Production Quality Engineer

Neways Electronics International NV; Leeuwarden; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 vacation days

13 ADV days

Flexible start times

Training opportunities via e-learning

Job summary

Neways Electronics International NV is seeking a Production Quality Engineer to safeguard and improve product quality on the production floor. You will identify, analyze, and resolve quality issues during manufacturing, applying rigorous root-cause analyses and driving improvements.

You will lead or support improvement teams, collaborate with Engineering, Procurement, Sales and QESH, and ensure internal audits and KPI reporting to continuously raise quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Completed technical bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a comparable role, preferably in high-tech production (e.g., automotive).
• Strong communication skills and a hands-on, quality-focused mindset.
• Initiative-driven, proactive, critical, and solution-oriented attitude.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of management systems such as ISO 14001 and/or IATF 16949; PPAP and FMEA are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor quality standards and procedures; act as the key quality guardian in production.
• Initiate and drive quality improvements within the production environment.
• Manage and resolve quality issues during the production process.
• Prepare and conduct internal audits within the QESH domain.
• Support NPI projects by assessing and securing internal and customer requirements.
• Prepare KPI reports, analyze trends and propose improvements.

Skills

Quality mindset

Strong communication

Initiative-driven

Team collaboration

Root-cause analysis

Education

Technical bachelor’s degree (Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial engineering or similar)

Job description

As a Production Quality Engineer, you are responsible for safeguarding and continuously improving product quality on the production floor. You focus on identifying, analysing, and resolving quality issues during the production process.

If unexpected quality issues arise, you take immediate action to resolve them as quickly as possible both short‑term and structurally. By performing analyses, for example using the 8D methodology, you identify the root cause. Based on your findings, you ensure that processes are adjusted and improved to prevent recurrence.

Root cause analyses are often carried out within an improvement team that you lead or support.

This is what we offer you

We offer a challenging role in a dynamic and professional production environment. You will have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the further development and profitability of Neways Electronics.

You will join a driven and collegial work environment with plenty of room for initiative and personal development.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer attractive secondary benefits, such as:

• 27 vacation days and 13 ADV days.
• Flexible start and end times.
• Training opportunities, for example through an extensive e‑learning platform.

This is what you bring to the Team

You easily connect with people and excel at building and maintaining relationships. You are driven, decisive, accurate, and have a strong personality. You are also an enthusiastic team player.

Additionally, you bring:

A completed technical bachelor’s degree, for example in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or similar.

At least 5 years of relevant experience in a comparable role, preferably in a high‑tech production environment (e.g., automotive).

Strong communication skills and a hands‑on, quality‑focused mindset.

An initiative‑driven, proactive, critical, and solution‑oriented attitude.

Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.

Knowledge of management systems such as ISO 14001 and/or IATF 16949. Experience with PPAP and FMEA is an advantage.

Your daily responsibilities include

In this role, you work closely with various departments, such as Engineering, Procurement, and Sales. You also have frequent contact with other Quality Engineers (Supplier Quality and Customer Quality) as well as Process and Test Engineers.

You collaborate daily with the team responsible for operational production management. You report directly to the Manager Quality | Environment | Safety | Health (QESH).

Your responsibilities include, among others:

• Monitoring quality standards and procedures; you are the key quality guardian within production.
• Initiating and guiding quality improvements within the production environment.
• Managing and resolving quality issues during the production process.
• Preparing and conducting internal audits within the QESH domain.
• Supporting the New Product Introduction (NPI) project team by assessing and securing internal and customer requirements within the production structure.
• Preparing KPI reports, analysing trends, and proposing improvements.

At Neways, we work to solve today’s and tomorrow’s challenges with cutting‑edge high‑tech innovations. You work with the brightest talents from all over the world. Highly motivated professionals who want to make a difference. Just like you. Together, we create solutions that improve the lives of people all over the world. That’s why (y)our work changes the way we live, work and play.