Walk-in || Quality Head

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead the overall Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QA/QC) function for the manufacturing plant.
• Establish and maintain quality standards, SOPs, inspection procedures, and control systems.
• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001 and applicable automotive quality requirements.
• Monitor incoming, in-process, and final product quality.
• Drive reduction of rejection, rework, defects, customer complaints, and scrap.
• Lead RCA, CAPA, 8D, FMEA, APQP, PPAP, SPC, and MSA activities.
• Conduct and manage internal, customer, supplier, and external quality audits.
• Monitor supplier quality and coordinate vendor quality improvement initiatives.
• Handle customer quality complaints, escalations, and corrective actions.
• Lead, train, and manage the Quality Engineers and Inspection team.
• Implement 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement initiatives.
• Prepare and review quality KPIs, reports, and management dashboards.
• Work closely with Production, Purchase, Maintenance, and other departments to resolve quality issues.
• Ensure timely closure and effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech/Diploma in Mechanical, Automobile, Production Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum 8+ years of relevant Quality experience, with mandatory experience in the Automobile/Auto-Component Manufacturing Industry.
• Age: 30+ years.
• Strong hands-on experience in QA/QC and plant-level quality management.
• Good knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D, RCA, and CAPA.
• Experience in handling customer and supplier audits and resolving quality complaints.
• Proven experience in leading and managing a Quality team.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Should be hands-on, proactive, result-oriented, and capable of independently managing the Quality function.