QC Employee – Operations

Optics11; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company events

Fresh team lunches

Job summary

Optics11 is seeking a QC Employee – Operations to ensure quality control is consistently applied across incoming goods, production, testing, FAT, and final release. You will collaborate with Warehouse & Logistics, Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to verify materials meet specifications before moving to the next step or shipment.

The role emphasizes maintaining quality records, traceability, NCR handling, and final release documentation, acting as the operational gatekeeper from

Qualifications

• Experience in quality control and related documentation.
• Ability to read drawings, BOMs, specs, checklists, and test records.
• Accurate and structured with documentation practices.
• Comfortable working hands-on with technical products and assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Verify incoming inspections and ensure alignment with PO, drawings, BOMs and specs.
• Ensure production quality checks are in place and records are complete.
• Review FAT results, test reports and release documentation before shipment.
• Maintain traceability and quality records across materials, assemblies and final products.
• Support NCR creation and follow-up, and escalate issues as needed.
• Provide final QC sign-off for product or project releases.

Skills

Quality control

Documentation

Reading technical drawings

Education

MBO / technical vocational education

Tools

ERP systems

Barcode scanning

Job description

We are looking for a QC Employee – Operations to ensure that quality control is consistently applied across incoming goods, production, testing, FAT, and final release.

The role works closely with Warehouse & Logistics, Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to verify that materials, assemblies, and finished products meet the required specifications before they move to the next process step or are released for shipment.

The QC Employee ensures that inspections are completed, quality records are accurate, traceability is maintained, non-conformities are controlled, and final release documentation is complete. This role acts as the operational quality gatekeeper from material receipt through production and final customer delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

Incoming Goods Quality Verification:

• Ensure incoming inspection requirements are defined and followed.
• Verify that Warehouse / Logistics has completed receiving checks correctly.
• Check that received materials match purchase orders, drawings, BOMs, specifications, and delivery documents where required.
• Verify inspection records, labels, serial numbers, batch numbers, and traceability information.
• Release accepted materials for inventory or production use.
• Block or quarantine non-conforming materials where required.
• Support creation of NCRs for rejected or questionable materials.

Production Quality Control Support:

• Ensure production quality checks are in place for assemblies and project builds.
• Verify that Production has completed required checks and test steps.
• Review production records, assembly checklists, test results, serial numbers, and traceability.
• Check that products are built according to drawings, BOMs, work instructions, and quality requirements.
• Escalate issues where production records are incomplete, unclear, or not compliant.
• Support Production and Engineering in resolving quality issues.

FAT and Final Quality Sign-off:

• Verify that FAT/testing has been completed by Production or the responsible technical team.
• Review FAT results, inspection records, test reports, certificates, labels, serial numbers, and project documentation.
• Confirm that all required quality documents are complete before shipment.
• Ensure open issues, deviations, or NCRs are resolved or formally accepted before release.
• Provide final QC sign-off for product/project release after FAT.
• Ensure the product is released only when quality, documentation, and traceability requirements are met.

Non-Conformance and Quarantine Control:

• Identify and report non-conforming materials, assemblies, or documentation gaps.
• Support NCR creation and follow-up.
• Ensure rejected or blocked materials are clearly labelled and physically controlled.
• Support root cause investigation with Production, Warehouse, Engineering, Procurement, or suppliers.
• Track corrective actions where needed.

Quality Records and Traceability:

• Maintain accurate quality records for incoming goods, production checks, FAT, and final release.
• Ensure correct serial numbers, batch numbers, project references, and product labels are recorded.
• Support ERP updates related to inspection status, release, rejection, or quarantine.
• Ensure quality records are available for customer delivery, audits, and internal review.

Why Join Us?

• Join one of Europe’s most promising deep-tech scale-ups
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Enjoy regular team activities and company events
• Fresh team lunches provided 3 times/ week

Required Background:

• MBO / technical vocational education or equivalent practical experience -5 Years of experience.
• Experience in quality control, production, warehouse, assembly, logistics, or technical manufacturing.
• Able to read basic technical drawings, BOMs, specifications, checklists, and test records.
• Accurate and structured with documentation.
• Comfortable working hands‑on with technical products, parts, and assemblies.
• Able to work with Warehouse, Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Logistics.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with mechanical assemblies, junction boxes, enclosures, cables, connectors, fibre optic components, sensors, or technical equipment.
• Experience with incoming goods, production quality, FAT support, final inspection, release documentation, or NCR handling.
• Experience with ERP systems, barcode scanning, inspection forms, quality records, or traceability.
• Experience with underwater, marine, offshore, subsea, industrial, or harsh-environment products is a plus.