Quality Assurance Engineer – Manufacturing & NPI Excellence

Vanderlande Industries B.V.; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Vacation days

Travel allowance

Pension scheme

Health insurance

Wellbeing budget

On-site health center

Learning & development

Job summary

Vanderlande is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer for our manufacturing quality team. You will drive proactive quality assurance across the factory, with a strong focus on NPI, industrialization projects, and supplier collaboration to ensure robust processes.

You will coach cross-functional teams on problem solving, apply methods like 8D and Ishikawa, and ensure corrective actions are sustained. Fluent Dutch and English required; on-site position in the Netherlands.

Qualifications

• HBO degree or higher in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience with FMEA facilitation and risk management methodologies.
• Experience in Root Cause Analysis and structured problem-solving methods (8D, PDCA, A3, Lean Six Sigma).
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data, identify trends, and translate findings into practical improvements.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Fluent Dutch and English communication (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Lead FMEA activities to proactively identify risks.
• Translate lessons learned into standardized processes and best practices.
• Promote a risk-based mindset across manufacturing and industrialization activities.
• Drive RCA investigations for quality, reliability, and manufacturing process issues.
• Collaborate with engineering to translate design requirements into robust manufacturing processes.
• Embed quality requirements in NPI phases to achieve first-time-right execution.
• Analyze manufacturing performance to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.

Skills

FMEA facilitation

Root Cause Analysis

Structured problem-solving

Data interpretation

Communication & facilitation

Stakeholder influence

Manufacturing floor experience

Bilingual English/Dutch

Education

HBO degree or higher in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Job description

Vanderlande is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer for our manufacturing quality team. You will drive proactive quality assurance across the factory, with a strong focus on NPI, industrialization projects, and supplier collaboration to ensure robust processes.

You will coach cross-functional teams on problem solving, apply methods like 8D and Ishikawa, and ensure corrective actions are sustained. Fluent Dutch and English required; on-site position in the Netherlands.