Manager ( Cluster Manager) Quality Control For RMC

Job PurposeTo manage and monitor quality control activities across multiple Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) plants within the assigned cluster, ensuring consistent concrete quality, compliance with applicable IS codes and customer specifications, optimization of raw material consumption, and continuous improvement in production quality and customer satisfaction.Key Responsibilities
Quality Control and Assurance

• Monitor and ensure consistent quality of concrete across all RMC plants within the assigned cluster.
• Ensure compliance with applicable BIS/IS standards, approved mix designs, project specifications, and internal quality procedures.
• Review and approve mix designs for various concrete grades and special concrete requirements.
• Monitor concrete quality from raw material receipt through production, transportation, and placement.
• Ensure adherence to quality control plans, inspection procedures, and testing frequencies.

Raw Material Quality Management

• Monitor the quality of cement, fly ash, GGBS, aggregates, manufactured sand, water, and chemical admixtures.
• Ensure regular testing and approval of raw materials in accordance with applicable standards.
• Coordinate with procurement and suppliers to resolve material quality issues.
• Monitor variations in aggregate grading, moisture content, silt content, specific gravity, and other critical parameters.
• Establish corrective actions for raw material variations affecting concrete performance.

Plant-Wise Quality Monitoring

• Conduct periodic quality audits and inspections at all RMC plants in the cluster.
• Monitor slump, workability, compressive strength, water-cement ratio, batching accuracy, and concrete uniformity.
• Review daily production quality reports, cube test results, rejection reports, and non-conformance reports.
• Ensure proper calibration and maintenance of batching plants, weighing systems, moisture sensors, and laboratory equipment.
• Standardize quality control practices and laboratory procedures across all plants.

Mix Design and Cost Optimization

• Develop, validate, and optimize concrete mix designs based on performance, material availability, and cost.
• Monitor cementitious material consumption and identify opportunities for reducing concrete production costs without compromising quality.
• Optimize the use of supplementary cementitious materials such as fly ash and GGBS, where technically suitable.
• Analyze strength trends and establish appropriate target mean strengths.
• Support the development of specialty concrete, including high-strength, self-compacting, pumpable, and other project-specific mixes.

Customer and Project Coordination

• Coordinate with customers, consultants, contractors, and project quality teams on concrete quality requirements.
• Attend site visits and resolve issues related to slump, workability, setting time, pumpability, and compressive strength.
• Investigate customer complaints and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support technical discussions, project trials, and approvals of mix designs.
• Maintain customer confidence through timely technical support and quality assurance.

Strength Monitoring and Failure Analysis

• Analyze 7-day, 28-day, and other specified compressive strength results.
• Monitor plant-wise and grade-wise strength performance using statistical analysis and trend reports.
• Investigate low-strength concrete, cube failures, rejected loads, and other quality deviations.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Coordinate with accredited external laboratories and structural consultants when required.

Team Management and Training

• Lead and guide QC engineers, laboratory technicians, and plant quality personnel across the cluster.
• Define plant-wise quality targets and monitor team performance.
• Train QC teams on testing procedures, standards, safety practices, documentation, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure proper maintenance of laboratory equipment and availability of testing resources.
• Promote a culture of quality ownership and continuous improvement.

Documentation and Reporting

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly cluster quality reports.
• Monitor KPIs such as strength achievement, rejection rates, customer complaints, material variability, and cost of quality.
• Maintain records of raw material testing, mix designs, calibration, cube testing, audits, and non-conformances.
• Ensure readiness for internal, customer, and external quality audits.
• Submit quality performance reviews and improvement plans to management.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering is preferred.
• Diploma in Civil Engineering may be considered for suitable candidates with strong RMC quality control experience.
• Additional qualifications or certifications in concrete technology and quality management will be an advantage.

Required Experience and Skills

• 812 years of experience in RMC quality control, concrete technology, or construction materials testing.
• Experience handling multiple RMC plants or a cluster-level QC function is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of concrete mix design, raw material testing, compressive strength analysis, and concrete troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of relevant IS/BIS standards, including IS 456, IS 10262, IS 383, IS 4926, and applicable testing standards.
• Experience in statistical quality control, root cause analysis, CAPA, and quality audits.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, and customer-handling skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and preparation of quality dashboards and MIS reports.
• Willingness to travel regularly across plants and project sites within the assigned cluster.