Suzlon - Lead - Quality & Safety

Lead - Quality & Safety (BESS)

Role Mandate:

Suzlons BESS business requires a robust Quality & Safety backbone across its own manufacturing and contract partners. This role will establish an end-to-end Quality & Safety Management System (QSMS) ensuring every product shipped is safe, compliant, traceable, and warranty-ready.

The incumbent will drive right-first-time quality, zero-harm safety culture, regulatory compliance, supplier quality governance, and closed-loop field feedback, while building systems and teams from ground up during ramp-up.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Quality & Safety Management System (QSMS)

- Design and deploy integrated QMS + EHS framework for plant and contract manufacturers

Define:

i. PFMEA, control plans, SOPs

ii. safety procedures (battery handling, HV safety, fire protocols)

Implement:

i. layered audits (quality + safety)

ii. deviation / incident management systems

- Embed quality + safety SLAs in contract manufacturing agreements

2. Incoming Quality & Safety Assurance

- Define inspection protocols for:

i. cells, BMS, PCS, BOP components

Establish:

i. acceptance / rejection / deviation criteria

Ensure:

i. safe handling, storage, and transport compliance (UN 38.3)

- Drive supplier PPAP + safety compliance validation

3. In-Process Quality & Manufacturing Safety

Implement:

i. SPC, quality gates, process audits

Ensure:

i. safe assembly practices (HV isolation, insulation, torque control)

Oversee contract manufacturers:

i. audits (quality + safety)

ii. CAPA tracking

iii. line-stop authority for safety risks

- Ensure uniform quality and safety standards across all sites

4. Outgoing Quality, Testing & Dispatch Safety

Own:

i. end-of-line testing governance

ii. FAT documentation and traceability

Ensure:

i. zero dispatch without quality clearance

ii. safe packaging, labeling, and transport compliance

Build: i. customer-facing quality + safety documentation packs