JOB DESCRIPTION
Quality Head – Precision & Heavy Engineering
Company: Mighty Machines
Location: Peenya Industrial Area, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Position: Quality Head
Experience: 10–12 Years
CTC: ₹16–20 LPA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Function: Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Reporting To: Managing Director / Senior Management
About Mighty Machines
Mighty Machines is a Bengaluru-based precision engineering and manufacturing company focused on manufacturing precision machined components with an emphasis on quality, competitive pricing and on-time delivery.
The company's manufacturing portfolio includes:
- CNC Machining Components
- Crusher Machine Parts
- Wind Mill Gear Box Parts
- Castings & Forging Parts
- Sub-Assemblies & Projects
- Plain & Eccentric Shafts
- Heavy Engineering Components
- Grinding Machine Reconditioning
- Grinding Machine Spindles
- Grinding Machine Spare Parts and Sub-Assemblies
Mighty Machines is an ISO 9001:2015 certified organization and emphasizes robust quality systems, visual management, training, daily/weekly reviews and continuous improvement.
The organization also has backward integration through its forging facility, giving the Quality Head responsibility across both raw-material/forging quality and downstream machining quality.
Position Overview
Mighty Machines is looking for an experienced Quality Head to lead the company's Quality Assurance and Quality Control function across its precision machining and heavy engineering operations.
The Quality Head will be responsible for establishing, maintaining and continuously improving the company's quality management systems while ensuring that products meet customer specifications, engineering drawings, dimensional requirements, material specifications and applicable quality standards.
The role will require strong hands-on understanding of CNC machining, forged and cast components, shafts, gearbox components and heavy engineering products.
The successful candidate will lead:
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
- Incoming Quality Control
- In-Process Quality Control
- Final Inspection
- Supplier Quality
- Customer Quality
- Quality Systems
- Metrology
- Non-Conformance Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- CAPA
- Customer Complaints
- Audit Management
- Continuous Improvement
FIELD OF EXPERIENCEMandatory Preferred Industry Background
The ideal candidate should have substantial experience in:
Precision Engineering / CNC Machining / Heavy Engineering Component Manufacturing
with exposure to one or more of the following:
1. CNC & Precision Machining
Strong experience in quality control for:
- CNC Turning
- VMC
- HMC
- Precision machining
- Multi-operation machining
- High-precision components
- Tight-tolerance components
- Dimensional inspection
- Process capability
- Machining process validation
The candidate should understand how machining parameters and process variations affect dimensional accuracy, surface finish and component quality.
2. Forging & Forged Components
Experience with quality systems related to:
- Forged components
- Ring forgings
- Open-die / closed-die forging
- Forging process inspection
- Heat treatment
- Forging defects
- Material traceability
- Dimensional inspection
- Metallurgical testing
- Raw-material certification
This is particularly relevant because Mighty Machines has backward integration with a forging facility equipped with pneumatic hammer, furnace, ring rolling, EOT crane and band-saw cutting facilities.
3. Casting & Cast Components
Experience in quality assurance of:
- Cast components
- Casting defects
- Dimensional inspection
- Material verification
- Surface defects
- NDT coordination
- Machining allowance verification
- Supplier quality control
4. Heavy Engineering Components
Experience with quality management for:
- Heavy engineering components
- Large-size components
- Industrial machinery components
- Heavy shafts
- Plain shafts
- Eccentric shafts
- Rotating components
- Large machined components
5. Windmill / Gearbox Components
Experience in quality assurance of:
- Wind turbine components
- Windmill gearbox components
- Gearbox-related components
- Large shafts
- Rotating machinery components
- High-precision mechanical components
Experience in the wind energy / gearbox / power transmission component industry will be highly preferred.
6. Crusher / Mining Equipment Components
Experience with:
- Crusher machine components
- Mining equipment components
- Heavy-duty machinery components
- Wear-resistant components
- Large machined parts
- Industrial equipment components
will be considered a strong advantage.
Preferred Industry Experience
Candidates from the following industries will be strongly preferred:
Precision Engineering
CNC Machining
Heavy Engineering
Forging
Casting
Wind Energy Components
Gearbox / Power Transmission Components
Mining & Crusher Equipment
Industrial Machinery
Automotive / Auto Components
Capital Equipment Manufacturing
Industrial Equipment Manufacturing
The strongest candidates will have experience covering both machining quality and forged/cast component quality.
Key Responsibilities1. Quality Function Leadership
- Take complete ownership of the Quality function.
- Lead the Quality Assurance and Quality Control teams.
- Establish quality objectives aligned with business goals.
- Develop and monitor quality KPIs.
- Ensure quality requirements are understood across Production, Purchase, Stores, Engineering and Supplier functions.
- Build a strong "Quality at Source" culture.
