Role: IPQC Manager
Location: Hosur Plant, Tamilnadu
Reporting To: IQC / IPQC Lead
Team Name: Manufacturing Operations
About the Team and the Role:
The Quality team at Ather is the gatekeeper of our engineering excellence. As the Quality Manager for Incoming Quality Control (IQC) and In-Process Quality Control (IPQC), you are the primary custodian of product integrity across both Battery and Vehicle assembly. This is a high-impact leadership role where you will bridge the gap between engineering specifications and shop-floor execution. You will be responsible for ensuring that every component entering our facility and every process on the line meets Ather’s world-class standards, driving a culture of "First Time Right" through robust governance, strategic resource planning, and cross-functional synergy.
Responsibilities:
- Operational Governance: Take full accountability for IQC and IPQC activities; ensure all quality standards, practices, and controls are rigorously maintained across Battery and Vehicle Assembly lines.
- Performance Leadership (SQDCM):



Lead and align the team to achieve organizational goals through the SQDCM framework:
- Safety: Strive for zero first-aid incidents/accidents by building a proactive safety culture.
- Quality: Pioneer programs to enhance operational quality and process robustness.
- Cost: Identify and execute initiatives to reduce scrap, rejections, and overall operational costs.
- Delivery: Ensure quality operations are perfectly synced with production targets to meet organizational timelines.
- Morale: Foster an inclusive growth culture, maintaining a pulse on the team’s well-being and career development.
- Strategic Resource Planning: Plan and provide necessary facilities, high-precision equipment, personnel, and systems required to meet evolving quality deliverables.
- Lifecycle Quality Management: Ensure all quality issues are identified and resolved during X1-build, LVPT (Low Volume Production Trial), and HVPT (High Volume

📌 IPQC Manager (Hosur)
🏢 the Team and the Role
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