Manufacturing Lead, Supply Chain

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced engineer to own the review and acceptance of engineering deliverables against requirements, and to align acceptance tests with partner engineers. You will drive the transition of products into contract manufacturing, lead diligence on manufacturers, and ensure complete transfer packages.

You will establish quality foundations for low-volume production, manage supplier relationships, and advance product certification roadmaps, with international travel as

Qualifikationen

• Significant experience taking electro-mechanical products from prototype into contract manufacture.
• NPI and design-for-manufacture experience.
• Comfortable challenging engineering partners on scope, effort and test methods.
• Supplier development and management across fabrication, electronics and assembly.
• Knowledge of product certification requirements for electro-mechanical products.
• Quality management in ISO 9001 environment or equivalent.
• Ability to operate in an early-stage environment with pragmatic processes.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Aufgaben

• Own the review and acceptance of engineering deliverables against requirements documentation.
• Agree acceptance test methods with partner engineers and hold work packages to acceptance criteria.
• Own the plan to move manufacture into contract manufacturing.
• Lead technical diligence on candidate manufacturers, including capability and scale-up routes.
• Ensure transfer package is complete, Feldspar-owned, and genuinely transferable.
• Establish quality foundations for low-volume production with traceability and quality plans.
• Own the product certification roadmap across safety, materials and governing body standards.
• Maintain supplier commercial disciplines and cost transparency.
• Deliver manufacturing quotations aligned to budget.
• Produce and progress the contract manufacturing transfer readiness checklist.
• Establish certification roadmap dates and owners.
• Deliver venue builds through a defined quality and acceptance process.
• Operate per-unit traceability across all production units.

Jobbeschreibung

• Own the review and acceptance of engineering deliverables against Feldspar's requirements documentation


• Agree acceptance test methods with partner engineers and hold work packages to their acceptance criteria


• Own the plan that moves manufacture into contract manufacturing


• Lead technical diligence on candidate manufacturers, including component versus assembly capability, quality systems, and scale-up routes


• Ensure the transfer package is complete, Feldspar-owned, and genuinely transferable, including design documentation, work instructions, jigs, fixtures, tooling, test equipment and calibration methods


• Establish quality foundations for low-volume production, including per-unit traceability, calibration records, test results, goods-in and end-of-line testing, and quality plans for venue builds


• Own the product certification roadmap across applicable product safety, materials and sport governing body standards


• Maintain supplier commercial disciplines covering rate structures, quote validity, tooling and test equipment ownership, materials cost transparency, and written change control


• Deliver manufacturing quotations reviewed and aligned to budget


• Produce and progress the contract manufacturing transfer readiness checklist


• Establish certification roadmap dates and owners


• Deliver venue builds through a defined quality and acceptance process


• Operate per-unit traceability across all production units

Requirements

• Significant experience taking electro-mechanical products from prototype into contract manufacture, ideally including sensor-based or precision measurement products


• Hands-on NPI and design-for-manufacture experience


• Comfortable challenging engineering partners on scope, effort and test methods


• Supplier development and management experience across fabrication, electronics and assembly


• Working knowledge of product certification requirements for electro-mechanical products


• Quality management practice in an ISO 9001 environment or equivalent


• Comfortable operating in an early-stage environment: pragmatic, hands-on, and able to build just enough process


• Comfortable with international travel


• Desirable: experience of UK to Asia manufacturing transitions


• Desirable: experience of calibrated or certified measurement hardware

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing the transition of electro-mechanical products into contract manufacturing, with a strong focus on quality management, product certification, and supplier development. Proven ability to establish and maintain quality foundations and traceability in production environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Electro-Mechanical Product Development


• NPI and Design-for-Manufacture Experience


• Supplier Development and Management


• Quality Management in ISO 9001 Environment


• Product Certification Requirements Knowledge

Hard Skills

• Electro-Mechanical Product Development


• NPI and Design-for-Manufacture


• Supplier Development


• Quality Management


• Product Certification


• Traceability Systems


• Contract Manufacturing


• Test Methods


• Manufacturing Quotations


• Calibration Methods

Soft Skills

• Pragmatic Problem Solving


• Challenging Engineering Partners


• Hands-On Approach


• Adaptability in Early-Stage Environments

Certifications & Qualifications

• ISO 9001 Certification

Industry Keywords

• Electro-Mechanical Products


• Precision Measurement


• Contract Manufacturing


• Supplier Management


• International Manufacturing Transitions

Tools & Technologies

• Quality Management Systems


• Test Equipment


• Calibration Tools