Manager/Senior Manager - Quality

Saaki Argus And Averil Consulting; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Saaki Argus And Averil Consulting in Chennai, India, seeks a senior Quality Assurance leader to oversee QA and QC across manufacturing and projects. You will drive supplier quality management and lead APQP/PPAP activities for new product development and supplier changes.

The role requires implementing core quality tools (PFMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D, RCA, CAPA), driving Lean Six Sigma and Kaizen, and ensuring ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 compliance while mentoring quality teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall Quality Assurance and Quality Control across manufacturing and project operations.
• Develop and implement quality strategies aligned with business, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive Supplier Quality Management, including supplier qualification, audits, performance monitoring, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Lead end-to-end APQP and PPAP activities for new product development, new supplier introduction, and engineering changes.
• Implement and monitor PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, 8D, RCA, CAPA, and other core quality tools.
• Drive improvement in key quality metrics including PPM, FPY, COPQ, NCRs, rejection, rework, and supplier OTD.
• Lead root cause analysis using 5-Why, 6M, Pareto, 8D and RCCA methodologies and ensure effective corrective/preventive actions.
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Poka-Yoke, Standard Work and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 and applicable customer-specific quality requirements.
• Lead internal, customer, process, and supplier audits and ensure timely closure of audit findings.
• Oversee quality inspection activities covering incoming, in-process, final inspection, welding, NDT, dimensional and functional inspections.
• Establish and review ITPs, QAPs, quality manuals, SOPs, method statements and inspection documentation.
• Provide technical leadership on welding quality, including WPS/PQR/WPQ, weld defect reduction and NDT coordination.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards such as ASME, AWS, ISO 3834, ISO 15614 and ISO 9606.
• Work closely with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Procurement and Customer teams to resolve quality issues and improve product/process performance.
• Lead quality readiness for new product launches and engineering changes, ensuring smooth and defect-free transition to production.
• Develop and mentor quality engineers, inspectors, supplier quality teams and other quality professionals.
• Prepare and present quality performance dashboards, risks, improvement plans and key KPIs to senior management.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Supplier Quality Management

APQP & PPAP

PFMEA SPC MSA 8D RCA CAPA

Lean Six Sigma

Kaizen

Poka-Yoke

ISO 9001 / IATF 16949

Audits

Welding Quality

NDT

Quality Documentation

Tools

WPS/PQR/WPQ

Welding inspection equipment

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead overall Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities across manufacturing and project operations.
• Develop and implement quality strategies aligned with business, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive Supplier Quality Management, including supplier qualification, audits, performance monitoring, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Lead end-to-end APQP and PPAP activities for new product development, new supplier introduction, and engineering changes.
• Implement and monitor PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, 8D, RCA, CAPA, and other core quality tools.
• Drive improvement in key quality metrics including PPM, FPY, COPQ, NCRs, rejection, rework, and supplier OTD.
• Lead root cause analysis using 5-Why, 6M, Pareto, 8D and RCCA methodologies and ensure effective corrective/preventive actions.
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Poka-Yoke, Standard Work and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 and applicable customer-specific quality requirements.
• Lead internal, customer, process, and supplier audits and ensure timely closure of audit findings.
• Oversee quality inspection activities covering incoming, in-process, final inspection, welding, NDT, dimensional and functional inspections.
• Establish and review ITPs, QAPs, quality manuals, SOPs, method statements and inspection documentation.
• Provide technical leadership on welding quality, including WPS/PQR/WPQ, weld defect reduction and NDT coordination.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards such as ASME, AWS, ISO 3834, ISO 15614 and ISO 9606.
• Work closely with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Procurement and Customer teams to resolve quality issues and improve product/process performance.
• Lead quality readiness for new product launches and engineering changes, ensuring smooth and defect-free transition to production.
• Develop and mentor quality engineers, inspectors, supplier quality teams and other quality professionals.
• Prepare and present quality performance dashboards, risks, improvement plans and key KPIs to senior management.