The role oversees quality assurance activities across Injection Moulding, Paint Shop, Electroplating, Assembly, Incoming Quality, Supplier Quality, Customer Quality, and In-Process Quality functions. The incumbent will lead customer audits, supplier audits, process audits, system audits, quality improvement initiatives, problem-solving activities, and ensure compliance with automotive standards such as IATF 16949, ISO 9001, VDA requirements, APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, FMEA, and Control Plans.

- Establish quality controls at every manufacturing stage - Injection moulding, mold validation, paint performance testing and verifying plating quality requirements.
- Ensure process parameters are defined, documented and controlled.
- Ensure Paint line validation, surface preparation control and monitor process capability and stability.
- Verify plating quality requirements, conduct plating line audits and ensure compliance to customer specifications.
- Participate in APQP activities,



review DFMEA, PFMEA and develop Control Plans.
- Lead Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and coordinate PPAP submissions
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives, reduce internal rejection and customer complaints, implement Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies
- Conduct root cause analysis and preventive actions
- Serve as the primary quality interface for automotive OEMs and Tier-1 customers.
- Manage customer quality requirements and ensure compliance.
- Coordinate customer complaint investigations and corrective actions.
- Lead customer approvals for:
Recent Product Development
Process Changes
PPAP Submission
Engineering Changes
- Develop and implement supplier quality assurance systems and conduct supplier process audits and system audits.

📌 Chief Quality Manager (Pune)
🏢 Polyplastics Group
📍 Pune