Quality Engineer

Positions Engineer

Location (Client- Automobile manufacturing MNC) Bidadi, Bangalore

Shift Timings: General Shift, if required should be comfortable to work in shifts.

Other Facilities – Canteen & Transportation

Job Roles of Quality Assurance Engineer (Toyota Kirloskar Motor) Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA):

• Evaluate and approve suppliers for raw materials, components, and parts.
• Conduct audits of supplier processes to ensure compliance with Toyota’s standards.
• Work with suppliers to implement corrective actions and ensure defect-free supplies

In-Process Quality Assurance:

• Monitor and control production processes to ensure quality at every stage.
• Perform process capability studies, PFMEA, and control plan validations.
• Verify compliance with Toyota Production System standards.

New Model Quality Assurance (NMQA):

• Involve in the development of new vehicle models, ensuring quality requirements are integrated from design to mass production.
• Conduct trial builds and validate new components and assemblies.
• Support APQP & PPAP activities with suppliers.

Customer Quality Assurance:

• Handle customer complaints, analyze warranty/field failures, and initiate root cause analysis (RCA).
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to implement permanent corrective actions.
• Strive for continuous improvement in product reliability and durability.

Quality Systems & Standards:

• Ensure compliance with ISO/TS 16949, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and other automotive quality standards.
• Support audits (internal & external) and regulatory compliance checks.
• Maintain quality documentation, reports, and quality management systems (QMS).

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement inspection standards, testing methods, and quality control procedures.
• Lead problem-solving activities using

  8D, QC tools, Why-Why Analysis, and Kaizen methods

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• Work with cross-functional teams (Production, R&D, Purchase, Supplier Development).
• Monitor KPIs like

  First Pass Yield, PPM, Warranty Ratio, and Field Defects

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• Promote a culture of

  “Do it right the first time”

  and

  continuous improvement

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• Train and guide shop-floor associates on quality standards and best practices.
• Support digitization and automation in inspection processes (like AI-based quality inspection).