Head – Quality (DGM)

Location: Gudur, Andhra Pradesh

Industry: Iron & Steel / Steel Processing

Department: Quality Assurance & Quality Control

Experience: 25-30 Years in CRM Complex

CTC : As per the company norms

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Head – Quality to lead the Quality function for our CRM Complex at Gudur, Andhra Pradesh. The ideal candidate should have minimum 25+ years of comprehensive Quality experience across CGL, CCL and CRM operations , with strong hands-on exposure to Galvanizing and Galvalume lines .

The candidate will be responsible for establishing and maintaining quality standards across the complete processing chain, ensuring product quality, customer compliance, process control, and continuous improvement.

Roles and Responsibility:

- Lead the overall Quality Assurance & Quality Control function for the CRM Complex.
- Drive quality control across CRM, CCL and CGL lines from incoming raw material to finished products.
- Ensure comprehensive quality control of Cold Rolling Mill (CRM) operations, including process and finished-product quality.
- Oversee quality requirements for Continuous Galvanizing Line (CGL) and Continuous Colour Coating Line (CCL) .
- Manage and control quality parameters for Galvanized and Galvalume products .
- Establish and monitor process quality standards, inspection procedures, testing parameters and product specifications .
- Ensure compliance with customer specifications, applicable standards and internal quality systems.
- Lead root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for quality deviations and customer complaints.
- Monitor product quality trends, rejection, rework, downgraded material and customer complaints.
- Develop and implement Quality Control Plans, SOPs, inspection standards and testing protocols .
- Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, R&D;/Technical,



Sales and Customer Service teams for quality improvement.
- Handle and resolve customer quality complaints , including investigation, RCA and corrective actions.
- Drive continuous improvement, process capability and reduction of quality losses .
- Lead internal and external quality audits and ensure timely closure of observations.
- Develop and mentor the Quality team across CRM, CCL and CGL operations.
- Ensure proper calibration, availability and utilization of quality inspection and testing equipment.
- Establish quality KPIs and periodically review performance with Plant/Business leadership.
- Ensure complete documentation, traceability and reporting of quality parameters.

Mandatory Experience & Requirements:

- Minimum 25 years of overall experience in Quality/QA/QC within the Iron & Steel / Steel Processing industry .
- Mandatory hands-on experience across all lines:
- CRM – Cold Rolling Mill
- CCL – Colour Coating Line
- CGL – Continuous Galvanizing/Galvalume Line
- Strong understanding of steel processing, metallurgical and product quality parameters .
- Experience handling quality for multiple processing lines / integrated steel processing complexes .
- Strong exposure to process quality, finished-product inspection, testing, RCA, CAPA and customer complaint management .
- Proven experience in leading a large Quality function at a senior managerial/head level .
- Solid knowledge of relevant steel product standards, customer specifications and quality systems .
- Candidates from steel processing companies, CRM complexes, galvanizing/galvalume facilities or integrated steel plants will be preferred.
- Strong leadership, analytical, problem-solving and cross-functional coordination skills.

Preferred Candidate Profile: Candidates currently or previously working as Head – Quality / AGM – Quality / DGM – Quality in a steel processing organization, with substantial exposure to CRM + CGL + CCL and Galvanizing/Galvalume quality , will be preferred.

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