Head of Quality

About the Company

Our client is a Tier 1 manufacturing partner for high-integrity metal components produced from castings, forgings, or bar stock in ready-to-assemble fully machined, and finished condition. It's capabilities span a diverse range of materials and processes. Our comprehensive offerings and manufacturing expertise simplify complex supply chains and offer solutions that are truly distinctive in the industry.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead overall quality management across their 3 plants, covering raw material, manufacturing, process, SQA and QMS.
• Drive quality standards and ensure adherence to customer specifications, industry standards, and internal quality systems.
• Oversee incoming/raw material quality, including supplier quality, inspection, rejection analysis, and corrective actions.
• Monitor in-process and final product quality across manufacturing operations.
• Identify quality issues, conduct RCA, CAPA, 8D, and problem-solving initiatives, and drive timely closure.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Production, Engineering, Procurement, and Suppliers to improve quality and reduce defects.
• Drive continuous improvement, process capability, defect reduction, and cost of poor quality initiatives.

Skills and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical / Production / Metallurgy / Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
• 8–15 years of experience in plant quality, manufacturing quality, and/or supplier/raw material quality.
• Experience in metal components manufacturing, preferably across castings, forgings, machining, or bar-stock components.
• Strong understanding of quality management systems, manufacturing processes, inspection, and quality control.
• Hands-on experience with RCA, CAPA, 8D, FMEA, MSA, SPC, PPAP, and problem-solving methodologies.

What's On Offer

• Opportunity to lead end-to-end quality for a manufacturing plant.
• Ownership across plant, manufacturing, and raw material quality.
• High-impact role with strong exposure to quality improvement, supplier quality, and manufacturing excellence.