Tasks:
• Lead the Quality Management department, including operational and production-related quality assurance activities
• Ensure the effective operation and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System
• Prepare and conduct internal and external audits (customer, supplier, system, process, and product audits)
• Assess customer requirements and ensure a high level of customer satisfaction
• Ensure production reliability and consistency through process and final output reviews; identify weaknesses in processes and systems
• Define appropriate corrective actions for product, process, and system deviations, and coordinate cross-functional preventive actions with consideration of cost-effectiveness
• Monitor quality-relevant processes
• Provide proactive solutions through the collection and analysis of quality data
• Investigate quality issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures
• Share responsibility for complaint handling in close cooperation with customers (including on-site evaluation of critical cases at customer locations)
• Take responsibility for quality improvement and quality control
• Prepare quality reports, statistical evaluations, and relevant documentation; monitor monthly KPIs defined in the budget
Your profile:
• University degree in Engineering or equivalent technical education
• Experience in managing quality management systems (ISO 9001 required; IATF 16949 and VDA are advantages) and conducting audits
• Experience in operational quality processes (complaint handling, initial sample inspection - customer/supplier, quality planning)
• Strong knowledge of quality management tools and methodologies (e.g. 8D, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, Measurement System Analysis)
• Confident user of MS Office and IT systems
• Excellent English language skills, both written and spoken (German is an advantage)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to manage conflicts and solve problems effectively
• Structured, detail-oriented, and results-driven mindset
• Analytical thinking, negotiation skills, and accuracy
• Experience in project management and supervision, with strong organizational and leadership skills
As a global system supplier for the mobility industry, for manufacturing and for life sciences and research applications, the HÜBNER Group is the worldwide leader in gangway systems for buses and railway vehicles (Mobility), a prominent solution provider for rubber products, plastics technologies and elastomer-coated industrial textiles (Material Solutions) as well as a rising supplier for applications in the field of laser, terahertz and high-frequency technologies (Photonics). The HÜBNER Group employs more than 3,300 people around the world. In addition to the headquarters in Kassel, Germany, HÜBNER has built up more than 25 locations around the world in the preceding years and decades.
Als globaler Systemanbieter für die Mobilitätsbranche, für Industrie, Life Sciences und Wissenschaft ist die HÜBNER-Gruppe weltweit führend im Bereich Übergangssysteme für Busse und Schienenfahrzeuge (Mobility), anerkannter Lösungsanbieter für Gummi-Produkte, Kunststoff-Technologien und elastomerbeschichtete Industrietextilien (Material Solutions) sowie Lieferant für Anwendungen in der Laser-, Terahertz- und Hochfrequenztechnologie (Photonics). Insgesamt beschäftigt das Unternehmen weltweit über 3.300 Mitarbeiter. Neben dem Hauptsitz in Kassel hat HÜBNER in den vergangenen Jahren und Jahrzehnten über 25 Standorte rund um den Globus aufgebaut.
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