What you can expect
- Responsibility for planning, controlling, and tracking all quality-related project activities, including quality milestones and gate reviews in the Product Development Process
- Definition, evaluation, and safeguarding of product and process quality (including FMEA, risk and reliability analyses, quality control plans, critical quality characteristics)
- Ensuring complete and standards-compliant development documentation, as well as fulfillment of quality requirements for zero series, pilot production, initial sampling, and series ramp-up
- Leading root cause analyses and applying structured problem-solving methods (e.g. FMEA, 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa), including tracking of actions through to proof of effectiveness
- Participation in supplier quality management (definition of requirements, assessment of the maturity level of purchased parts, collaboration with Purchasing and Supplier Quality)
- Analysis of project-related quality KPIs, derivation of preventive measures, and cross-site lessons learned to support continuous improvement
- Preparation and presentation of quality-related status reports and management updates
- Functional leadership of the quality team within the project
What you need to succeed with us
- Completed technical degree (e.g. engineering, quality management, industrial engineering)
- Several years of experience in quality and/or project management in an industrial environment
- Excellent knowledge of relevant quality methods and tools (including FMEA, control plan, PPAP, APQP, 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, SPC, MSA) as well as experience with quality management systems (especially ISO 9001)
- Practical experience in project work and cross-functional collaboration, confident use of ERP systems, ideally CAQ systems, and very good MS Office skills
- Strong quality awareness, analytical and structured way of working, as well as strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Strong communication, facilitation, and teamwork skills, with a confident manner, assertiveness, and conflict and negotiation competence
- Business-fluent English skills; German is an advantage
What we offer
- Flexible working hours and models as well as mobile office options for a good work-life balance
- Personal development through development programs, training, or e-learning as well as professional mobility within the international Groupe SEB
- Generous employee discounts in the WMF online store and corporate benefits
- Excellent company restaurant with employee subsidy and a wide and varied range of food, kiosk, and food to go for your physical well-being
- Attractive salary package with Christmas and vacation bonuses and company pension scheme
- Health offers such as job bike leasing or advice for your health
- Which goes without saying for us: 30 days annual leave, a variety of employee events, free parking, and coffee & tea specialties
Further information on our employee benefits can be found here\: Working at WMF - Insight into the corporate culture at WMF (aboutwmf.com)
Design Quality Manager (m/w/d) Arbeitgeber: Groupe SEB
WMF Plauen bietet eine hervorragende Arbeitsumgebung, in der Teamarbeit und persönliche Entwicklung großgeschrieben werden. Mit attraktiven finanziellen Vorteilen wie einem Prämiensystem und 30% Personalrabatt auf unsere Produkte sowie 6 Wochen Urlaub fördern wir das Wohlbefinden unserer Mitarbeiter. Unsere offene und unterstützende Unternehmenskultur ermöglicht es dir, deine Ideen einzubringen und aktiv an deiner Karriere zu arbeiten, während du Teil einer traditionsreichen Marke bist, die für Qualität und Innovation steht.
