IPQC Head

In‑Process Quality Strategy & Governance

• Define the IPQC strategy, policies, and control framework aligned with company quality goals and customer requirements.
• Build and maintain Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, and FMEAs for all critical processes.
• Establish sampling plans and inspection criteria based on risk, critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics, and process capability.

Real-Time Quality Control & Monitoring

• Implement and oversee SPC (Statistical Process Control): control charts, trend analysis, alarms, and reaction plans.
• Ensure MSA (Measurement System Analysis)—GR&R studies, calibration schedules, gauge selection and adequacy.
• Lead first-piece/last-piece approvals, patrol inspection routines, and layered process audits across shifts.

Process Capability & Continuous Improvement

• Own Cp/Cpk, Pp/Ppk, yield, scrap, and rework metrics; drive actions to sustain capability ≥ target.
• Run structured problem-solving (8D, A3, DMAIC) for defects and deviations; institutionalize CAPA.
• Partner with Production/Maintenance to prevent recurrence through mistake-proofing (Poka‑Yoke) and standardized work.

Change Management & New Product/Process Introduction

• Participate in APQP/PPAP activities; validate process changes, engineering changes, and new tooling.
• Approve trial runs; define control stages and ramp-up quality criteria before full release to production.

Compliance & Audits

• Ensure adherence to ISO 9001, IATF 16949 (if automotive supply), ISO 14001 (environment), and ISO 45001 (OH&S) where applicable.
• Prepare for and lead internal audits, customer audits, and third-party certification audits for process areas.
• Maintain robust traceability and retention of quality records, e‑logs, and electronic batch travelers.

People Leadership

• Build a high-performing IPQC team; define roles, competencies, training plans, and certification pathways.
• Drive culture of discipline and accountability: daily Gemba, tiered meetings, and escalation protocols.
• Mentor engineers on SPC, MSA, root cause analysis, and advanced quality tools.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Supplier Quality on incoming defect containment and supplier corrective actions.
• Align with R&D/Engineering for CTQ definition, design for manufacturability (DFM), and test method validation.
• Coordinate with Logistics/Customer Quality for containment and communication on field returns, if linked to process.

Digital & Analytics

• Deploy digital quality dashboards (real-time FPY, defect density, top defect Pareto, capability indices).
  • Champion e‑QMS/ERP integration for NCRs, CARs, approvals, and document control; enable data-driven decisions.

Open Positions

1

Skills Required

Inprocess Quality, Incoming Quality, IPQC

Role

In‑Process Quality Strategy & Governance

• Define the IPQC strategy, policies, and control framework aligned with company quality goals and customer requirements.
• Build and maintain Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, and FMEAs for all critical processes.
• Establish sampling plans and inspection criteria based on risk, critical-to-quality (CTQ) characteristics, and process capability.

Real-Time Quality Control & Monitoring

• Implement and oversee SPC (Statistical Process Control): control charts, trend analysis, alarms, and reaction plans.
• Ensure MSA (Measurement System Analysis)—GR&R studies, calibration schedules, gauge selection and adequacy.
• Lead first-piece/last-piece approvals, patrol inspection routines, and layered process audits across shifts.

Process Capability & Continuous Improvement

• Own Cp/Cpk, Pp/Ppk, yield, scrap, and rework metrics; drive actions to sustain capability ≥ target.
• Run structured problem-solving (8D, A3, DMAIC) for defects and deviations; institutionalize CAPA.
• Partner with Production/Maintenance to prevent recurrence through mistake-proofing (Poka‑Yoke) and standardized work.

Change Management & New Product/Process Introduction

• Participate in APQP/PPAP activities; validate process changes, engineering changes, and new tooling.
• Approve trial runs; define control stages and ramp-up quality criteria before full release to production.

Compliance & Audits

• Ensure adherence to ISO 9001, IATF 16949 (if automotive supply), ISO 14001 (environment), and ISO 45001 (OH&S) where applicable.
• Prepare for and lead internal audits, customer audits, and third-party certification audits for process areas.
• Maintain robust traceability and retention of quality records, e‑logs, and electronic batch travelers.

People Leadership

• Build a high-performing IPQC team; define roles, competencies, training plans, and certification pathways.
• Drive culture of discipline and accountability: daily Gemba, tiered meetings, and escalation protocols.
• Mentor engineers on SPC, MSA, root cause analysis, and advanced quality tools.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Supplier Quality on incoming defect containment and supplier corrective actions.
• Align with R&D/Engineering for CTQ definition, design for manufacturability (DFM), and test method validation.
• Coordinate with Logistics/Customer Quality for containment and communication on field returns, if linked to process.

Digital & Analytics

• Deploy digital quality dashboards (real-time FPY, defect density, top defect Pareto, capability indices).
• Champion e‑QMS/ERP integration for NCRs, CARs, approvals, and document control; enable data-driven decisions.

Education/Qualification

B.Tech / Diploma

Years Of Exp

14 to 16 years

Designation

Senior Manager

tags

Inprocess Quality, Incoming Quality, IPQC