PLANT QUALITY CONTROL MANAGEMENT

As Plant Quality Control Manager, you report directly to the Plant Director and functionally to the Group Quality Control organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the effective operation, development, monitoring, and enhancement of the plant quality system, promoting continuous improvement initiatives to achieve customer satisfaction and product excellence.
• Oversee all manufacturing activities that may impact product quality and process performance.
• Lead and develop the plant quality team while fostering a quality-driven culture through the deployment of global standards, structured problem-solving methodologies, and operational excellence practices.
• Collaborate with suppliers to provide data-driven feedback on quality performance and drive corrective and preventive improvement actions.
• Coordinate incoming material inspections and in-process quality verification activities.
• Evaluate scrap and rework trends, identifying root causes and implementing sustainable corrective measures.
• Monitor product quality through statistical analysis, ensuring effective management of non-conformities and associated action plans.
• Facilitate plant quality reviews and cross-functional quality meetings.
• Contribute to New Product Introduction (NPI) and Engineering Change Request (ECR) processes by ensuring compliance with quality requirements.
• Coordinate activities related to rework, containment actions, and quarantine stock.
• Partner with the Quality Assurance team in the resolution of customer complaints and plant-related claims.
• Verify adherence to internal process standards and manufacturing procedures.
• Act as Quality Control Pillar Leader within the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) framework, driving quality performance and capability development.

Key Requirements

• Engineering degree with 3 to 5 years of experience in a comparable quality leadership role within an international manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality systems, inspection methodologies, statistical process control (SPC), and product testing techniques.
• Working knowledge of core manufacturing processes, including metal stamping, welding, enameling, painting, polyurethane injection, assembly, and automation.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, with exposure to Lean Manufacturing, Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma (Black Belt preferred), and PFMEA. Experience with the Quality Control Pillar in a World Class Manufacturing environment is an advantage.
• Basic understanding of Health, Safety, and Environmental principles applicable to industrial operations.
• Fundamental knowledge of mechanical, electrical, electronic, and software-related systems.
• Strong planning, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills, combined with a proactive and results-oriented mindset.