Vacancy for Unit Manager Quality

Join us as a Unit Manager based in Pune to be responsible for the inspection of all incoming parts from supply chain and in-house produced components to meet the quality standards and systems required.

Provide clear leadership for the development of an environment focused on Quality. Develop quality-process links with customers in line with the Quality Management system

Quality Manager is directly responsible for product and equipment quality & their compliances.

About the Company:

In Alfa Laval, we are every single day contributing to a more sustainable future for our planet through engineering innovation. Our global team designs and implements the refining, recycling and purifying process that allow our customers to be better themselves. You will find our work in leading applications for water purification, clean energy, food production, waste processing, pharmaceutical development and much more. The people of Alfa Laval enjoy the freedom to pursue ideas and the resources to see those ideas to become reality, in an environment that welcomes drive, courage and diversity. The result is a company where we all can be very proud of what we do.

Our core competencies are in the areas of heat transfer separation, and fluid handling. We are dedicated to optimizing the performance of our customers' processes. our world-class technologies, our systems, equipment, and services must create solutions that help our customers stay ahead. Please feel free to peruse our website www.alfalaval.com.

The position / About the Job:

In this job the Unit Manager Quality would be responsible for:

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for actively work with operational interfaces, communicate and coordinate. 
  • Safety of the people, processes and manufactured/delivered products
  • Quality + Q-system
  • Delivery
  • Cost
• Responsible for overall Quality Control including Receipt Inspection, In house QC, final and Shipping Inspection, Customer Inspection and Quality documentation / compliances.
• Plan and manage Quality departmental activities in accordance with the agreed budget, resources and time scale and Establish and Monitor KPIs related to Quality.
• Implement all relevant procedures described in the Quality Management System (QMS) and ensure compliance. E.g. ISO9001 / ISO45001 /ASME / PED/Food compliance etc.
• Technical knowledge of code requirement of ferrous and non-ferrous material according to standard, like plates/sheet, casting & forgings, Bar, Sheet, STD items etc.
• Ferrous and non-ferrous, Alloys testing requirement and acceptance criteria as per code / standard
• Liaise with customers, segments, sales offices, and suppliers, wherever impacting affected quality issues.
• Identify potential risk & pressure points so that Quality standards are not compromised within factory
• Plan & execute different quality & process improvement initiatives & ensure their timely completion
• Conduct product / process audits and SOP audits for in-house processes and Supplier Quality Audits.
• Handling of Customer claims and minimizing the claims by implementing the Problem Resolution Process
• Facilitate and initiate improvement activities and safeguard the quality and necessary documentation
• Secure all reporting is done on time and with quality including the progress of manufacturing orders.
• Safeguard that necessary competence is available in all area’s

Expectations & Responsibilities:

• Align overall targets and KPI’s to factory goals and KPI’s.
• Develop leadership skills towards team and stakeholders
• Act as a point of contact for warranty issues
• Develop, implement and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) for each area of responsibility
• Set department objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports
• Support for increasing productivity, cost reduction, new product development etc.
• Analyze process deviations and facilitate root cause analysis and solutions via suppliers supported by support functions
• Maintain the Equipment traceability as per Customer / R & D requirements.
• Drive the role as pillar head for Quality Function
• Ensure a good level of cooperation between team and stakeholders.
• Lead auditor for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
• Drive Behaviour Based Safety culture and monitor the progress in the factory.
• Monthly updating of factory KPIs for Safety for Near Miss, injuries and follow-up.
• Destructive & Non-destructive testing method
• Handling customer and TPIA inspection at varius stages and service providers
• Provide support for ALPS Installation activities.

Competencies/ Profile

• Be a result driven leader who likes to be visible in the organization
• Drive result through people and stake holders
• Be open and communicative
• Have high integrity
• Have a strategic perspective
• Have ability to create overview
• Good cross-cultural understanding and communication skills

Process knowledge:

• Heavy Fabrication, Welding, Sheet metal, Assembly processes, Flow thinking (Lean), packaging, Knowledge of special processes (NDT , radiography etc..) and  Metallurgical , Calibration

Qualifications & experience:

• BE mechanical or production or equivalent experience 
• 10 + years of experience from production/manufacturing company out of which minimum 4-5 years’ experience as manager of team.
• Experience of dealing with customers and suppliers
• Leadership and management skills and experience
• Experience from improvement tools, e g 5S, Six Sigma, Kaizen
• Project work experience

Key relationships:

• Team Managers
• Factory Manager
• Other Unit Managers
• Support functions
• Customers & Supplier (internal and external)
• Product Centre / PG / R &D

Authority level / Power of procuration:

• QM authority to stop any work, which in his opinion is not in accordance with the Code, Customer and Manual requirements.
• QM shall have the organizational freedom to identify problems related to quality and to recommend, initiate and provide solutions to those problems.
• QM has the final authority to accept or reject all products.
• Follow up targets and take corrective actions in case of deviations
• To make ALPS audits within the factory and take corrective actions in case of deviations as a member of the management team.

Why should you apply:

• We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value for our customers.
• Exciting place to build a global network with different nationalities.
• Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success, you will be learning new things every day.

"We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioural traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.”