Role Overview
The Quality Systems & EHS Executive will lead the Quality Management System (QMS) and certification programs for a high-volume recycling/ITAD facility in North India. This role ensures compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, R2v3, e-Stewards, EPR requirements, and customer-specific quality protocols, while driving continuous improvement across operations. The position requires strong experience in quality systems, audits, documentation, and regulatory compliance, with the ability to work in fast-paced recycling environments involving e-waste, metals, plastics, and IT asset disposition.
Key Responsibilities
1. Quality Systems & Certification Leadership (Primary Focus)
- Build, implement, and maintain a robust QMS aligned with ISO 9001 and recycling-sector standards.
- Lead certification and surveillance audits for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, R2v3, e-Stewards, and brand-mandated audits.
- Own document control: SOPs, WI, formats, change management, training records, and version control.
- Conduct internal audits, supplier audits, and process audits; maintain audit calendars and closure reports.
- Drive CAPA, RCA, FMEA, and PDCA across all departments.
- Ensure material traceability, chain-of-custody, downstream vendor compliance, and data integrity for recycling and ITAD workflows.
- Prepare and maintain customer-facing quality documentation, including compliance reports, certificates, and audit evidence.
- Lead customer audits, brand audits, and OEM compliance reviews.
2. Regulatory & Compliance Management
- Ensure compliance with E-Waste Management Rules, Hazardous Waste Rules, EPR obligations, and SPCB/CPCB requirements.
- Maintain risk registers, compliance matrices, and legal registers relevant to North India regulatory expectations.
- Coordinate with SPCB/CPCB, auditors, and brand compliance teams for inspections and submissions.
- Ensure proper documentation for manifest tracking, waste storage, disposal, and vendor approvals.
3. Operational Quality & Continuous Improvement
- Implement in-process quality checks, sampling plans, inspection criteria, and acceptance standards for dismantling, segregation, shredding, and ITAD workflows.
- Collaborate with operations to ensure process standardization, error-proofing, and adherence to SOPs.
- Use data analytics to track NCR trends, defect rates, process deviations, and improvement opportunities.
- Lead training programs for QMS, audit readiness, documentation discipline, and compliance culture.
- Support digitalization of quality workflows (checklists, dashboards, NCR systems).
4. EHS Support (Secondary Focus)
- Support implementation of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 within the integrated management system.
- Assist in risk assessments, incident investigations, emergency preparedness, and contractor safety.
- Ensure alignment between quality, environmental, and safety documentation.
- Support waste handling, storage, and disposal compliance as per SPCB norms.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- Mandatory: Hands-on experience with ISO 9001 and at least one of: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, R2v3, e-Stewards, IATF 16949.
- 5–7 years of experience in quality systems, audits, and compliance in recycling, e-waste, ITAD, electronics, automotive, or manufacturing.
- Strong understanding of Indian regulatory frameworks.
- Experience with audit management, documentation systems, and QMS software preferred.
Skills & Competencies
- Quality Systems: ISO 9001, internal audits, CAPA, RCA, FMEA, PDCA
- Certifications: R2v3, e-Stewards, ISO 14001/45001, OEM/brand audits
- Technical: SOP writing, sampling plans, inspection methods, traceability
- Compliance: EPR, e-waste rules, hazardous waste rules, SPCB/CPCB norms
- Soft Skills: Documentation discipline, stakeholder management, training, cross-functional collaboration
KPIs
- Certification success and audit closure timelines
- NCR reduction and CAPA effectiveness
- Supplier quality and downstream vendor compliance
- Documentation accuracy and QMS adherence
- Customer complaint resolution and audit performance
- Traceability accuracy and compliance scorecards
To apply, please email your CV along with a cover letter to .
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