Marut Drones - Quality Manager

About Marut:

- Marut Drones is India's leading Industrial Drone Manufacturer based in Hyderabad.

- Known for our powerful and innovative drones, we have developed popular models like Agri copter for precision agriculture, Hepicopter for long-range deliveries, Seed copter for afforestation, and Marut ZAP for mosquito eradication and disease prediction.

- Marut Drones has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards for its innovation and contributions to various sectors.

- These accolades include the FICCI Award for Sustainable Agriculture, the Telangana State Industries Award 2022 for Best Startup, the NASSCOM Emerging Technology Award for Drones and AI, and the South India Business Award.

- These awards highlight the company's commitment to excellence, sustainability, and its transformative impact across industries.

Job Description:

- Marut Drones is seeking a Quality Manager is responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining robust quality assurance processes across supplier quality, in-process quality, and customer satisfaction.

- This role ensures compliance with industry standards, internal procedures, and regulatory requirements, including ISO9001:2015 and DGCA audits.

- The Quality Manager will drive continuous improvement initiatives, reduce defects, and enhance product reliability by collaborating with suppliers, production teams, and after-sales support.

Key Responsibilities:

Supplier Quality & Incoming Quality:

- Establish and implement Supplier/Incoming Quality Control procedures and work instructions.

- Monitor supplier rejections and drive corrective and preventive actions through 8D reports.

- Assess supplier performance and take necessary actions for improvement on underperforming vendors.

- Conduct new supplier qualification in compliance with ISO9001:2015.

- Provide technical training and guidance to suppliers for continuous improvement.

- Ensure timely clearance of parts once GRN is completed.

- Conduct mechanical and electronic component inspections to ensure compliance with specifications and legal standards.

- Implement inspection and function testing methodologies for incoming parts.

- Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly quality reports to management.

- Maintain the Approved Vendor List (AVL) and vendor ratings in collaboration with procurement.

In-Process Quality:

- Ensure First Pass Yield (FPY) improvement in the production line.

- Work with Cross-Functional Teams (CFT) to reduce production scrap.

- Ensure zero-defect launch of new products by validating all quality documentation before release.

- Strengthen manufacturing processes through the implementation of jigs and fixtures.

- Conduct defect analysis using 7QC tools and implement corrective actions.

- Participate in daily morning meetings to discuss quality concerns and resolutions.

- Provide training on quality tools and best practices to production operators through small group activities.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality and reduce defects.

- Implement Engineering Change Request (ECR)/Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes.

- Ensure proper documentation, including quality alerts, SOPs, drawings, and flowcharts.

Regulatory & DGCA Audit Compliance:

- Lead internal and external quality audits, including DGCA compliance audits.

- Support process owners in developing new quality processes.

- Develop and implement four levels of documentation as per ISO9001 standards.

- Ensure full compliance with DGCA audit requirements with zero non-conformities (NCs).

- Maintain calibration records and due date tracking for equipment.

Customer Complaints & Aftersales Support:

- Participate in daily aftersales meetings and provide technical support where needed.

- Ensure zero manufacturing defects and prevent plug-in failures.

- Implement Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) through 8D methodology.

- Lead drone crash analysis by conducting root cause identification using 4M analysis.

- Collaborate with R&D and supplier teams to implement corrective actions and prevent recurrence of failures.

Knowledge and skill required:

- Education: Bachelor's/Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, or related engineering field.

Experience: Minimum 5+ years of experience in quality management, supplier quality, or manufacturing quality in a similar industry.

- Strong knowledge of ISO9001:2015, DGCA regulations, and quality control methodologies.

- Experience with 8D methodology, 7QC tools, CAPA, and root cause analysis (RCA).

- Proficiency in handling ECR/ECO processes and regulatory compliance audits.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset.

- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Procurement, R&D, and Production).

- Excellent communication skills to train teams and liaise with suppliers.

Compensation: Competitive- and we are open to discuss.