-process and final inspections are carried out to defined standards, with calibration status and inspection documentation controlled at every stage.

- Approve inspection reports and release inspection certificates for accepted product.

- Ensure material verification and testing across the full grade range — SS 316 and 304, Inconel, Hastelloy C-276, Monel, Duplex and Super Duplex, in casting, forging, bar and tube form — including chemical, mechanical,



hardness and IGC testing as required by customer specification.

- Oversee the critical test benches — fire protected, helium leak, cryogenic, hydrostatic, pneumatic, rotary flexure, flexure fatigue and thermal cycling — and ensure tests are conducted and recorded to specification.

- Oversee measurement and calibration systems including CMM, VMM, 2D height gauge, surface finish tester and salt spray chamber, and maintain calibration compliance across all instruments.

- Ensure type testing is carried out in compliance with ASTM F1387 (mandatory and supplementary), BS 4368 Part IV, ISO 15587, ISO 15848 and ECE R110.

- Review non-conformities using trend analysis, and drive corrective and preventive action to closure within agreed timelines.

- Lead customer complaint investigation and resolution, including root cause analysis and verified closure.

- Manage external audits, third-party inspections and customer audits, and maintain audit readiness at all times.

- Lead the weekly quality performance review with cross-functional teams, and support Design and Production in resolving inspection and manufacturability issues.

- Drive reduction in rework, rejection and customer complaints through proactive quality intervention at source.

- Develop team capability through coaching in problem-solving, analytical method and documentation accuracy, and maintain the quality skill matrix.

Preferred candidate profile

📌 Quality Head (Kalol)
🏢 COMFIT & VALVES
📍 Kalol