Quality Representative – Operations (m/f/x)

ZEISS Group; Wetzlar; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ZEISS Group in Germany is seeking a Quality Officer for the SMT-QOD area to lead quality initiatives across manufacturing, development, and sustainment. You will drive concepts to reduce the cost of poor quality, train staff on quality methodologies, and ensure adherence to defined standards.

The role requires hands-on quality expertise, strong analytical thinking, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Qualifikationen

• University degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, photonics, or industrial engineering with 3+ years of relevant quality experience.
• Solid expertise in ISO 9001, 8D, Six Sigma, Lean quality methods.
• Auditor qualification is preferred; willingness to develop audit competencies.
• Excellent German (C1) and English (C1) speaking and writing.

Aufgaben

• Point of contact for all quality-related questions in the manufacturing area.
• Develop concepts to improve internal and customer quality; coordinate with functions; monitor actions.
• Assess effectiveness of concepts and initiate corrective actions as needed.
• Train employees on quality requirements and quality methods; ensure competence development.
• Support serial handovers and ramp-up by implementing quality management processes; approve specifications.
• Conduct audits and assessments and drive improvements.
• Analyze, process, and report quality performance data to inform decisions.

Kenntnisse

Quality management

ISO 9001

Six Sigma

Lean

Auditor qualification

Analytical thinking

German language

English language

Stakeholder management

Process optimization

Ausbildung

University degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, photonics, or industrial engineering with 3+ years of experience

Jobbeschreibung

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing TechnologyEnabler of smaller, more powerful and more energy‑efficient microchipsWorking where tomorrow is created .What is the one component no smartphone can do without? Exactly – the microchip, the heart of every electronically controlled system. Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With ultra‑precise lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful and more energy‑efficient microchips – and, through its innovations, plays a key role in shaping the age of micro‑ and nanoelectronics.About usIn the SMT-QOD area, we work as a team of 11 Quality Engineers and Quality Managers. We are responsible for quality management in operations and development, as well as sustainment activities, and we act as the first point of contact for quality topics within the SMO division. Through targeted reporting and steering meetings with manufacturing, development, and our customer, we stabilize and improve quality and reduce CoPQ (Cost of Poor Quality).As a scientist or engineer, you take on the role of Quality Officer for complex lithography-optics products in the development, industrialization, and sustaining phases. Here are the tasks associated with this role, summarized in bullet points:Your rolePoint of contact for all quality-related questions in the manufacturing area.Develop concepts and measures to improve internal and customer quality, reduce the cost of poor quality, and ensure defined quality standards; coordinate with functional areas, monitor and drive actions, and work closely with process engineers, Industrial Excellence staff, operational personnel, and manufacturing leadership.Assess the effectiveness of implemented concepts and measures and initiate corrective actions if needed.Train employees on quality requirements and quality methods; ensure competence development.Clarify and approve (or document) special approvals and internal tolerances.Support serial handovers and ramp-up of products by implementing quality management processes; approve specification documents.Conduct audits and assessments and drive derived improvements.Analyze, process, and report quality performance data and provide it as a basis for decision-making; document and approve requirements.Ihr profileCompleted university degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, photonics, or industrial engineering with at least 3 years of relevant experience in the field or quality environment.Solid expertise in quality methods (ISO 9001, 8D, Six Sigma, Lean) with proven implementation experience.Ideally an auditor qualification; willingness to further develop audit competencies.Strong analytical thinking, structured approach, and high organizational skills; able to handle complex issues under pressure.Team player who can optimize processes, take responsibility, and drive change; assertive with customers and internal stakeholders, proactive and solution-oriented.Excellent German language skills (C1) and fluent English (C1) in speaking and writing; ready for international collaboration.Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:David Hartmann, Werner Baldauf