Quality Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Inspect plastic injection moulded components as per approved specifications, drawings, samples and quality standards.
• Conduct first-piece, in-process and final inspection of moulded components.
• Monitor the injection moulding process to ensure consistent product quality.
• Identify and control common moulding defects such as:
• Short moulding
• Flash / burr
• Sink marks
• Warpage
• Burn marks
• Flow marks
• Weld lines
• Black spots / contamination
• Colour variation
• Dimensional variation
• Silver streaks and other appearance defects
• Check product dimensions using Vernier Caliper, Micrometer, Gauges and other measuring instruments.
• Maintain inspection records, rejection reports and quality check sheets.
• Monitor rejection, rework and process defects and support corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Production, Moulding, Maintenance and Tool Room teams for resolving quality issues.
• Conduct regular process and product inspections on the shop floor.
• Ensure approved master samples / reference samples are available and followed during production.
• Verify raw material, colour/masterbatch and production parameters as required.
• Assist in root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) for quality problems.
• Maintain traceability of batches, moulds, machines and production lots.
• Ensure non-conforming products are properly identified, segregated and controlled.
• Support implementation of 5S, quality standards and process control procedures.
• Prepare daily/shift-wise quality reports and communicate major quality issues to the Quality/Production Head.
• Ensure customer-specific quality requirements are followed wherever applicable.

Preferred candidate profile