Sr. Engineer Quality ( Female only- Lighting Plant)

Varroc; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Varroc seeks a Sr. Engineer Quality - Plant to ensure products meet established quality standards across raw materials, in-process and final checks. You will lead RCA/ CAPA, implement corrective actions, and drive QMS compliance to reduce defects and improve process quality.

You will collaborate with engineering, production and suppliers to establish robust control plans and audit findings closure. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech in engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 3–5 years in automotive quality or manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of quality tools (RCA, CAPA, PFMEA) and QMS.

Responsibilities

• Lead RCA and CAPA for recurring issues across stages.
• Develop and implement incoming quality checks and sampling plans.
• Audit manufacturing processes and ensure non-conformities are closed.
• Drive PFMEA, control plans and DFMEA activities with cross-functional teams.
• Monitor supplier quality and perform rating on quality parameters.
• Prepare quality reports and track metrics for continuous improvement.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

CAPA

Quality Assurance

Process Improvement

Audit & Compliance

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Engineering

Tools

PFMEA

SPC

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Role Title Sr. Engineer Quality - Plant

1. JOB PURPOSE

Responsible for ensuring that products and processes meet established quality standards by identifying Gaps, implementing timely corrective measures, and ensuring quality control systems throughout the raw material inward stage, in-process stages, assembly and final product quality check stage so as to reduce IHR and Customer PPM.

2. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

(Accountabilities associated with the job)

Quality Control & Improvement:

Conduct RCA of recurring issues (internal/external customer), analyze & implement timely CAPA for

fixing gaps to ensure no repeated issues.

Ensure action plans from audits are implemented to close all the non-conformities.

Ensure all laid out procedures and tests and QMS documentation are implemented as per VQS.

Develop the Incoming Quality check plan with respect to sampling plan and at par with Customer specific requirements (for Raw materials, BOP etc.)

Conduct rating process for suppliers on quality parameters & functional/fitment checking of parts to be dispatched.

Ensure parts to be dispatched by plant are checked for rust, dust, dent, damage, mechanical parameters etc. and conduct final visual inspection.

Prepare various reports (Audit, CAPA, Complaints etc.) independently.

Analyze process to find improvements, analyse the root cause of any problem that occurred with CFT, and identify any non-value-added activities

Choose statistical technique with optimum amount of data required to ensure adequate resources and due dates are met for test report writing, with supervision

Quality Assurance:

Communicate the importance of the implementation of QMS procedures to all units.

Cascade the concerned procedures to the respective process owners (Engineering, Production, PPC, Logistics, etc.)

Design, implement and document procedures for process control, process improvement, testing and inspection, with limited supervision.

Define metrics for measuring performance on quality parameters in units.

Develop procedures for end-to-end quality assurance from sample collection, analysis to disposal

Conduct audits of manufacturing process parameters, Product & System and ensure deviations are corrected

Recognize causes and consequences of quality issues that are not readily apparent while doing cause analysis.

Identify gaps in information and predict/gather relevant data in order to continue analysis and/or initiate suitable corrective action

Use GD8 principles / Customer Specific formats to solve issues in the plant related to Quality of process and Product.

Ensure Lesson Learnt, PTDB for all the failure in-house & customer are updated timely to Design team for future reference to ensure No re-occurrence of issues.

Quality Systems Application:

Understand customer quality requirements (process and product characteristics)

Be active member in CFT for development of Process documents during the Product Planning process (Gate 0) and all steps of DFMEA

Participate as CFT member to Calculate the SOD (Severity x Occurrence x Detection) number or risk priority number (RPN) as part of PFMEA

Develop robust Control Plans ensuring effective SOPs and WI (Work Instructions) at par with PFMEA.