Quality Assurance Manager

Location:

About Jai Ganesh Ispat & Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd.

Slitting, Decoiling, Tension Levelling, Shearing, and Profiling

plant-level Quality Assurance leadership

Role Summary

Quality Assurance Manager

Key Responsibilities

Quality Planning & System Implementation

• Develop, implement, and enforce plant-wide

  quality control policies, SOPs, and inspection standards

• Establish and maintain compliance with

  ISO 9001, IATF 16949

  , and other applicable certifications
• Design and monitor adherence to

  incoming, in-process, and outgoing quality checks

Team Supervision & Training

• Lead and supervise the

  quality assurance team

  , inspectors, and analysts
• Define roles, responsibilities, and KPIs for QA team members
• Train plant staff on

  QA protocols, document control, inspection practices

  , and

  root cause analysis

Inspection, Auditing & Compliance

• Conduct regular

  internal audits, inspections, and process assessments

• Lead preparation and coordination of

  external audits

  by clients or certifying bodies
• Maintain

  documented records and traceability

  for all production and inspection activities
• Ensure

  regulatory and environmental compliance

Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions

• Lead or support

  RCA (Root Cause Analysis)

  efforts for product failures, defects, or deviations
• Use

  tools like 8D, Fishbone, 5 Why, CAPA, Pareto analysis

  to close gaps
• Implement

  preventive and corrective action plans

  for recurring quality issues

Data Analysis & Reporting

• Analyze

  quality trends, rejections, rework, scrap, and customer complaints

• Generate periodic reports on

  quality metrics, yield, inspection effectiveness, and team performance

• Present reports to senior management with

  actionable improvement plans

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with

  production, maintenance, PPC, dispatch, and engineering teams

• Review customer requirements and product specs to align quality control checkpoints
• Assist in resolving supplier quality issues and product traceability
  

Budgeting & Continuous Improvement

• Manage the

  plant QA budget

  for consumables, tools, training, and audits
• Identify and lead

  continuous improvement projects

  using

  Lean, Kaizen, or Six Sigma methodologies

Qualifications & Requirements

• Diploma or B.E. in Mechanical / Production / Metallurgy

• Minimum 10 years of QA experience

  in manufacturing (preferably steel/metals/engineering)
• Prior experience leading QA in a

  plant or processing unit

  is essential
• Strong knowledge of

  quality systems, inspection methods, and ISO standards

• Working knowledge of

  Statistical Process Control (SPC), MSA, FMEA, CAPA

• Proficiency in

  MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint

  and familiarity with ERP/QMS software

Preferred Certifications (Not Mandatory but a Plus)

• Certified Six Sigma Green/Black Belt
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 Internal Auditor
  

Key Skills

• Quality Management Systems
• Root Cause Analysis & CAPA
• ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 Compliance
• SPC & Process Auditing
• Data-Driven Quality Reporting
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Team Leadership & Training
• Microsoft Excel & Documentation
• Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma
• Cross-Functional Coordination
  

What Success Looks Like

• Audit scores consistently improved year-on-year
• Plant rejection, rework, and scrap rates reduced with measurable impact
• Strong quality culture embedded within operations
• Team performs proactively and independently

Customer complaints drop while internal compliance rises