Quality Assurance Manager

Job Purpose:

Produce High Quality Products with Proper welding, Painting & PDI quality systems, through implementation of good build in quality & Inspection system.

Principal Accountabilities:

Establish and Implement QA plans

• Establish quality assurance plans / check sheets along with design & development to ensure that all quality parameters are along with field & process quality.
• Co-ordinate with production manager on the quality requirements / check sheets / critical parameters for all production items
• Responsible for scheduling of all quality control personnel to ensure smooth work flow and as per production targets
• Support production manager in permanently resolving – recurring issues through development of check sheets / checking templates / poka –yokes

Analytics and Reporting on Quality

• Analyze & approve CAPA report and take appropriate countermeasures to mitigate repetitions
• Responsible for implementation of all CAPA reports across the organization including horizontal deployment
• Responsible for welding documents preparation like WPS, PQR, WPQ, Welder Continuity records, welder training records etc.

People Management and Development

• Train all zone QC on proper method to use check sheets and ensure that the same is followed in production without any miss
• Co-ordinate with customer quality manager on customer requirements and all other aspects
• Training to all welders – on weld quality through welding engineers
• Train and develop all zone QC and zone leaders on welding quality

Knowledge & Skills needed to deliver on the accountabilities:

• Project management skills
• The ability to interpret data and statistics
• Problem solving skills and initiative
• Leadership and management skills
• Familiarity with quality standards and processes
• Welding quality standards.
• Knowledge of QC tools
• Levels of Poka-yoke systems
• Methods of quality Inspections
• Skills Matrix & Periodic evaluations

Formal Education Requirements, as applicable:

B. Tech / BE - Mechanical

Years of relevant Experience needed:

Minimum of 18+ years relevant experience in manufacturing industry, Fabrication, Welding and customer handling.