Quality Head (Cast Iron / SG Iron Automotive Castings)

Company Description

We manufacture Grey Iron and Ductile Iron automotive castings and produce fully machined components for the automotive, tractor, and heavy equipment industry. Our operations include in-house foundry, CNC machining, and final inspection for domestic and export customers.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Quality Head – Foundry & Machine Shop , located in Agra.

The Quality Head will have complete ownership of quality systems across both:

• Cast Iron / SG Iron Foundry operations
• CNC Machining and Final Inspection operations

The role involves establishing, controlling, and continuously improving quality from raw casting to finished machined part.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead quality assurance and quality control for:
• Casting processes (melting, inoculation, molding, pouring, shakeout)
• Machining processes (CNC/VMC/VTL operations, tooling, fixtures, dimensional control)
• Develop and implement robust quality systems for both foundry and machining
• Oversee:
• Incoming inspection
• In-process inspection
• Final inspection and dispatch quality
• Ensure proper execution of:
• FAI (First Article Inspection)
• Process capability studies
• Control plans
• Inspection reports with root-cause analysis and corrective actions
• Drive defect reduction in:
• Casting defects (blowholes, shrinkage, porosity, hardness issues, inclusions)
• Machining defects (dimensional variation, surface finish, tool wear effects)
• Establish and enforce SOPs, quality documentation, and traceability systems
• Lead internal audits and prepare for customer / third-party audits
• Work closely with:
• Foundry production
• CNC shop
• PPC
• Management
• to ensure stable and predictable quality performance
• Build a culture where quality is process-driven, not person-dependent

Qualifications

Must-have technical understanding:

• Strong hands-on knowledge of:
• Grey Iron and Ductile Iron metallurgy and casting processes
• CNC machining quality control practices
• Ability to control both:
• Casting dimensional + metallurgical quality
• Machining dimensional + surface finish quality
• Experience with:
• FAI, Control Plans, Inspection Reports, Corrective Actions
• Root cause analysis tools (5 Why, Fishbone, etc.)
• Clear understanding of:
• Tolerances, GD&T basics
• Gauges, instruments, and inspection methods (vernier, micrometer, bore gauge, CMM preferred)

Core skills:

• Strong expertise in Quality Control & Quality Assurance systems
• Experience in building and running Quality Management Systems (ISO/IATF exposure preferred)
• Ability to design structured inspection systems instead of “OK/NG” judgment
• Strong analytical mindset for defect reduction and process stabilization
• Leadership experience in managing quality inspectors and shop-floor quality teams
• Strong communication with production, management, and customers

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in:
• Metallurgy / Mechanical Engineering / Production Engineering or related field