Quality Engineer: Foundry | CI Casting

Department: Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Industry: Foundry / Automotive Components

Location: Rajkot, Gujarat

Experience: 38 Years

Position Overview

We are looking for a Quality Engineer – Foundry with strong hands-on experience in CI (Cast Iron) Casting processes. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring product quality, process control, defect prevention, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement across foundry operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Monitor and control quality parameters across CI Casting / Foundry processes.
- Conduct inspection of raw materials, in-process components, and finished castings.
- Identify and analyze casting defects such as:
- Blow holes / Gas porosity

- Shrinkage

- Sand inclusion

- Cold shut / Misrun

- Crack

- Mismatch

- Hardness variation

- Dimensional defects
- Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement effective Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA).
- Prepare and maintain Process Control Plans, Inspection Standards, Check Sheets, and Quality Records.
- Handle customer complaints and support timely 8D / problem-solving reports.
- Monitor and improve foundry process parameters related to melting, moulding, pouring, core making, fettling, and shot blasting.
- Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, Tool Room, NPD, and other departments for quality improvement.
- Conduct process audits, product audits, and layer/process inspections.




- Ensure compliance with applicable quality standards and customer-specific requirements.
- Support implementation of PFMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, PPAP, APQP, and 7 QC Tools.
- Analyze rejection, rework, and customer-return data and drive reduction initiatives.
- Maintain quality documentation and support internal/customer audits.
- Train production and quality team members on quality standards and defect prevention.

Required Skills
- CI Casting / Cast Iron Foundry experience is MUST.
- Strong knowledge of Foundry Quality and Casting Defects.
- Good understanding of Melting, Moulding, Core Making, Pouring and Fettling processes.
- Knowledge of RCA, 8D, CAPA and 7 QC Tools.
- Knowledge of PFMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA and PPAP.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to handle customer complaints and quality improvement projects.
- Valuable communication and coordination skills.

Preferred Candidate
- Candidates with strong hands-on experience in CI Casting Foundry Quality will be preferred.
- Local candidates from Rajkot / nearby locations preferred.
- Candidates who can join at short notice will be preferred.

Key Performance Areas
- Reduction in internal rejection and rework
- Reduction in customer complaints
- Improvement in casting quality
- Process compliance and audit performance
- Effective RCA and CAPA implementation
- Customer satisfaction
- Continuous quality improvement

Email - [email protected] or whatspp resume on 99989 01824

📌 Quality (Rajkot)
🏢 Varun Group of Companies
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