Assistant General Manager

Senior Manager / AGM – Plant Quality

Location: Vadodara, Gujarat

Department: Quality Assurance (QA)

Business Division: Automotive

Employment Type: Full-time | Permanent

Experience: 18 to 22 Years

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Senior Manager / AGM – Plant Quality to lead plant quality initiatives and drive a strong quality culture across the manufacturing facility. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the automotive industry, excellent knowledge of IATF standards, customer quality management, manufacturing quality systems, and continuous improvement methodologies.

This leadership role is responsible for ensuring robust quality systems, reducing customer complaints and plant rejections, and driving operational excellence through process improvements and compliance with global quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

Plant Quality Management

• Lead the implementation and continual improvement of Plant Quality Management Systems.
• Establish and strengthen a quality-driven culture throughout the manufacturing operations.
• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and applicable quality standards.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives to enhance customer satisfaction and manufacturing excellence.

Customer Quality

• Handle customer complaints from domestic and international OEMs.
• Conduct root cause analysis using structured problem-solving methodologies (8D, Why-Why Analysis, Fishbone, etc.).
• Ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Improve customer quality performance through proactive quality management.

Plant Quality Assurance

• Monitor in-process and final inspection quality performance.
• Analyze plant rejection trends and implement preventive measures.
• Drive reduction in internal rejection, rework, scrap, and customer PPM.
• Ensure process capability and product conformity.

Quality Systems & Audits

• Lead internal, process, product, layered process (LPA), and system audits.
• Prepare the organization for customer audits and certification audits.
• Ensure adherence to quality documentation, SOPs, Control Plans, and process standards.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead Six Sigma and Lean Quality initiatives.
• Drive defect reduction and process optimization.
• Promote preventive quality practices across manufacturing.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical / Production / Industrial / Automobile or equivalent)

Experience

• 18–22 years of experience in Automotive Manufacturing or Auto Components Industry.
• Strong exposure to handling both domestic and international OEM customers.
• Experience in leading Plant Quality functions within automotive manufacturing.

Technical Skills

Quality Standards

• IATF 16949
• ISO 9001
• ISO 14001
• ISO 45001 (preferred)

Automotive Core Tools

• APQP
• PPAP
• FMEA
• SPC
• MSA
• Control Plan

Quality Methodologies

• Six Sigma - Black Belt Mandatory
• 8D Problem Solving
• Root Cause Analysis
• CAPA
• Statistical Quality Control

Audit Knowledge

• VDA 6.3/6.5
• Layered Process Audit (LPA)
• Product Audits
• Process Audits
• System Audits
• 5S