Asst. Manager- QA - Pithampur (MP)

JobItUs; Pithampur; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

JobItUs in Pithampur, MP seeks an Asst. Manager- QA with 12–18 years in automotive quality and 5+ years leading a QA team. Lead the QA department, drive IATF16949/ISO9001, and own end-to-end product quality from material to dispatch.

The role demands strong leadership, KPI monitoring, and APQP/PPAP expertise to ensure customer satisfaction and continual improvement. Based in Pithampur with a 10 LPA package.

Qualifications

• 12–18 years of automotive manufacturing quality experience.
• 5+ years leading a QA team.
• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Automobile or Production Engineering.
• Location: Pithampur, MP.
• CTC: 10.00 LPA.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for Quality Assurance functions, establish strategy and objectives.
• Develop, implement, and improve the QMS per IATF 16949 and ISO 9001.
• Own product and process quality from incoming material to dispatch.
• Lead customer quality management including 8D, audits, and warranty analysis.
• Define and monitor KPIs like PPM, internal rejection, scrap, and First Pass Yield.
• Lead APQP activities including PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC and safe launch.
• Ensure PPAP preparation, internal and customer approvals for changes.
• Plan and execute audits and ensure CAPA closure and effectiveness.
• Manage supplier quality with cross-functional teams, audits and escalation.
• Promote quality culture and timely quality reporting to management.

Skills

QA Leadership

Quality Assurance

8D & Problem Solving

APQP & PPAP

Process Improvement

Education

BE/BTech in Mechanical/Automobile/Production Eng

Job description

Designation : Asst. Manager- QA

Academic Qualification : B.E. / B.Tech. – Mechanical, Automobile or Production Engineering

Experience : 12–18 years in automotive manufacturing quality, including 5+ years leading a QA team

Location : Pithampur (MP)

CTC : 10.00 LPA

Purpose of the Role

Lead the Quality Assurance department and take end-to-end accountability for product, process, customer, supplier and quality-system performance, ensuring compliant products, effective risk control, customer satisfaction and continual improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for all Quality Assurance functions, establish the departmental strategy, annual quality objectives, budget, manpower plan and improvement roadmap aligned with business goals. =


• Develop, implement, maintain and continually improve the Quality Management System in accordance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements and applicable statutory or regulatory requirements.


• Own product and process quality from incoming material through manufacturing, inspection, testing, final release, packing and dispatch; ensure only conforming product reaches the customer.


• Lead customer quality management, including complaint containment, structured root-cause analysis, 8D closure, warranty or field-failure analysis, customer audits, scorecards and improvement of customer satisfaction.


• Define and monitor quality KPIs such as customer PPM, internal rejection, scrap and rework, Cost of Poor Quality, First Pass Yield, audit closure, supplier PPM and complaint recurrence; review performance with management.


• Lead APQP activities and new-product or engineering-change quality planning, including feasibility review, special-characteristic identification, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC, capability studies and safe launch.


• Ensure complete, accurate and timely PPAP preparation, internal approval, customer submission and approval for new parts, changes and revalidation requirements.


• Plan and execute system, process, product and layered process audits; ensure robust corrective actions, on-time closure and sustained effectiveness for all internal, customer and certification audit findings.


• Manage supplier quality performance with Purchasing and Development teams through supplier selection, qualification, audits, PPAP approval, incoming-quality controls, development plans and escalation of chronic issues.


• Establish inspection and testing standards, sampling plans, acceptance criteria, traceability, product-release controls and reaction plans; ensure records are complete, controlled and retained.


• Ensure calibration, verification and preventive maintenance of inspection, measuring and test equipment; maintain MSA compliance and the suitability of gauges, fixtures and laboratory facilities.


• Lead containment, segregation, disposition and control of nonconforming product; chair MRB decisions and ensure authorized rework, deviation and concession controls are followed.


• Drive structured problem solving and continual improvement using 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, Pareto, SPC, DOE and 7 QC tools; verify corrective-action effectiveness and prevent recurrence across similar products and processes.


• Partner with Production, Engineering, NPD, Supply Chain and Maintenance to improve process capability, mistake-proofing, First Pass Yield, scrap, rework, productivity and launch performance.


• Build and develop the QA team through clear roles, competency matrices, training plans, coaching, performance reviews, succession planning and disciplined shift coverage.


• Promote a strong quality culture by communicating customer requirements, lessons learned and quality alerts, and by ensuring adherence to procedures at every organizational level.


• Provide accurate and timely quality reports, risk escalations and management-review inputs; immediately elevate major customer, safety, compliance or business-continuity risks.


• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, ethical and document-control requirements within the QA department and perform other quality responsibilities assigned by management.

KPI Indicators

• Customer PPM, complaints, repeat complaints, customer scorecard and 8D closure performance


• Internal rejection, scrap, rework, First Pass Yield and Cost of Poor Quality


• Supplier PPM, incoming rejection, supplier corrective-action and supplier-development performance


• PPAP right-first-time approval and on-time launch or engineering-change readiness


• Audit findings, on-time closure, QMS compliance, process capability and calibration performance