Senior Manager

About River

River is an electric vehicle company building multi-utility scooters. At River, we’re building scooters of tomorrow for the ambitious youth of today. Because we believe people only need two things to achieve success: the desire to make it to the top, and the means to get there.

With our flagship product River Indie, SUVofScooters, is designed to help you get things done. Engineered to be a dependable ally on your road to success. We are backed by marquee international investors - these are mobility focused funds backed by Yamaha Motors, Al-Futtaim Automotive Group, Toyota VC and Maniv Mobility.

Location : Hoskote (On-site)

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overseeing and managing the Vehicle Quality & battery assembly line quality control processes.
• Implementing and maintaining quality standards, conducting inspections, and leading a team to ensure that assembled products meet regulatory and company standards.
• Collaborating with production, engineering and other departments to identify and address quality issues, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, and developing strategies to enhance overall assembly line efficiency and product quality.
• Provide guidance, training, and support to ensure the team meets quality objectives.
• Conduct process and product audits to Identify areas for improvement in the assembly process and implement strategies to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Analyze quality data and performance metrics to identify trends, root causes of issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Continuous improvement in First time right product assembly, Average defect per unit, Line rejection, customer product audit, 0KM failures.
• Support the introduction of new vehicle models by ensuring that quality control measures are established and met during the launch phase.
• Manage and address customer feedback related to vehicle quality issues.
• Improvement corrective actions to prevent recurring problems based on customer inputs.
• Maintain comprehensive records of quality control activities and results.
• Generate regular MIS, highlighting key performance indicators and areas for improvement.
• Responsible for managing the budget allocated for quality control activities, optimizing resources to achieve the highest standards.

Ideal Candidate:

• BE/B.Tech or Master in Engineering/Quality management.
• 12+ years of work experience in plant quality assurance in a dynamic manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of quality control and reliability procedures, manufacturing processes, and management systems
• Strong leadership, analytical and communication skills are essential for success in this position.
• Well versed with IATF 16949, PFMEA, KAIZEN, 7 QC tools, Problem solving, 8D, Six Sigma.
• Certified quality auditor.