Head – Quality Assurance & Quality Excellence
Experience: 15–22 Years
Industry: Heavy Engineering / Process Equipment / Heavy Fabrication / Industrial Manufacturing
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Overview
We are looking for a senior and transformational Quality Leader to head the complete Quality function of a leading engineering and heavy fabrication manufacturing organization.
This is a leadership and transformation role, not purely a QA/QC or inspection position.
The successful candidate will be expected to lead a large Quality organization, manage senior Quality managers, develop future leaders, drive organization-wide Quality transformation and establish a strong culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement.
The role requires a leader who can combine deep manufacturing Quality expertise with strategic thinking, people leadership, customer orientation and measurable business transformation.
Leadership Responsibilities
- Provide overall leadership and strategic direction to the complete Quality organization.
- Lead a Quality organization comprising 25+ white-collar Quality professionals.
- Manage and develop approximately 6–8 managerial-level direct reports.
- Build a high-performance Quality leadership team across Manufacturing Quality, Customer Quality, Supplier Quality, Quality Systems and Continuous Improvement.
- Coach and mentor Quality Managers and Engineers rather than simply managing day-to-day activities.
- Develop second-line leadership and succession plans for critical Quality positions.
- Build a culture of ownership, accountability, discipline, transparency and continuous improvement.
- Influence Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and other functions to drive Quality as an organization-wide responsibility.
- Lead organizational change and drive transformation despite resistance.
- Represent the Quality function with senior management, key customers, suppliers and external stakeholders.
- Drive measurable improvement in Quality performance and ensure that Quality contributes directly to business performance.
Quality & Transformation Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy the organization's overall Quality Strategy and Quality Excellence roadmap.
- Lead Quality Assurance across incoming materials, fabrication, welding, assembly, glass lining, GMP, jacketing, painting, packing and final inspection.
- Drive a Zero Defect and First-Time-Right culture.
- Lead TQM, Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Quality Circles, QRQC and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Reduce COPQ, rejection, rework, scrap and customer complaints, with measurable P&L impact.
- Lead Customer Quality, including complaints, RCA/CAPA, FATs, audits, warranty issues and major customer escalations.
- Drive Supplier Quality through supplier audits, development, performance management and capability improvement.
- Ensure compliance with ASME, PED, DIN, ISO/IMS and applicable international Quality standards.
- Drive structured problem solving through 8D, RCA, FMEA, SPC, MSA and APQP.
- Lead Quality governance, Management Review Meetings and Quality Councils.
- Drive Digital Quality initiatives through dashboards, analytics, ERP, IoT and Power BI.
Leadership Experience – Mandatory
Candidates should have:
- 15–22 years of manufacturing Quality experience.
- Minimum 5 years as Head of Quality or in an equivalent senior Quality leadership position.
- Proven experience leading a sizeable Quality function, rather than only handling QA/QC execution or inspection.
- Experience managing at least 25 white-collar Quality professionals.
- Experience with approximately 6–8 managerial-level direct reports.
- Demonstrated ability to build teams, coach managers and develop future Quality leaders.
- Experience driving cross-functional and organization-wide Quality transformation.
- Ability to influence senior leadership, customers, suppliers and manufacturing teams.
- Strong track record of converting Quality initiatives into measurable business results.
Technical Requirements
- Strong background in Heavy Engineering / Process Equipment / Machinery / Heavy Fabrication / Railways or similar manufacturing industries.
- Strong exposure to fabrication, welding and NDT Quality.
- Strong Customer Quality and Supplier Quality experience.
- Experience with TQM, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
- Knowledge of ASME Codes & Standards and international Quality systems.
- B.E./B.Tech/ME/M.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Metallurgy or equivalent.
- Six Sigma Black Belt / Lead Auditor Certification preferred.
Transformation Track Record
Candidates must be able to demonstrate at least five significant Quality transformation achievements, preferably covering:
- Quality transformation / maturity improvement
- Customer satisfaction improvement
- COPQ reduction impacting P&L
- TQM / Lean implementation
- Supplier Quality improvement
- Digital Quality deployment
- Team capability building
For each major achievement, candidates should be able to explain:
Situation Before → Leadership Action → Result After → Timeline → Measurable Business Impact
Key Skills
Quality Leadership | Head of Quality | Quality Strategy | Quality Excellence | Team Leadership | Change Management | TQM | Lean Manufacturing | Six Sigma | Heavy Fabrication | Welding Quality | NDT | ASME | Supplier Quality | Customer Quality | COPQ | QRQC | 8D | RCA | FMEA | SPC | MSA | APQP | ISO | IMS | Continuous Improvement | Digital Quality
Pay: ₹2,500,000.00 - ₹3,000,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Commuter assistance
- Provident Fund
Application Question(s):
- How many years of manufacturing Quality experience do you have?
- How many years have you worked as Head of Quality or in an equivalent Quality leadership role?
- Have you worked in heavy engineering, process equipment, heavy fabrication, pressure vessels or similar manufacturing industries?
Yes / No
- Do you have hands-on Quality experience in fabrication, welding and NDT?
- What is the largest white-collar Quality team you have managed?
- How many managerial-level employees have directly reported to you?
- Do you have working experience with ASME Codes & Standards?
- Have you personally led TQM, Lean, Six Sigma or organization-wide Quality improvement initiatives?
- Briefly mention one measurable Quality transformation you personally led (e.g., COPQ, rejection, rework, customer complaints or FTR improvement).
- What is your current CTC, expected CTC and notice period?
Work Location: In person
