New product introduction quality engineer
at electrolux, we are passionate about improving everyday life for millions of people and the world around us. It is embodied in everything we do. We believe that outstanding taste experience should be easy for everyone. By creating desirable solutions and great experiences that enrich people's daily lives and the health of our planet, we want to be a driving force in delivering enjoyable and sustainable living.
for our major appliances business area europe, we are looking for a “new product introduction” quality engineer in fabric care, to lead quality activities in the product development of fabric care products, with the aim to deliver best in class consumer experiences.
in this role you will deliver a step forward improvement of quality, with a focus on new products development and major cost out projects.
you will ensure the introductionof new products keeping the quality leadership
you will guarantee the common rules, methodologies and standardization across functions and plants
the team
in your role you will report operationally to the fabric care quality director
key outcomes:
* develop outstanding products that delight consumers and satisfy the needs of the business and shareholders through introduction of new products or concept design.
* ensure the execution feasibility in the real manufacturing environment.
* establish consistent project management for quality activities according to the overall project needs, checkpoints and deliverables.
* promote and develop a rigorous approach for requirements and capabilities within the partner functions in the projects (r&d, product line, design, manufacturing, engineering, purchasing, consumer service).
* coordinate the quality plans with the involved plant quality departments.
key activities and responsibilities:
* translate project requirements and attribute targets in a structured validation plan, meeting the overall project timeline and the checkpoint dates, ensuring the required deliverables and supporting every evaluation and decision with evidence from tests
* translate the knowledge gaps identified in project planning and development in a consistent portfolio of validation activities (test to learn, test to fail, risk assessment)
* activate and proactively attend to dfmeas for all the main projects, covering and evaluating all the area of risk, challenging the status quo.
* develop and promote a test portfolio to assess the usability of new products in real consumer use condition, to ensure a delighting consumer experience.
* proactively attend to pfmea sessions to ensure the perfect execution of the projects in the manufacturing environment, to support the definition of the related pcp.
* be proficient in the knowledge of the automations and in the process controls developments planned to execute the new products, providing proper recommendation in case of gaps or improvement opportunities identified.
* promote the spc and the lean tools and concepts to secure the process control, preferable with 100% detectability and to eliminate any waste.
* identify root causes for any performance/attribute deviation from the project requirements and partner with all the relevant functions to define the proper corrective and preventive actions.
* be proficient in product knowledge in order to create and develop a portfolio of test to learn and test to fail, in order to evaluate the risk/opportunities related to new technical solutions and the overall robustness of the products, comparing with the current product baseline.
* develop a structured set of documents, with clear communication of the evaluation done based on the evidence found, to become a fundamental part of the project deliverables.
* promote and coordinate the involvement of the plant quality team on the different project deliverables.
you are
- able to understand and embrace an enlarged approach: consumer satisfaction, continuous improvement and efficiency, people empowerment, process management
- knowledge and practical experience with key quality toolsand methodologies
- strong business driver, you thrive on achieving goals
- proficient in project management methodologies
* - able to work in an international environment with a non-hierarchical network.
- able to network at every organizational level, internally and externally
- ready to take on a change mission and eager to take quality to the next level
- digitally-minded with excellent strategic insights and solutions
minimum qualification
university degree in engineering or equivalent, minimum 3 years of experience in quality, r&d, pl, industrial operations or customer services. Experience in innovation activation process and cps deliverables. Special passion for consumer experience. Knowledge of fabric care products is a plus.
fluent english knowledge
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