Quality Head - Gujarat

About Our Client

Our client is one of India's fastest-growing solar manufacturers, with a rapidly expanding footprint across solar cell and module production. As the organization scales capacity, supplier ecosystems, and customer segments, it is investing in world-class quality systems to establish quality as a key competitive advantage.

Job Description

Reporting to the COO, you will:

• Define and lead the company-wide Quality and Process Improvement strategy across manufacturing operations.
• Own end-to-end quality management covering supplier, incoming, in-process, outgoing, reliability, and customer quality.
• Drive quality KPIs including first-pass yield, rejection reduction, grading performance, and dispatch quality.
• Lead Integrated Management Systems including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
• Establish robust supplier quality programs including qualification audits, performance reviews, and corrective actions.
• Drive cross-functional quality improvements with Production, Engineering, and Maintenance teams.
• Lead customer audits, warranty management, complaint resolution, and field quality initiatives.
• Oversee reliability testing programs, IEC compliance, and product validation for new technologies and BOM changes.
• Institutionalize structured root cause analysis, CAPA, process control, and quality governance frameworks.
• Build a strong quality culture across manufacturing operations and supplier networks.

• Holds an Engineering degree in Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, or related disciplines; MBA preferred.
• Brings 15-20 years of quality experience, including at least 5 years in solar PV cell or module manufacturing leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in cell and module manufacturing processes, quality systems, and product reliability.
• Strong experience managing supplier quality, customer quality, warranty claims, and audits.
• Lead Auditor certification highly desirable.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership capabilities across multi-plant environments.

• Strategic leadership role with end-to-end ownership of quality across manufacturing operations.
• Opportunity to establish quality as a competitive differentiator during a significant growth phase.
• Direct interaction with senior leadership and influence on supplier, product, and manufacturing strategies.
• Platform to build world-class quality systems in one of India's fastest-growing solar manufacturing environments.