Quality Head

Job Description: Senior Head Quality (QA/QC)

Industry: Structural Steel Fabrication, Electroforged Gratings and Industrial Fabrication

Position Objective

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Head Quality (QA/QC) to lead and strengthen the companys quality function across structural steel fabrication, electro forged gratings, handrails, large column structures, steel gutters, platforms and associated fabrication works.
• The candidate will be responsible for establishing a robust quality culture, improving quality benchmarks, reducing rework and rejections, ensuring compliance with customer specifications and applicable standards, and managing all client, consultant and third-party inspections.
• The role requires strong practical experience in a fabrication plant and the ability to work closely with production, engineering, procurement, project and commercial teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the complete QA/QC function for structural steel fabrication and electroforged grating manufacturing.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve the companys Quality Management System and quality procedures.
• Prepare, review and implement project-specific Quality Assurance Plans, Quality Control Plans, Inspection and Test Plans, method statements and inspection checklists.
• Ensure inspection control at all stages, including: Incoming raw-material inspection and verification of material test certificates.
• Material identification, traceability and heat-number control.
• Cutting, bending, drilling, fit-up and dimensional inspections.
• Welding and electroforging-process inspections.
• Visual, dimensional and alignment inspections.
• NDT coordination, including DPT, MPT, UT and RT wherever applicable.
• Surface preparation, blasting, painting and hot-dip galvanizing inspection.
• Final inspection, packing, marking and dispatch clearance.
• Establish quality standards for electroforged gratings, including panel dimensions, bearing bars, cross bars, weld integrity, load capacity, deflection, finish, galvanizing and dimensional tolerances.
• Ensure that fabricated structures, platforms, handrails, gratings, gutters, columns and other products conform to approved drawings, specifications, codes and customer requirements.
• Review and control welding procedures, PQR/WPS documentation, welder qualifications and welding consumables.
• Maintain calibration records for measuring instruments, testing equipment and inspection gauges.
• Coordinate client inspections, consultant inspections, third-party inspections and stage-wise hold-point inspections.
• Serve as the primary quality interface with EPC companies, consultants, customers and inspection agencies.
• Review customer complaints, non-conformance reports and rejection cases; conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Reduce rework, scrap, weld defects, dimensional errors and dispatch-related qualityissues.
• Build, train and supervise a capable team of quality engineers, inspectors, welding inspectors and documentation personnel.
• Conduct regular quality audits of production areas, subcontractors, vendors and outsourced processes.
• Prepare and maintain inspection reports, NCR registers, corrective-action reports, test reports, release notes, final dossiers and manufacturing data books.
• Drive continuous improvement through quality KPIs, process audits, lessons learned and preventive controls.
• Support management in improving the companys quality reputation, customer confidence and eligibility for larger EPC and industrial projects.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Degree or diploma in Mechanical, Civil, Production, Metallurgy or Welding Engineering.
• 10-15 years of relevant experience in structural steel fabrication, heavy fabrication, electroforged gratings or allied industrial manufacturing.
• Minimum 4-5 years in a managerial or departmental leadership position.
• Strong hands-on experience in fabrication-shop quality control rather than only documentation or site inspection.

Candidates currently or previously associated with Indiana Gratings, Ferrotech Structures or comparable structural-fabrication and grating companies may be considered.

• Experience with EPC, refinery, power, infrastructure, industrial, port, data-centre or large commercial projects will be preferred.

Technical Competencies

• The candidate should possess sound working knowledge of: Structural fabrication drawings, GA drawings, shop drawings and weld symbols.
• Electroforged grating manufacturing, inspection and testing.
• Structural steel fabrication, fit-up, welding, grinding and dimensional control.
• IS 2062 and relevant Indian Standards.
• AWS D1.1, ASME Section IX, ASTM, BS 4592 and other applicable customer/project standards.
• ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems.
• Welding inspection, WPS/PQR, welder qualification and welding consumable control.
• NDT methods and coordination with qualified agencies.
• Surface preparation, painting systems, DFT measurement and hot-dip galvanizing.
• QAPs, ITPs, MDRs, inspection dossiers and customer documentation.
• NCR, CAPA, 8D, root-cause analysis and continuous-improvement systems.
• ERP or digital quality reporting systems and Excel-based quality dashboards.
• Certifications such as CSWIP 3.1, AWS-CWI, NDT Level II/III, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor or welding inspector certification will be advantageous.

Leadership and Behavioral Requirements-

• Strong technical leadership and the ability to build a disciplined quality team.
• Assertive but collaborative approach with production and project teams.
• Excellent communication skills for dealing with clients, consultants and inspection agencies.
• Ability to take ownership of quality issues and close them within defined timelines.
• Strong documentation, reporting and analytical skills.
• Willingness to work on the shop floor and travel temporarily to project or company locations.
• High integrity, professionalism and commitment to product quality.

Key Performance Indicators

• Reduction in customer complaints, NCRs, rejections and rework.
• Improvement in first-pass acceptance rate.
• On-time closure of inspection points and quality dossiers.
• Reduction in welding, dimensional, galvanizing and finishing defects.
• Improvement in client and third-party inspection performance.
• Timely calibration and qualification compliance.
• Successful recruitment, training and retention of the quality team.
• Improvement in quality rating and repeat business from customers.