Head of Quality Assurance

ArcVac ForgeCast Private Limited; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ArcVac ForgeCast Private Limited in Kolkata seeks a seasoned Head of Quality Assurance to lead metallurgical quality strategies across steel melting and forge operations.

You will oversee QMS compliance, audits (ISO 9001/14001/17025, NABL, BIS, IBR), CAPA, RCA, and drive continuous improvement while mentoring managers and engineers. This role demands strong domain expertise and a proven track record in cost-quality optimization.

Qualifications

• B.Tech/M.Tech (Mechanical/Metallurgy) from a reputed institute.
• Minimum 20 years of experience in Quality Assurance.
• Preferred age group: 50–55 years.
• Strong expertise in steel melting, forging, ingots and process standardization.
• Hands-on with QMS ISO 9001/14001/17025 and audits.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and standardization of process control activities in Steel Melting Shop and Forge Shop.
• Manage and control metallurgical activities, Process Control, Quality Assurance, QMS and product/process/technology development initiatives.
• Overall responsibility for the quality of the products (ingots and forgings).
• Development of human resources and metallurgical know-how to ensure continuity by fostering a culture of improvement.
• Systematic logging and analysis of NCs to identify root cause and implement CAPA.
• RCA, CA & PA for major rejections or irregular incidents.
• Maintenance of management systems – ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 17025.
• Review of documents, revision of SOPs/WIs as required.
• Attending RCA, CA & PA for customer complaints and maintenance of summary sheets.
• Monitoring of process and product performance.

Skills

Steel melting & forging

Process standardization

QMS & ISO audits

Root cause analysis

CAPA & QRM

Team leadership

Education

B.Tech/M.Tech in Mechanical/Metallurgy

Job description

The Brief Job Description of Head:

The incumbent will be responsible for the following domains:

• Establishing and standardization of process control activities in Steel Melting Shop and Forge Shop.


• Manage and control all metallurgical activities, Process Control, Quality Assurance, QMS and product / process / technology development initiatives of the organization.


• Overall responsibility for the quality of the products (ingots and forgings).


• Management and periodical review of QMS, EMS, Marine Certification, TPG PRI, IBR, BIS, NABL, etc.


• Development of human resources and metallurgical know-how to ensure continuity by fostering culture of improvement of process to optimize quality and cost and development of new products.


• Systematic logging and analyzing of NCs to identify root cause and implementation of CAPA.


• QRM preparation and presentation to management.


• RCA, CA & PA for any major rejections or any irregular incidents.


• Maintenance of management systems- ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 17025.


• Review of existing documents, revise of SOP, WIs as required.


• Attending and preparation RCA, CA & PA for customer complaints and maintenance of summary sheets.


• Monitoring of process performance and product performance.


• Conducting failure analysis.


• To train and develop subordinates.

Reporting to: Technical Director - MD

Reportees: Team Leaders, Engineers & Inspectors

Domain Expertise Required:

• Strong expertise in steel melting, forging, ingots, and process standardization.


• Hands-on experience with QMS, ISO 9001/14001/17025, NABL, BIS, IBR, and audits.


• RCA, CAPA, QRM, failure analysis, and handling major rejections/NCs.


• Customer complaint handling, certification coordination, and management reporting.


• Team management, training, and building a continuous improvement culture.

Qualification, Experience:

• B.Tech/ M.Tech (Mechanical/Metallurgy) from reputed Engineering institute.


• Minimum 20 years of experience in Quality Assurance.


• Preferred age group: 50 – 55 years