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Senior Manager – Quality


Job Location:

Chennai - India

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 1 September 2026 (12 days ago)
Application Deadline: 29 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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.