Head of Quality in luxurious kitchen furniture (m/f/d)

About our customer:

Our customer has always driven the development of the interaction between kitchen spaces and architectural aesthetics. After 130 years, the company has evolved into one of the world's leading manufacturers of luxurious kitchen furniture and is regarded in the industry as a pioneer and innovator of modern kitchen concepts. The design philosophy of the products has been highly popular with royalty, politicians, and prominent social figures for many years. The company has long been among the top 50 luxury brands in the field of kitchen utensils.

Location:

Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Job brief:

We are looking for an experienced Head of Quality to ensure that our products and services meet all necessary requirements before they reach the consumer.

The Head of Quality , or Head of Quality Assurance , will inspect the final product to make sure it has been built with compliance to legal standards and meets customer expectations. A great quality manager is thorough and observant with an eye for detail.

They must fully understand the requirements for the product or service and have a sense of responsibility towards our potential and existing customers as well as the competition.

The goal is to help preserve our reputation by ensuring that our products and services are capable to drive sustainable growth.

Responsibilities:

• Understand customer needs and requirements to develop effective quality control processes.
• Devise and review specifications for products or processes.
• Set requirements for raw material or intermediate products for suppliers and monitor their compliance.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety guidelines as well as legal obligations.
• Supervise inspectors, technicians and other staff and provide guidance and feedback.
• Oversee all product development procedures to identify deviations from quality standards.
• Inspect final output and compare properties to requirements.
  Approve the right products or reject defectives.
  Keep accurate documentation and perform statistical analysis.
  Solicit feedback from customers to assess whether their requirements are met. Submit detailed reports to appropriate executives.
• Be on the lookout for opportunities for improvement and develop new efficient procedures.

Requirements and skills

• Proven experience as quality manager.
• Conscientious and responsible.
• A keen eye for detail and a results driven approach.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• In depth understanding of quality control procedures and relevant legal standards.
• Excellent math abilities and working knowledge of data analysis/statistical methods.
• BSc/ Ba in business administration or relevant field.
• Certification of quality control is a strong advantage (ISO 9000 etc.).

If you are interested in this position and have relevant professional experience, please send your resume to the recruitment consultant's email address: talent-success@work-in-de.de. We will contact you promptly to provide you with more information about the company.