Quality Control Engineer

Job Overview

We are seeking a meticulous and responsible Quality Control Engineer to verify that all incoming materials, components in process, fabricated parts, welded assemblies, and finished products comply with established quality standards, customer demands, and organizational criteria.

Primary Duties

• Inspect incoming raw materials, consumables, hardware, fasteners, and packaging materials, confirming attributes such as thickness, grade, size, surface condition, quantity, test certificates, and supplier documentation adhering to purchase orders and company standards.
• Document incoming inspection reports, escalating rejection notices or non-conformance reports for materials that fail to meet quality requirements.
• Perform phase-wise inspections throughout production to verify dimensional precision, hole locations, bend angles, flatness, welding integrity, surface finish, coating standards, and fitment in accordance with drawings and approved prototypes.
• Ensure production operators adhere to approved designs, process parameters, work instructions, and quality benchmarks, promptly identifying and addressing defects in coordination with production teams.
• Conduct final product inspections prior to shipment, validating dimensions, appearance, assembly accuracy, powder coating quality, packaging, labeling, quantities, and customer-specific requisites.
• Authorize dispatch only after product compliance is confirmed; maintain comprehensive final inspection reports and records.
• Interpret engineering, fabrication, bend, and assembly drawings as well as customer specifications to ensure parts satisfy tolerance, critical dimensions, hole patterns, bends, weld locations, and assembly prerequisites.
• Liaise with design or production teams for clarifications or quality concerns related to drawings.
• Examine welding for faults such as undercuts, porosity, cracks, penetration issues, spatter, distortion, misalignment, and incomplete welds.
• Verify that fabricated structures are dimensionally accurate and visually acceptable; confirm the use of proper jigs, fixtures, templates, and fitments during fabrication.
• Maintain and prepare quality documentation including inspection reports at all stages, non-conformance records, rework logs, customer complaints, calibration data, checklists, first-piece approvals, and quality objectives according to ISO 9001:2015 standards.
• Identify, record, and report non-conforming products or processes; coordinate corrective actions with production, purchasing, stores, and suppliers.
• Analyze recurring defects, assist with root cause investigations, and implement preventive measures to reduce rejections, rework, complaints, and process deviations.
• Operate and manage measuring instruments like vernier calipers, micrometers, height gauges, angle gauges, tapes, coating thickness gauges, weld gauges, go/no-go gauges, and templates, ensuring regular calibration as scheduled.
• Support ISO 9001:2015 quality management system compliance by participating in internal and process audits, quality meetings, and management reviews.
• Contribute actively to quality enhancement initiatives including rejection reduction, process standardization, 5S implementation, safety, and productivity improvements.

Required Qualifications and Abilities

• Solid understanding of sheet metal manufacturing procedures.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings, including tolerance analysis.
• Familiarity with inspections related to welding, bending, powder coating, and dimensional measurements.
• Basic knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 quality management practices.
• Skill in creating inspection checklists and quality documentation formats.
• Experience dealing with customer inspections and supplier quality concerns.
• Understanding of Non-Conformance Reports (NCR), Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), 5 Why Analysis, rejection analytics, and maintaining quality documents.
• Knowledge of quality improvement tools like the 7 QC tools, 5S methodology, Kaizen, and root cause analysis.
• Willingness to work directly on the manufacturing floor.
• Capability to perform effectively under pressure while meeting dispatch schedules without sacrificing quality.
• Clear communication skills with operators, supervisors, suppliers, and clients.
• Integrity and discipline focused on maintaining the highest quality standards.