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Lead the plant quality assurance team, responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of products manufactures at their respective plants. Overseeing overall manufacturing quality assurance processes, conducting audits, obtaining CAPA reports, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance process performance. Focus on new product developments and executing robust manufacturing quality management processes to deliver defect free components that meet company standards and customer expectations. The plant quality lead sets and maintains high-quality standards, resolves quality issues, and fosters strong relationships with stakeholders to enhance overall quality performance.
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Leadership:
Lead the Plant Quality team members and establish the quality assurance procedures, including inspection plans, process audits, and product certifications, to ensure compliance with relevant quality standards and customer requirements to ensure alignment with organizational standards. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve the product quality requirements and developing a culture of continuous improvement and excellence in Quality performance.
Operational Oversight:
Manage day-to-day quality issues related to process and product and ensure the appropriate actions are taken to resolve these issues promptly. Analyze, verify, and monitor incoming, in-line, process, Assembly and customer rejections, taking necessary corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and driving continuous improvement. Improve the plant quality processes and procedures to ensure adherence to industry best practices. Analyze data and trends to identify areas for improvement and take corrective actions as necessary. For ECN changes and new products, review the inspection reports, and provide the assembly fitment feedback for robust product quality development. Co-ordinate with cross functional team and monitor development statuses and strive to achieve the target of a first-time pass rate in all processes.
Process Optimization:
To work towards zero-process defect and quality excellence in products manufactured. Identify areas of improvement within existing processes, develop, and implement solutions to streamline workflows and eliminate inefficiencies. Identify the gaps and optimize the assembly and winding quality assurance processes to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and overall quality performance. Initiate, drive and conduct the regular audit to identify the process variations and take necessary actions accordingly. To conduct critical process capability study for process improvement.
Quality Assurance:
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, production, and customer service, to identify and address quality-related issues and drive effective corrective and preventive actions. Non-conformance parts data verification and drive the corrective actions with the appropriate stakeholders and report for daily meetings. To support on NPD trials, and FSIR activities and setup the quality processes including measurements for the SOP. Ensure on meeting the quality requirements at incoming, in-processes and in the final assembly and Testing areas to meet robust product quality, Identify and drive the Quality improvement ideas/suggestions in all the processes. Execution of Quality audit as per the control plan to address system inadequacy and system Non-adherence.
Resource Management:
Plan for the required resources, measurements gauges and other requirements for the assigned plant to ensure robust quality management process. Foresee the challenges and derive action plan to ensure effective resource management.
Training and Development:
Execute the competence-skill matrix, identify the gaps and training needs. Provide training and development opportunities for the Quality team and other appropriate stakeholders for ensuring the delivery of defect-free parts. Identify training needs related to advanced quality processes and ensure that the team remains capable of meeting quality standards and objectives.
Technology Integration:
Stay informed about advancements in their commodity process and analytical tools, recommend and implement new technologies to improve the quality of parts from supplier and resolve the quality issues effectively.
Budget Management:
Prepare the budgets of their respective areas, monitoring expenditures and implementing cost-saving measures.
Collaboration:
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, Production and customer service to identify and address quality related issues and to drive corrective and preventive actions.
Reporting:
Update and follow-up on the key quality metrics derived for the assigned plant, execute the root cause analysis on the metrics not met and drive the action plans. Plan and drive internal audits to ensure compliance with quality standards and requirements, and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to address any identified non-conformities or areas of improvement. Report the plant data for the weekly reviews and for the MRM meetings. -
- Bachelors or diploma degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
- A minimum of 3 to 8 years of progressive experience in Quality operations, with at least 02 years specifically in Process Quality Assurance role.
- Strong leadership skills with interpersonal skills capable of meeting the set QA metrics, and aligning with organizational objectives.
- Experience in quality assurance methodologies, including Statistical Process Control (SPC), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), PPAP, MSA, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), etc.
- Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes, including testing techniques and quality control methods.
- Hands on experience in Problem-solving skills to identify, analyze, and resolve complex quality issues effectively using methods like 8D, A3, DOE, etc.
- High skilled Process and Product auditing experience.
- Sound knowledge of quality management systems and methodologies specific to engineering industries processes, such as ISO 9001:2015.
- Excellent analytical and decision-making skills, with a proactive and CFT approach to addressing challenges.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey technical information to diverse audiences.
- Commitment to maintaining high-quality standards and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and foster a positive and productive work environment.
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- Successfully managed direct & indirect teams simultaneously; set inspirational goals for the team, defined KPIs & metrics for the HR & Administration Team and ensured the achievement of the goals; collaborated with the senior level management team in the decision-making process; added value to the overall efforts of the organization in driving organizational objectives
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Recruiter & Professional Consultant- An In-house Talent Acquisition professional with 1+ Yrs. of experience in Post recruitment.
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- Supporting the recruitment team in hiring entry-level openings.
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- Interested to explore the complete Recruitment Life Cycle.
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Recruiter & Professional Consultant- Senior HR with 8+ years of experience in end-to-end recruitment, specializing in sourcing and hiring highly skilled white-collar professionals across industrial, engineering, manufacturing, and IT functions.
- Experienced in strategic talent sourcing, candidate screening, and stakeholder management, with a strong track record in high-volume and niche skill hiring using advanced sourcing techniques and CRM/ATS platforms.
- Skilled in collaborating with hiring managers, driving workforce planning, and managing the complete hiring lifecycle including offer negotiation, on boarding, and talent retention to support organizational growth.
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- Skilled in collaborating with hiring managers, driving workforce planning, and managing the complete hiring lifecycle including offer negotiation, on boarding, and talent retention to support organizational growth.
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- A career ladder system, which defines the career progression path for employees based on their skills, experience, and length of service
- Integrated career progression framework with other processes in the organization as performance reviews, goals and OKRs, and promotion management.
- Internal Hiring – Advertising posts and promotion opportunities within the organization
- Providing employee development that readies workers for progression, such as training, coaching, mentoring, or involvement in special projects
- Regular Training Opportunities to develop skills at all levels
- Mentoring and Coaching schemes that give the individual’s the attention they need
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Remote Working
Medical Insurance
Life Insurance
Mental Well-being
Family Support and Care
Uniform
Paid Holiday
Learning Environment
Subsidised Healthy Meals
Work-Life Balance
Annual Health Check-ups
Teamwork
Safety and Working for the Community
Open and Transparent Culture
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Resume screening
Send in your resume with all the information required. We usually take 10 working days to look over the applications and arrive at a decision – we promise to let you know either way. If your resume is cleared, you move to the next stage in the recruitment process.
Preliminary meeting
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Assessment round
In this round, you will go through a technical or a functional assessment depending on the role that you have applied for. There is also a DiSC assessment round for candidates who apply to us for key roles.
Final interview
If you have made it this far then you get to meet the team leaders or top management of our company – depending on the job that you have applied for. The final interview helps us understand you even more before we hire you for the job.
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Coimbatore is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is surrounded by the Western Ghats mountain range to the west and the north, with reserve forests of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve on the northern side.
Coimbatore was rated as one of the safest cities in India for women, and a major hub for manufacturing, education and healthcare. It is also referred to as “the Pump City” as it supplies nearly 50% of India’s requirements of motors and pumps.