Quality Supervisor ( Press Shop)

Key Responsibilties:

Quality Assurance & Control

• Supervise daily quality inspection activities in the press shop.
• Conduct in-process, patrol, and final inspections of sheet metal components.
• Verify compliance with customer drawings, specifications, and GD&T requirements.
• Ensure adherence to SPC, MSA, and quality documentation as per IATF 16949 / ISO 9001 standards.
• Monitor critical quality parameters including burrs, cracks, dimensional accuracy, flatness, thickness, and surface finish.
  

Process Monitoring

• Implement and maintain quality checkpoints for blanking, piercing, bending, and forming operations.
• Verify First Piece Inspection (FPI) and approve production startup.
• Collaborate with press operators to minimize rejections and rework.
• Support tool room and maintenance teams in troubleshooting quality issues related to tools.
  

Customer & Supplier Quality

• Manage customer complaints using 8D/5-Why analysis and implement corrective & preventive actions (CAPA).
• Support PPAP approval and submission for new parts.
• Monitor the quality performance of outsourced press parts suppliers.
  

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain inspection reports, rejection analysis, and quality performance trend records.
• Ensure compliance with APQP, PPAP, Control Plans, FMEA, and other OEM requirements.
• Prepare and present monthly quality performance reports.
  

Team Supervision & Training

• Lead and guide a team of line inspectors and quality checkers.
• Train operators on quality standards, defect identification, and prevention methods.
• Foster a culture of zero-defect manufacturing and continuous improvement.
  

Qualifications:

• Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical / Production / Industrial Engineering.
• 3 to 7 years of experience in quality assurance/control within press shop or sheet metal auto components industry.
  

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of sheet metal press shop processes and common defects.
• Proficient in using measuring instruments like Vernier calipers, micrometers, height gauges, profile projectors, and CMM.
• Familiarity with GD&T, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and MSA.
• Effective problem-solving and root cause analysis skills (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone).
• Good leadership, communication, and documentation capabilities.
  

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Rejection and rework percentage.
• First Pass Yield (FPY) in press shop.
• Customer complaints and PPM levels.
• Timely closure of corrective actions.
• Performance in internal and external audits.