2. Incoming Quality Control
Ensure quality of incoming:
- Forgings
- Castings
- Raw materials
- Bars
- Plates
- Components
- Bought-out items
- Tools and consumables
Responsibilities include:
- Material verification
- MTC verification
- Dimensional inspection
- Visual inspection
- Hardness testing
- Chemical composition verification
- NDT coordination where required
- Supplier documentation
- Material traceability
3. In-Process Quality Control
Develop robust controls for:
- CNC machining
- Turning
- Milling
- Grinding
- Drilling
- Boring
- Heat treatment
- Forging
- Cutting
- Sub-assembly operations
Ensure:
- Process inspection
- First-piece approval
- Patrol inspection
- SPC
- Process capability monitoring
- Control plans
- Work instructions
- Gauge control
- Traceability
4. Final Quality Inspection
Ensure final products meet:
- Customer drawings
- Engineering specifications
- Dimensional requirements
- GD&T requirements
- Material specifications
- Surface-finish requirements
- Hardness requirements
- Performance specifications
- Packaging requirements
Oversee final inspection and release of products before dispatch.
5. Metrology & Measurement Systems
Lead the company's measurement and inspection systems.
Experience with the following will be preferred:
- Vernier Calipers
- Micrometers
- Bore Gauges
- Height Gauges
- Dial Gauges
- Thread Gauges
- Plug Gauges
- Snap Gauges
- Surface Roughness Measurement
- Profile Measurement
- CMM
- Precision Measuring Instruments
The candidate should have strong understanding of calibration systems and measurement-system accuracy.
Knowledge of MSA / Gauge R&R will be highly preferred.
6. GD&T & Engineering Drawing Interpretation
The Quality Head must be capable of independently interpreting:
- Engineering drawings
- GD&T
- Tolerances
- Surface-finish symbols
- Geometric tolerances
- Datum systems
- Fits and clearances
- Machining allowances
Strong knowledge of drawing-based inspection and dimensional control is essential.
7. Quality Management System
Maintain and continuously improve the company's ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System.
Responsibilities include:
- Quality Manual
- SOPs
- Work Instructions
- Quality Procedures
- Control Plans
- Inspection Standards
- Quality Records
- Document Control
- Internal Audits
- Management Review
- Corrective Actions
- Preventive Actions
Mighty Machines identifies ISO 9001:2015 certification and robust quality-system procedures among its quality strengths.
8. Customer Quality
Act as the primary quality interface for customers.
Responsibilities include:
- Customer quality requirements
- Customer complaints
- Quality reports
- Inspection reports
- PPAP / APQP requirements where applicable
- 8D reports
- CAPA
- Root Cause Analysis
- Corrective action implementation
- Customer audits
- Customer-specific requirements
The candidate should be comfortable interacting directly with engineering, quality and procurement teams of industrial customers.
9. Supplier Quality Management
Develop and manage supplier-quality systems for:
- Forging suppliers
- Casting suppliers
- Raw-material suppliers
- Heat-treatment suppliers
- Plating/coating suppliers
- Special-process suppliers
- Bought-out component suppliers
Responsibilities include:
- Supplier audits
- Supplier rating
- Supplier development
- Incoming rejection reduction
- Corrective actions
- Supplier process improvement
- Supplier quality agreements
10. Non-Conformance & CAPA
Establish a structured system for handling:
- Internal rejections
- Customer complaints
- Supplier rejections
- Process deviations
- Non-conforming material
Drive:
Problem Identification → Containment → Root Cause → Corrective Action → Verification → Closure
Experience with:
- 5 Why
- Fishbone Analysis
- 8D
- Pareto Analysis
- SPC
- CAPA
will be essential.
11. Quality Improvement
Drive reduction in:
- Rejection
- Rework
- Customer complaints
- Scrap
- Process variation
- Inspection failures
- Supplier defects
Implement continuous improvement through:
- Kaizen
- Lean
- 5S
- TPM
- SPC
- Six Sigma methodologies
Mighty Machines specifically identifies 5S, Lean and TPM as part of its business-excellence strategy.
12. Quality Team Management
Lead and develop:
- Quality Engineers
- QC Inspectors
- Incoming Quality Inspectors
- Final Inspectors
- Metrology Personnel
- Supplier Quality Engineers
Responsibilities include:
- Team deployment
- Training
- Skill development
- Performance management
- Shift planning
- Technical mentoring
- Quality awareness programs
13. Audit Management
Manage:
- Internal Quality Audits
- Customer Audits
- Supplier Audits
- ISO Audits
- Process Audits
- Product Audits
- System Audits
Ensure audit findings are closed within agreed timelines.
