Head of Internal Quality

Seize your opportunity to become part of the #DRÄXLMAIER team and join us as Head of Internal Quality.

For our development projects, we are looking for team members who face the challenges of the international automotive markets with openness, flexibility, and enthusiasm.

Tasks:

• Supporting the strategic planning of the department within a short or medium-range time frame
• Cooperate in personnel planning within own area of responsibility
• Planning, administering the budget in its own area of responsibility, implement the necessary actions to ensure compliance with it
• Providing technical and disciplinary leadership to its associates
• Setting up priorities within stated times and goals
• Preparing the periodically internal quality status reports
• Defining and implementing guidelines, procedures, and quality work instructions
• Assuring delivery fulfillment and quality according to the criteria of production planning and control
• Assuring quality testing based on CSR; compare target/actual deviations as necessary
• Implementation of appropriate measures to prevent defects and eliminate weaknesses and monitoring their effectiveness in the sense of a zero-error strategy;
• Managing the Continuous Improvement projects (CIP), identification of cost-avoiding/saving opportunities;
• Managing the internal and customer complaints, and monitoring of the complaints targets
• Assess opportunities and risks;
• Act as the contact person for all questions and topics relevant to external complaints;
• In case of escalation, ensures cooperation with central collaborators and promotes the implementation of effective solutions.

Profile:

• Bachelor Degree in a technical field;
• Working experience in a similar position / Quality department;
• Proven working experience in management and team coordination;
• Relevant experience in the automotive industry;
• Good knowledge of IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3
• Knowledge of Quality techniques and methods (VDA, FMEA, PPAP/PPF, SPC, MSA, 8D Methods, customer specific requirements);
• Knowledge of continuous improvement processes (Lean, Kaizen, 5S);
• Good communication skills in English; German language is an advantage;
• SAP knowledge would be an advantage;
• Good organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills;
• Good negotiation skills, goal and result oriented;
• Ability to take initiative, make decisions, and adapt to frequent changes;
• Very good communication skills, team-player and self-motivated;
• Strong willingness to learn, grow, and to further develop himself and others.

We offer:

• Exciting tasks in a family-run company with more than 70,000 car enthusiasts in over 20 countries;
• Integration program in a professional & dynamic team;
• International development opportunities inspired by the latest technology;
• Challenging projects in a work-life-balance atmosphere;
• Talent-oriented organizational culture;
• Flexible working hours.