Quality Control Engineer

Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer / Quality Engineer Industry: Metals, Steel, Fasteners & Pipe Fittings

Job Summary:

Responsible for ensuring that incoming raw materials, manufacturing processes, and finished products meet defined quality standards, customer specifications, applicable national/international standards, and company requirements. The role involves inspection, testing, documentation, supplier quality management, non-conformance handling, and continuous improvement.

• Key Responsibilities: Inspect and verify incoming raw materials such as steel, stainless steel, alloy steel, carbon steel, and other metals.
• Perform dimensional, visual, mechanical, chemical, and material inspections as applicable.
• Inspect fasteners, bolts, nuts, washers, threaded components, flanges, elbows, tees, reducers, couplings, nipples, and other pipe fittings.
• Verify product specifications against drawings, purchase orders, inspection plans, and customer requirements.
• Check dimensions using instruments such as vernier calipers, micrometers, gauges, thread gauges, height gauges, and measuring equipment.
• Review and verify Material Test Certificates (MTC/MTR), heat numbers, traceability records, and test reports.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards such as ASTM, ASME, API, ISO, DIN, EN, ANSI, BS, and IS, depending on product and customer requirements.
• Monitor manufacturing and inspection processes to identify defects and deviations.
• Raise and control Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and coordinate corrective/preventive actions.
• Conduct root-cause analysis using tools such as 5 Why, Fishbone, and 8D.
• Coordinate with production, purchase, engineering, stores, and suppliers to resolve quality issues.
• Conduct supplier inspections and evaluate supplier quality performance.
• Prepare inspection reports, quality records, test certificates, and customer documentation.
• Support customer inspections, third-party inspections, and pre-dispatch inspections.
• Ensure proper identification, segregation, and traceability of accepted, rejected, and reworked materials.
• Monitor calibration status of measuring and testing equipment.
• Participate in internal and external quality audits.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, defect reduction, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure adherence to the company's Quality Management System (QMS) and relevant ISO requirements.
• Required Skills & KnowledgeStrong knowledge of steel, metals, fasteners, and pipe fittings.
• Understanding of material grades, specifications, heat treatment, surface treatment/coating, and product identification.
• Knowledge of dimensional inspection and measuring instruments.
• Familiarity with MTC/MTR review and material traceability.
• Knowledge of applicable ASTM/ASME/API/ISO/DIN/EN/ANSI/IS standards.
• Understanding of welding, NDT, hardness testing, tensile testing, PMI, and other inspection methods is an advantage.
• Knowledge of NCR, CAPA, root-cause analysis, 8D, and quality improvement techniques.
• Good documentation and report-writing skills.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Good communication and coordination skills.
• Qualifications: Diploma / Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, metallurgy, production engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in QA/QC within steel, metal products, fasteners, pipe fittings, valves, fabrication, or engineering manufacturing is preferred.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality-management practices is desirable.