In Process Quality

Role & responsibilities :

Quality Control & Process Monitoring

• Monitor in-process quality activities across manufacturing lines.
• Conduct stage-wise inspections and process audits.
• Ensure adherence to Control Plans, SOPs, Work Instructions, and Quality Standards.
• Verify critical process parameters and product characteristics.
• Perform first-off, patrol, and final process inspections.
• Ensure traceability requirements are maintained.

Defect Prevention & Problem Solving

• Identify quality issues during production and initiate containment actions.

• Analyze defects using quality tools such as:

• 8D

• 5 Why

• Fishbone Diagram

• Pareto Analysis

• PDCA

• Coordinate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

• Work with Production, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to eliminate recurring defects.

Process Quality Management

• Ensure compliance with PFMEA and Control Plan requirements.
• Monitor process capability studies (Cp, Cpk).
• Validate process changes through trial monitoring and approvals.
• Ensure mistake-proofing (Poka-Yoke) systems are functioning effectively.
• Monitor rejection, rework, and scrap trends.

Inspection & Measurement

• Conduct dimensional and visual inspections.

• Use quality measuring instruments such as:

• Vernier Caliper

• Micrometer

• Height Gauge

• Bore Gauge

• Dial Indicator

• Profile Projector

• CMM (preferred)

• Verify calibration status of gauges and measuring equipment.

Customer & Supplier Quality Support

• Support customer audits and quality visits.
• Participate in customer complaint investigations.
• Implement process corrections based on customer feedback.
• Coordinate with supplier quality teams for incoming quality issues impacting production.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain inspection reports, rejection analysis, CAPA records, and quality dashboards.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly quality performance reports.
• Monitor key quality KPIs and present findings to management.
• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 documentation requirements.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead quality improvement projects focused on:

• Reduction of PPM

• Reduction of in-house rejection

• First Pass Yield improvement

• Cost of Poor Quality reduction

• Support Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, and Six Sigma initiatives.