Quality Head

Quality Head - Foundry & Machining

Location: Pithampur, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Designation: Head Quality / Quality Head
Function: Quality Assurance & Quality Control
Industry: Foundry & Machining / Engineering / Automotive / Industrial Components
Experience: 15–20+ years
Reporting To: Plant Head / Business Head

Job Purpose

Lead the overall Quality function for Foundry and Machining operations, ensuring consistent product quality, process capability, customer satisfaction, statutory and system compliance, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities across Foundry, Fettling, Heat Treatment and Machining operations.
• Develop and implement the overall Quality Management System (QMS) in line with ISO/IATF and customer-specific requirements.
• Establish and monitor quality standards, inspection plans, process controls and acceptance criteria.
• Drive casting quality improvement, including control of chemical composition, metallurgy, moulding, melting, pouring, solidification and casting defects.
• Lead machining quality activities including CNC/VMC/HMC processes, dimensional accuracy, tooling, gauges and process capability.
• Analyze and reduce internal rejection, rework, customer complaints, PPM and COPQ.
• Drive Root Cause Analysis, 8D, CAPA, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA and PPAP implementation.
• Ensure effective incoming, in-process and final inspection systems.
• Establish and monitor process capability (Cp/Cpk) and statistical process controls for critical characteristics.
• Coordinate customer audits, certification audits and internal process/product audits.
• Develop and maintain Quality KPIs and dashboards for Foundry and Machining.
• Ensure calibration and control of measuring and testing equipment.
• Strengthen laboratory and testing facilities including spectrometer, hardness testing, metallography, dimensional inspection, NDT and other relevant testing.
• Lead supplier quality improvement and incoming quality control.
• Develop the Quality team through training, competency development and performance management.
• Work closely with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Tool Room, Purchase and R&D to improve process performance.
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with customer-specific standards and applicable quality/environmental/safety requirements.

Desired Technical Expertise

Foundry:

• Ferrous/non-ferrous casting processes
• Melting and metallurgy
• Moulding/core-making
• Casting defect analysis
• Metallurgical testing
• NDT
• Heat treatment
• Sand testing and process control

Machining:

• CNC/VMC/HMC machining
• GD&T
• CMM and dimensional inspection
• Tooling and fixture-related quality
• Process capability and SPC
• Gauge management and MSA

Quality Systems:

• IATF 16949 / ISO 9001
• APQP
• PPAP
• PFMEA
• Customer and process audits

Candidate Profile

• BE/B.Tech/Diploma in Mechanical, Metallurgy, Production or related engineering discipline.
• 15–20+ years of relevant experience, preferably in automotive/engineering foundry and machining industries.
• Strong experience managing a Quality team and handling customer-facing quality responsibilities.
• Proven track record of reducing rejection, rework and customer complaints.
• Strong analytical, leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with domestic as well as international customers will be an advantage.