Quality Engineer
Minor Hotels Europe and Americas
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Bitterfeld-Wolfen • Germany
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About the role
- Oversee quality assurance in the assigned production area and provide systemic support for product and process improvements
- Conduct data analyses to ensure compliance with product and process specifications, create and update statistics, and propose improvements when trends or irregularities are identified
- Initiate and support projects, for example in failure/non-conformance management or change management
- Create and maintain specifications according to customer requirements and parameter definitions, and take responsibility for test planning in line with customer specifications
- Monitor compliance with quality assurance requirements, conduct internal audits, evaluate the results and recommend appropriate measures
- Manage complaint handling, analyze related data, and initiate and track corrective actions
- Coordinate qualification and development of suppliers and supplied parts, perform pre-selection, plan tests and analyses, and assess the results
- Develop and design processes within your area of responsibility and implement them
- Train employees on quality assurance topics, lead sub-projects in your field, and prepare documentation and presentations
Requirements
- Degree in engineering or a natural science (e.g., chemistry, physics) or an equivalent technician qualification, plus initial professional experience in quality management
- Additional qualifications in quality management (e.g., QMB [Quality Management Representative], Auditor, Six Sigma, etc.) desirable
- Good communication skills; ability to work independently and proactively
- Very good Microsoft Office 365 skills and a strong affinity for working with data
- Business-fluent German and English, both spoken and written
Benefits
- Attractive compensation – competitive base salary according to the chemical industry collective agreement, annual one-off payments (vacation allowance, Christmas bonus, future allowance), phased retirement options, and extension of statutory long-term care insurance with supplementary long-term care coverage
- Health & well-being – company medical service with comprehensive preventive examinations, social counseling, and an employee canteen with freshly prepared daily meals
- Modern working time arrangements – 38.5 hours per week with flexible scheduling around core working time windows, time-off in lieu for overtime, phased retirement options, 30 days of annual vacation, special leave for particular occasions, and the possibility to individually increase or decrease your weekly working hours
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data analysisquality assuranceprocess improvementtest planninginternal auditscomplaint handlingcorrective actionssupplier qualificationprocess designdocumentation preparation
Soft skills
communication skillsindependent workproactive approachtrainingleadership
Certifications
Quality Management RepresentativeAuditorSix Sigma