Manager_PDI Quality

Dy Manager/Manager PDI Quality

Purpose

To ensure all vehicles meet defined quality, safety, functional, and customer requirements before dispatch by conducting comprehensive Pre-Delivery Inspections (PDI), identifying defects, driving corrective actions, and ensuring delivery of defect-free vehicles to customers.

Key Responsibilities

PDI Quality & Governance Management

• Conduct comprehensive PDI audits on completed vehicles prior to customer delivery and dispatch.
• Verify vehicle compliance with quality standards, engineering specifications, homologation requirements, and customer expectations.
• Inspect fit & finish, workmanship, appearance, functionality, electrical systems, aggregates, chassis systems, and safety-critical features.
• Perform functional checks, road tests, and validation of vehicle performance parameters.
• Ensure closure of manufacturing, assembly, paint, electrical, and quality-related defects before vehicle release.
• Validate operation of EV systems including HV/LV circuits, wiring harnesses, battery systems, charging systems, contactors, DC-DC converters, and vehicle diagnostics.
• Identify, document, and escalate critical quality concerns for timely corrective action.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Engineering, and Service teams to ensure effective defect rectification.
• Maintain PDI records, audit reports, defect trends, and vehicle release documentation.
• Monitor recurring issues and provide feedback for continual improvement in manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements and vehicle readiness for customer handover.
• Support customer inspections, vehicle acceptance audits, and pre-dispatch quality reviews.

Problem Solving & Risk Management

• Ensure containment actions, root cause analysis, and corrective actions using problem solving CORE tools methodologies.
• Utilize advanced diagnostic tools and to identify error code faults and, perform systematic troubleshooting, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions towards timely delivery of vehicles.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with relevant stake holders to ensure vehicles are cleared duly compliance as per CSRs.
• Mentor and facilitate training to PDI inspectors on quality-related concerns and corrective actions and build a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience: 6 ~ 9 years in Automotive/EV manufacturing Quality in M&HCV environment.