Quality Leader For Automated CNC Machine Shop

Role & responsibilities

Quality Leader:

Responsible for overall quality of products and services across the below quality functions

• Including Supplier Quality, Incoming Inspection, Inline-Rejection, Post-machining and Customer Quality.
• Verifying all records across all quality functions (Except Patrol Inspection in Production) and take action where required.
• Shift Planning for Final Inspectors
• Responsible for On the Job Training in Quality Function
• Conduct Gemba Walk throughout the plant and check for all abnormalities like calibration, fallen parts, Parts Handling etc.
• Conduct Patrol Inspection for 2 parts per day in production
• Co-responsible along with NPD Quality to setup IPC plan, monitor and close when Goals are met.
• Attend CFT meetings during New Product Development and contribute during review of Past defect History and TGW and TGR
• Responsible to hold master key for Auto Sorting Program
• Attend Trouble shooting in Auto Sorting Machine
• Plan and conduct MSA
• Plan and conduct SPC
• Plan and conduct Layout Inspection
• Plan and conduct Process and Product Audit
• Plan and conduct Poisson Test and handle failures effectively by retraining the final inspectors
• Plan and conduct all third-party tests; RM Test and SST.
• Participation in DRM meeting and lead the meeting during review of Post-machining, Final, Incoming, Customer and Supplier Rejections.
• Responsible for monthly analysis of rejections from all quality functions and providing actions.
• Responsible for following up all corrective actions and checking effectiveness of the corrective action.
• Responsible for reviewing all 8Ds submitted to customer and 8Ds received from external and internal suppliers.
• Approve Calibration Plan and review calibration status periodically
• Ensuring availability of all PPAP documents during Production phase
• Periodic review of PFMEA and its relevant documents whenever the need arises.

QMS:

• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, MACE, and VDA 6.3; act as Management Representative during audits.
• Maintain certifications, coordinate external audits, and close non-conformances.
• Control documents and digital files, ensuring only latest versions are used across departments.
• Monitor QMS performance indicators, consolidate and present it to Management during MRM's.

Preferred candidate profile

Quality Leader

710+ years of progressive experience

customer-facing interactions and audit handling

strict enforcer of compliance