Job description:
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Quality Control Manager to join our Group Quality Team and play a key role in ensuring consistent product quality across our global water heating manufacturing footprint. This role requires experience with welding processes, particularly related to pressure-containing components (e.g. pressure tanks), as well as solid knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, and industrial quality standards.

You will lead and coordinate quality control activities across multiple production plants , with a strong focus on newly established manufacturing sites (such as in Egypt and India). This position will require frequent on‑site presence to set up, stabilize, and audit quality processes. This is a highly hands‑on role, with significant time spent on the shop floor working closely with local quality teams, production, and engineering functions. You will be a key driver of quality culture, operational discipline, and continuous improvement across plants.



Quality Control Managers in the assigned plants will have a dotted‑line reporting relationship to this position.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinate and oversee Quality Control activities across multiple water heating production plants in their footprint phase
- Contribute to the definition of Quality Control Plans (QCP) and ensure effective deployment at plant level
- Define and implement control plans and corrective actions, especially in proximity to product and plant launch milestones
- Develop, implement and monitor QC procedures, inspection plans, and testing protocols specific to water heating products
- Manage non‑conformities, lead root cause analysis, and address supplier quality issues
- Supervise product audits, process inspections, and end‑of‑line testing
- Analyze quality KPIs and define action plans to reduce defects, scrap, and field complaints
- Train and coach local plant teams on quality standards, inspection methods, and manufacturing best p

📌 GROUP QUALITY CONTROL (Milano)
🏢 Ariston Group
📍 Milano