Designation: Head – Quality Qualification: Diploma/BE/B.
Tech/ME in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Production Engineering
Experience:
12–20 years (with relevant leadership experience) Industry Preference: Automotive Components – Traction Motor, Magneto, Electric Motors and Electromagnetic Products.
Key Responsibilities
1. Quality Management & Leadership
• Lead overall Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Supplier Quality functions.
• Develop and implement quality strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Establish quality KPIs, monitor performance and drive continual improvement.
• Lead and develop the quality team across manufacturing operations. 2. Product & Process Quality
• Ensure quality compliance throughout manufacturing of traction motors and magneto products.
• Drive process quality for winding, coil assembly, rotor/stator assembly, magnet assembly, balancing, machining and final testing.
• Ensure dimensional, electrical and functional quality of finished products.
• Monitor critical product characteristics and process parameters.
• Drive defect prevention, rejection reduction and improvement in First Pass Yield. 3. Customer Quality
• Handle customer complaints, escalations and quality audits.
• Lead 8D, CAPA, RCA and corrective action implementation.
• Coordinate with OEM customers to ensure customer-specific quality requirements.
• Monitor customer PPM, warranty claims and field failure analysis. 4. Supplier Quality
• Lead supplier quality assurance and development activities.
• Ensure supplier audits, incoming quality and vendor process improvement.
• Drive supplier PPM reduction and corrective actions.
• Ensure quality compliance for magnets, copper wire, laminations, bearings, insulation materials and other critical components. 5. Quality Systems & Compliance
• Drive implementation and maintenance of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001.
• Ensure effective implementation of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC and Control Plans.
• Lead internal, external, system and process audits.
• Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements. 6. Manufacturing Excellence
• Work closely with Production, Engineering, Maintenance and R&D; teams.
• Drive process capability improvement and defect prevention.
• Support new product development, process validation and product industrialization.
• Implement Poka-Yoke, Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing initiatives. Required Technical Expertise
• Solid understanding of traction motor and magneto manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of electromagnetic products, motor winding and assembly processes.
• Understanding of rotor, stator, magnet, shaft and bearing quality requirements.
• Experience in electrical testing, insulation resistance, high-voltage/hipot testing, surge testing and performance testing.
• Knowledge of balancing, vibration, noise and thermal performance testing.
• Expertise in IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA and 8D.
📌 Head Quality Plant- Electrical (India)
🏢 Varroc
📍 India