Quality Manager

Role & responsibilities

Quality Management System (QMS):

• Establish, implement, maintain, and improve Quality Management Systems as per

  IATF 16949 / ISO 9001

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• Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements (CSRs) and regulatory standards.
  
• Plan and conduct internal audits; coordinate external audits (customer, certification, and statutory).
  

Process & Product Quality:

• Monitor and control quality at incoming, in-process, and final inspection stages.
  
• Approve control plans, PFMEA, process flow diagrams, and inspection standards.
  
• Ensure effective implementation of SPC, MSA, PPAP, APQP, and 8D problem-solving.
  

Customer & Supplier Quality:

• Handle customer complaints, warranty issues, and ensure timely root cause analysis and corrective actions.
  
• Coordinate PPAP submissions and customer approvals.
  
• Manage supplier quality performance, audits, and corrective actions.
  

Continuous Improvement:

• Drive reduction in PPM, rejection, rework, and customer complaints.
  
• Lead Kaizen, Six Sigma, and quality improvement initiatives.
  
• Analyze quality KPIs and present performance reports to management.
  

Team Leadership & Training:

• Lead, mentor, and develop the quality team (QA/QC engineers, inspectors).
  
• Conduct quality awareness and training programs for shop floor and staff.
  
• Promote a strong quality culture across all departments.

Preferred candidate profile

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical / Production / Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
  

Experience:

• 8 to12 years of experience in quality management within auto components manufacturing.
  
• Minimum 3 to 5 years in a leadership or managerial role.

Technical Skills:

• Strong knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, core tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA).
  
• Hands-on experience in injection molding and assembly processes preferred.
  
• Proficiency in root cause analysis tools (5 Why, Fishbone, 8D).
  
• Working knowledge of customer audits and OEM requirements.
  

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.
  
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving orientation.
  
• Ability to work under pressure and meet customer and compliance deadlines.