Shift Incharge - IPQC

Role: Shift In-charge -IPQC

Location: Ather Manufacturing Plant, Hosur, Tamil Nadu

Reporting to: Functional Lead

Team Name: Manufacturing Operations

About the Team and the Role: The IPQC/IQC team at Ather is responsible for maintaining rigorous quality control benchmarks across manufacturing operations, ensuring strict adherence to inspection parameters, and driving quality compliance across all sub-assemblies and finished products.

This role is for a Shift In-charge (Battery Plant) to lead a team of quality associates on the shop floor, oversee line and product audits, monitor critical-to-quality parameters, and spearhead root-cause analysis and defect containment during production shifts.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee a team of approximately 40 associates to ensure timely and rigorous inspection of Critical to Quality (CTQ) parameters across components and production lines.

• Manage and enforce audit governance, including Layered Process Audits (LPA), Poka-Yoke verifications, Patrol audits, and Product audits.

• Communicate line quality anomalies immediately to relevant cross-functional teams and drive prompt corrective and containment actions.

• Represent the shift quality operations as an auditee during internal and external quality audits, providing requisite data and evidence.

• Track and compile daily shift quality performance metrics covering line rejection rates, rework volume, and straight-pass yield.

• Facilitate daily scrap and rejection meetings to analyze failure trends and supervise compliant scrap disposal.

• Cultivate a shop-floor culture of Continuous Improvement while sustaining high morale, engagement, and operational discipline across the associate workforce.

• Uphold Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) standards by identifying workplace hazards, maintaining legal compliance, and ensuring safe manufacturing practices.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E. / B.Tech) in Mechanical, Industrial, Production, Electronics & Communication (ECE), or Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)

• 4 to 8 years of experience in quality control or quality assurance within the automotive industry

Must Have Competencies

• In-Process Quality Control (IPQC) and Critical to Quality (CTQ) parameter monitoring in automotive or battery manufacturing environments.

• Manufacturing audit execution across Layered Process Audits (LPA), Poka-Yoke validations, Patrol audits, and finished product evaluations.

• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implementation of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) for shop-floor defect containment.

• Quality metrics tracking and reporting covering line rejections, rework minimization, and straight-pass yield optimization.

Good to Have Competencies

• Implementation of Continuous Improvement frameworks including Kaizen, 5S, and Lean manufacturing principles.

• Technical understanding of electric vehicle battery assembly processes, testing protocols, and electrical safety standards.

• Shop-floor hazard identification, occupational health and safety compliance, and regulatory adherence.

• Scrap management, non-conforming material disposition, and rework stream governance in high-volume production.

Want to know more?

At Ather, we’ve built India’s first intelligent scooter, from scratch. Based on the philosophy of clean design and smart technology, we are transforming the urban commute experience. We are expanding in India, and in the coming years, we look forward to scaling up and launching more products globally. Today, our product offerings include the Ather 450X, 450S, 450 Apex, and Rizta. Beyond the product, we are also setting up an extensive charging network and re-imagining end-to-end ownership experience. To know more, check out our Careers site and our Substack.

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The Ather story doesn't write itself - our people do. We believe everyone is equal, but not the same. Diversity is our strength, and building an inclusive and equitable workplace begins with acknowledging and embracing our differences. We are an equal opportunity employer, and our team reflects a wide range of identities, experiences, and perspectives - all united by a shared passion to shape the Ather journey.