Hitachi—Manufacturing Quality Assurance Entry Professional

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Description: Location: Savli, Gujarat, India Job ID: R0141091 Date Posted: 2026-09-10 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY INDIA LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Quality Management Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No Job Description: Key Responsibilities 1. Quality Strategy & Leadership - Develop and implement manufacturing quality assurance strategies and improvement plans. - Establish manufacturing process quality standards, specifications, and controls. - Utilize data-driven decision-making to enhance quality performance. - Provide quality performance reporting to management and stakeholders. - Mentor and support quality professionals where applicable. - Deliver quality awareness training and coaching to manufacturing personnel. 2. Customer Quality Focus - Support fulfillment of customer-specific quality requirements. - Analyze customer complaints, feedback, and quality concerns. - Participate in cross-functional initiatives aimed at improving customer satisfaction. - Translate customer expectations into manufacturing process improvements. 3. Quality Management System (QMS) - Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and process controls. - Conduct process audits and compliance assessments. - Ensure adherence to quality standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements. - Train manufacturing teams on quality management practices and risk mitigation methods. 4. Manufacturing Quality Assurance - Conduct Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA). - Identify manufacturing and assembly process risks. - Develop and implement risk mitigation plans. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to eliminate potential quality failures. - Monitor effectiveness of risk controls and preventive actions. - Maintain and update risk assessments throughout the product lifecycle. - Manage change control activities related to: - Product features - Manufacturing processes - Materials - Suppliers - Design modifications 5. Quality Control - Implement quality control plans and inspection requirements. - Conduct process audits, inspections, and verification activities. - Analyze test results, measurements, and statistical quality data. - Identify trends and improvement opportunities through data analysis. - Recommend and implement corrective actions to improve quality performance. 6. Process Performance Management - Monitor key process performance indicators. - Analyze manufacturing performance data and trends. - Support implementation of Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques. - Maintain process performance documentation. - Drive corrective and preventive actions to improve process capability and efficiency. - Train operators and manufacturing teams on performance monitoring methods. 7. Non-Conformance Management - Investigate process and product non-conformities. - Lead root cause analyses using structured problem-solving methodologies such as: - 8D - 5 Why Analysis - Fishbone Diagram - Statistical Analysis Tools - Implement and verify effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA). 8. Continuous Improvement - Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations. - Identify opportunities to improve: - Process capability - Product quality - Productivity - Cost efficiency - Operational performance - Participate in Lean and Six Sigma projects. - Facilitate waste reduction and process optimization activities. - Prioritize and execute improvement projects based on business impact. Authority & Accountability The position is accountable for: - Quality risk identification and mitigation. - PFMEA development and maintenance. - Manufacturing quality assurance activities. - Process audit execution. - Quality performance monitoring. - Continuous improvement project execution. - Supporting customer quality requirements and compliance. 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