Role & responsibilities :

Quality Control & Process Monitoring
Monitor in-process quality activities across manufacturing lines.
Conduct stage-wise inspections and process audits.
Ensure adherence to Control Plans, SOPs, Work Instructions, and Quality Standards.
Verify critical process parameters and product characteristics.
Perform first-off, patrol, and final process inspections.
Ensure traceability requirements are maintained.

Defect Prevention & Problem Solving
Identify quality issues during production and initiate containment actions.
Analyze defects using quality tools such as:
8D
5 Why
Fishbone Diagram
Pareto Analysis
PDCA
Coordinate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
Work with Production, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to eliminate recurring defects.

Process Quality Management
Ensure compliance with PFMEA and Control Plan requirements.
Monitor process capability studies (Cp, Cpk).
Validate process changes through trial monitoring and approvals.
Ensure mistake-proofing (Poka-Yoke) systems are functioning effectively.
Monitor rejection, rework, and scrap trends.

Inspection & Measurement
Conduct dimensional and visual inspections.




Use quality measuring instruments such as:
Vernier Caliper
Micrometer
Height Gauge
Bore Gauge
Dial Indicator
Profile Projector
CMM (preferred)
Verify calibration status of gauges and measuring equipment.

Customer & Supplier Quality Support
Support customer audits and quality visits.
Participate in customer complaint investigations.
Implement process corrections based on customer feedback.
Coordinate with supplier quality teams for incoming quality issues impacting production.

Documentation & Reporting
Maintain inspection reports, rejection analysis, CAPA records, and quality dashboards.
Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly quality performance reports.
Monitor key quality KPIs and present findings to management.
Ensure compliance with IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 documentation requirements.

Continuous Improvement
Lead quality improvement projects focused on:
Reduction of PPM
Reduction of in-house rejection
First Pass Yield improvement
Cost of Poor Quality reduction
Support Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, and Six Sigma initiatives.

📌 In Process Quality Pune (India)
🏢 Tata AutoComp
📍 India