Manufacturing Quality Lead (Body shop & Axles line)

Purpose

Lead the Manufacturing Quality function to ensure process compliance, product integrity, and adherence to customer, regulatory, and organizational requirements while driving a Zero-Defect Manufacturing Culture through operational excellence, continuous improvement, and digital quality transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Governance & Compliance

- Lead manufacturing quality across all production lines and product units.
- Ensure compliance with manufacturing processes, control plans, work instructions, customer specifications, tender requirements, and regulatory standards.
- Establish and sustain quality systems, procedures, and controls aligned with IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 requirements.

Product & Process Quality Assurance

- Ensure products conform to design specifications, homologation requirements, and customer expectations.
- Monitor critical process parameters and conduct regular process audits and Travel card preparation covering all critical process and CTQs.
- Oversee in-process inspections of Body BIW, Axles front & rear and aggregates sub-assembly and final quality validation, and product release activities pertaining to M&HCV; Buses. Battery assembly knowledge will be an added advantage.

Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for internal defects, customer complaints,



warranty issues, and field failures.
- Drive defect prevention through robust quality planning, process controls, and risk mitigation.
- Champion Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Poka-Yoke initiatives to reduce defects, rework, and COPQ.

Performance & Digital Quality

- Drive quality KPIs including FTQ, DPU, COPQ, warranty performance, and customer satisfaction.
- Implement digital quality tools, dashboards, MES/QMS integration, and data-driven decision-making.
- Present quality performance, risks, and improvement plans to senior management.

Cross-Functional Leadership

- Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Projects, and Customer Support teams to achieve quality objectives.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the Manufacturing Quality team.
- Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement across operations.

Qualifications & Experience

- Education: B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering discipline.
- Experience: 16-18 years in Automotive/EV Manufacturing Quality.

Technical Skills

- Robust knowledge of EV manufacturing processes and HV safety requirements.
- Proficiency in AIAG Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA), GD&T;, and IATF 16949 requirements.
- Experience in quality audits, problem-solving methodologies, and process capability improvement.

📌 Manufacturing Quality Lead (Body shop & Axles line) (Hyderabad)
🏢 Olectra Greentech
📍 Hyderabad