Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Are you looking for a job that gives you the responsibility to assure the quality and performance of the suppliers within your own category? Do you see a challenge in representing Quality Assurance during development- and improvement projects within multidisciplinary (QLTC) project teams? Do you like to work within an international team and align on global scale with the Global Quality community of Vanderlande? Then this position as Senior Quality Assurance Engineer may be for you.

Job Description

The department

The Quality Assurance team consists of quality assurance engineers and quality assurance inspectors/metrologists.

The department acts as a gatekeeper and advisor for assuring and maintaining the Vanderlande Quality Standard for parts and products. This is achieved by closely cooperating with Supply Chain, R&D and Project Execution stakeholders.

The key activities are divided into four different focus areas: Release the Product, Manage the Supplier, Solve the Incident and Measure & Inspect. In this way, the team manages all Supplier Quality Assurance activities in a structured way and creates focus to assure high quality and sustainable equipment and services through reliable supplier relationships.

What will you be doing?

As Senior Quality Assurance Engineer you will manage the performance of the suppliers within the category you are responsible for. You will actively follow up on Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR) and lead Supplier Development programs (e.g. 4-Blocker method). You will schedule Supplier Audits on a yearly basis. By doing so, you will contribute to building a sustainable relationship with suppliers within your category.

You will be responsible for the process of releasing parts and products within Supply Chain, and you will qualify suppliers prior to doing business with them, together with stakeholders within Supply Chain.

You are familiar with LEAN/SIX Sigma methods and 8D problem solving methods to solve supplier-related product issues, and you are able to release parts and products at suppliers by means of Production Part Approval Processes (PPAP), or you are willing to be trained in one of these methods. Additionally, you have (Lead) Auditing experience and/or would like to be qualified as lead auditor.

The function requires drive and initiative. Key is a proactive attitude focused on assuring the quality of Vanderlande’s products and learning from previous mistakes, Every Day Better!

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the performance of suppliers within your own category.
• Provide input to the yearly Supplier Audit plan.
• Follow up on SCARs and lead Supplier Development programs.
• Release Vanderlande products at suppliers by means of PPAP.
• Solve supplier-related product issues, applying 8D problem solving methods.
• Perform well-planned and structured supplier audits as well as internal process audits as a lead auditor.
• Report in a fact-based way and review audit/inspection reports.
• Act as an ambassador for QA, with the ability to give presentations to stakeholders about process improvements and ways of working.
• Work and participate as part of a team of QA professionals and align with Vanderlande’s Global Quality community on processes, ways of working and improvements.
• Work according to procedures and standards as agreed upon within Vanderlande’s Global Quality community and act as a role model for colleague QA Engineers and Inspectors.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field of study (e.g. Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or Technical Business Administration).
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience in the technical field; Electrical/Electromechanical knowledge is desired.
• Excellent communication skills; good command of verbal and written English is a must.
• Experience with International Management System Standards (e.g. ISO 9001/NEN-EN1090).
• Experience with (Lead) Auditing, or willingness to be trained and qualified.

You should apply when

• You are a team player and a strong communicator with the ability to apply distinctive communication styles and influencing techniques.
• You are a self-starter, able to plan and prioritize your own work.
• You are analytical, able to link findings with potential root causes with a statistical mindset (basic knowledge such as Histogram, Process Capability, etc.).
• You are a quality ambassador who can represent QA Vanderlande towards suppliers.