14. Quality Documentation & MIS
Prepare and review:
- Quality dashboards
- Rejection reports
- Customer complaint reports
- Supplier quality reports
- CAPA status
- Audit reports
- Quality cost reports
- Inspection reports
- Monthly Quality MIS
Present quality performance to senior management through data-driven reviews.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The Quality Head will be evaluated on:
Customer Quality
- Customer PPM
- Customer complaints
- Repeat complaints
- Customer rejection rate
- 8D closure time
Internal Quality
- Internal rejection %
- Rework %
- Scrap %
- First Pass Yield
- Process capability
Supplier Quality
- Supplier PPM
- Incoming rejection
- Supplier corrective-action closure
- Supplier audit performance
Systems
- ISO audit performance
- Internal audit closure
- CAPA closure
- Documentation compliance
Process
- Cp / Cpk improvement
- MSA / Gauge R&R performance
- Process variation
- First-piece approval effectiveness
Business
- Cost of Poor Quality
- Quality-related customer returns
- Scrap reduction
- Rework reduction
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONMandatory
B.E. / B.Tech – Mechanical Engineering / Production Engineering / Industrial Engineering / Metallurgy
Preferred
- M.E./M.Tech in relevant engineering discipline
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with extensive relevant experience may be considered
- Quality Management certification
- Six Sigma certification
- Lead Auditor certification
EXPERIENCE
10–12 Years of relevant industry experience
The candidate should ideally have:
- 10+ years in manufacturing quality
- 3–5+ years in a Quality Manager / Senior Quality Manager / Quality Head / QA-QC Manager role
- Experience managing a quality team
- Strong shop-floor exposure
- Customer-facing quality experience
- Supplier-quality experience
ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL SKILLS
The candidate should have strong knowledge of:
- ISO 9001:2015
- Quality Management Systems
- CNC machining quality
- Forging quality
- Casting quality
- Dimensional inspection
- GD&T
- Metrology
- SPC
- MSA
- Gauge R&R
- Cp / Cpk
- 8D
- CAPA
- Root Cause Analysis
- 5 Why
- Fishbone
- FMEA
- Control Plans
- Process Audits
- Product Audits
- Supplier Quality
- Customer Quality
- Calibration Management
- Quality MIS
- Lean Manufacturing
- 5S
- TPM
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
The ideal candidate will be a hands-on manufacturing Quality Leader, rather than a purely documentation-oriented Quality Manager.
The candidate should be capable of walking onto the shop floor, identifying a machining or process-quality problem, understanding the engineering cause, leading the root-cause analysis and ensuring sustainable corrective action.
The candidate should demonstrate:
- Strong CNC machining knowledge
- Strong engineering drawing/GD&T knowledge
- Precision measurement expertise
- Understanding of forged and cast components
- Experience with large/heavy components
- Customer-quality management capability
- Supplier-quality development experience
- ISO 9001 system knowledge
- Strong analytical/problem-solving ability
- Strong shop-floor presence
- Team leadership capability
- Excellent communication skills
- Data-driven approach
- Ability to work with Production, Engineering and Management
HIGH-PRIORITY CANDIDATE BACKGROUNDTier 1 – Excellent Fit
Candidates with experience in:
Precision CNC Machining + Forging/Casting + Heavy Engineering Components
Tier 2 – Strong Fit
Candidates from:
Wind Energy Components / Gearbox Components / Power Transmission / Heavy Machinery
Tier 3 – Relevant
Candidates from:
Automotive Components / Industrial Equipment / Capital Equipment / Mining Equipment / Crusher Components
provided they have substantial experience in precision machining and engineering-component quality.
NOT A PRIORITY
Candidates whose experience is primarily in:
- FMCG Quality
- Food Processing Quality
- Textile Quality
- Chemical Process Quality
- Warehouse Quality
- Pure Documentation / QMS roles
- Laboratory-only Quality roles
- Service Industry Quality
- Only Incoming Inspection
- Only Final Inspection
- Only Operator-level CNC inspection
will generally not be preferred unless they also possess significant precision/heavy-engineering manufacturing quality experience.
COMPENSATION
₹16–20 LPA
Final compensation will depend on:
- Relevant manufacturing experience
- Current CTC
- Quality leadership experience
- Customer exposure
- Technical expertise
- Team-management experience
- Experience with CNC / forging / casting / heavy engineering components
LOCATION
Peenya Industrial Area, Bengaluru, Karnataka
This is a plant-based leadership position and requires regular presence at the manufacturing facility.
Mighty Machines' facilities include a QC Lab, shop floor, grinding facilities and storage, while its forging operations include pneumatic hammer, furnace, ring rolling, EOT crane and band-saw cutting.
APPLICATION
Interested candidates with relevant experience in Precision Engineering / CNC Machining / Heavy Engineering / Forging / Casting / Wind Energy Components / Gearbox Components / Industrial Machinery may submit their updated CV.
Email: [email protected]
Subject: Application – Quality Head – Peenya
Position: Quality Head
Experience: 10–12 Years
CTC: ₹16–20 LPA
Location: Peenya, Bengaluru
Pay: ₹1,600,000.00 - ₹2,000,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
