As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Vanderlande, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and compliance of the company's processes and products. You will work closely with internal teams and external suppliers to ensure that quality expectations are consistently achieved. Your responsibilities will include planning and executing audits, managing action plans and supporting continuous improvement strategies.
You will report to the Manager of Operational Excellence and you will supervise, support and motivate a team of 4 quality professionals (2 in Quality Control and 2 in Quality Assurance), ensuring alignment with departmental goals, team development, and performance management.
In addition to managing your team, you will work in close collaboration with the other team leaders within the Operational Excellence department to ensure cross-functional coordination and the successful implementation of quality strategies.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
Lead, supervise, and motivate the QA/QC team, ensuring alignment with departmental goals and promoting professional growth within the team.
Coordinate the daily work of your team, setting priorities and ensuring timely delivery of quality objectives.
Actively participate in and lead quality improvement cycles.
Manage the planning and execution of internal audits, involving your team in their preparation and execution.
Coordinate and oversee external audits (QA SC), ensuring your team supports and follows up on corrective actions.
Plan and execute audits of local suppliers, ensuring proper delegation and follow-up within your team.
Supervise and monitor action plans, guaranteeing effective implementation both internally and externally.
Gather, analyze, and report quality data to senior management, using insights to drive improvements within the team.
Ensure proper execution of PPAP and FMEA processes, with direct involvement and ownership from your team members.
Monitor your team’s performance and ensure clarity in roles and responsibilities.
Collaborate closely with other team leaders in the Operational Excellence department to align strategies, share insights, and support joint initiatives.
Foster effective communication and cooperation between the quality team and other departments.
Support the Head of Operational Excellence in leading and executing strategic quality initiatives.
Promote a mindset of continuous improvement, accountability, and excellence within your team.
What we offer:
Flexible working hours
Hybrid workplace (60% Office 40% WFH)
Flexible Retribution
Career plan with the company
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What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market. Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation. Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
