Responsibilities
- Promote a proactive safety culture by identifying hazards and supporting resolution of safety concerns
- Participate in site safety activities, including risk assessments, to ensure safe working practices
- Maintain and improve QMS documentation to reflect changing requirements as needed (procedures, work instructions, PFMEAs, control plans)
- Support compliance with IATF 16949 standards and Customer Specific Requirements (CSRs) to ensure continued adherence.
- Conduct internal audits in line with the audit schedule from initial planning through to close out, guaranteeing robust business processes that meet industry standards
- Lead and support structured problem-solving activities (8D, PPS, Kaizen, A3) delivering reports in a timely manner
- Contribute to CAPA activities, ensuring effective root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions
- Monitor and analyse key quality metrics (e.g., PPM, customer complaints, cost of poor quality, yield loss) and drive improvements
- Manage non-conforming material from containment and investigation through to final disposition
- Lead and support development and maintenance of core quality tools (APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA)
- Support relevant APQP activities and ensure timely, compliant PPAP submissions
- Work with suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve performance
- Support customer audits, visits, and external assessments
- Collaborate effectively with internal departments, customers, and suppliers
Qualifications / Experience
- Experience working within a certified Quality Management System (IATF 16949 and/or ISO 9001) (required)
- Experience in the automotive or similar manufacturing environment (3+ years preferred) (required)
- Working knowledge of automotive core tools (APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA) (required)
- Experience of structured problem-solving (8D, PPS, Kaizen, A3) (required)
- Audit experience (internal and/or external standards such as IATF 16949 / ISO 9001) (required)
- Supplier and/or customer quality experience (required)
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, standards, and specifications (required)
- Strong IT skills (e.g., Microsoft Office; exposure to Minitab, SAP or similar systems beneficial) (required)
- Degree, HND, or equivalent in an engineering discipline (Desirable)
- Experience in the automotive or similar manufacturing environment (3+ years preferred) (Desirable)
- Lean / Six Sigma training or experience (Desirable)
- VDA knowledge (Desirable)
Key Behaviours & Competencies
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Analytical mindset with good data interpretation capability
- Effective organisational and planning skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Confident in presenting to internal and external stakeholders
- Proactive and solution-focused approach to problem-solving
- Resilient and able to work under pressure
- Team-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset
Skills Required
- Experience working within a certified Quality Management System (IATF 16949 and/or ISO 9001)
- Experience in the automotive or similar manufacturing environment (3+ years preferred)
- Working knowledge of automotive core tools (APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA)
- Experience of structured problem-solving (8D, PPS, Kaizen, A3)
- Audit experience (internal and/or external standards such as IATF 16949 / ISO 9001)
- Supplier and/or customer quality experience
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, standards, and specifications
- Strong IT skills (e.g., Microsoft Office; exposure to Minitab, SAP or similar systems)
- Degree, HND, or equivalent in an engineering discipline
- Lean / Six Sigma training or experience
- VDA knowledge
Alkegen Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Alkegen and has not been reviewed or approved by Alkegen.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair or strong in several roles and locations, with mentions of great pay and fair pay for the job. Competitive hourly operator wages and overtime opportunities in some sites reinforce this perception.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid sick days are available, with some salaried roles offering manager‑approved unlimited time off. These elements indicate broad time‑off options across the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match, in some cases with immediate vesting, is part of the offering. This reflects structured retirement support across many roles.
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What We Do
Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission-critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener. We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. Our experience speaks for itself. Bringing together two of the world’s leaders in specialty materials, Unifrax and Lydall, Alkegen is a leader in innovation. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications. With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000+ highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge. Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. We are Alkegen.
