Head of Quality

**Head of Quality (Internal Factory) I**LocationFORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. Coming together with Faurecia in the FORVIA Group, we build the world's seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies. As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs 157,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA therein stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, we cover a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles with our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions. With around 37,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of € 8.1 billion on a preliminary basis in the fiscal year 2023.**YOUR TASKS****Job Objective**Management of the internal quality organization, control and implementation of methods and processes for ensuring quality as well as intervention and solution finding in comprehensive quality procedures with the affected internal and external positions as well as with quality managementCooperation in quality-relevant incidents, including suspension of delivery due to defective partsEnsuring and complying with the legally mandated COP (conformity of production) requirements in inspections during series production of the products to be manufactured in the plant for the license holder and the obligation to immediately inform both the managing director and the license holder of any deviations from the legally mandated values**_ Duties and Responsibilities_**- _ Quality management system_1.Fulfillment of customer-specific requirements based on the Hella Quality Management System to preserve long-term competitiveness nationally and internationally2.Train the employees to ensure qualifications- _ Quality improvement plan_1.Responsible to develop, maintain and pursuit continues improvement plans (budget, quality targets)- _ Audits_1.Plan and supervise internal process and product audits and manage deviations by taking corrective actions2.Support and supervise external systems and process audits and manage deviations by taking corrective actions- _ Product quality_1.Monitoring of quality performance, detection of quality and service problems including introducing corrective actions, checking their effectiveness and customer communication- _ Quality in the Time-to-Market process_1.Intervention and/or reporting in the event of quality problems in production to product/process development and influencing the implementation of corrective actions in new developments, to ensure an error-free start of production through stable and capable processes and methods- _ Quality reporting_1.Reporting to the plant management on relevant quality topics, quality KPI’s (metrics) and trend of Quality costs- _ Leadership_1.Deploying employees corresponding to their qualifications within the relevant structure. Instructing and supporting employees in a target-oriented and motivating manner to fulfill the tasks2.Guiding, instructing and supporting employees in function-related tasks3.Responsible for hiring and performance evaluation as well as qualification demands**YOUR QUALIFICATIONS**+5 year of experience in the same position and area.Dealing with OEM'sKnowledge and use of Core toolsIATF 16949Control PlanKnowledge of electronic component manufacturing and lamp constructionProject managementKnowledge in electronic assembly and componentsControl KPIs :scrap, ppms, warranty and costLeadership & Team Building | Experience with direct staffConflict resolutionSense of urgencyANA MORANPhone: