Quality Engineer

Everise Recruitment; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 holidays and 13 adv-days

8% holiday pay

13th month

Travel allowance

Non-contributory pension

Company restaurant

Company restaurant

Laptop and smartphone provided

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm offers a challenging Quality Assurance Engineer position in Utrecht. You will work in a dynamic and international environment, ensuring product quality through systematic problem-solving and continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include reviewing documentation, optimising processes, and managing supplier relationships. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree, 3+ years in quality engineering, and fluency in Dutch and English. This firm values innovation and offers excellent benefits including a non-contributory pension and flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a regulated environment.
• Understanding of quality system requirements (ISO9001, ISO13485).
• Experience in conducting audits.
• Fluent in Dutch and English (written and spoken).
• Experience in quality engineering across product development, production, and supplier management.
• Understanding of quality system requirements (ISO9001, ISO13485) and audits.
• Knowledge of inspection and measurement methods and statistics for quality control.

Responsibilities

• Critically review R&D and manufacturing documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement by providing quality expertise.
• Optimise inspection and measurement methods.
• Take immediate action to minimise damage from detected non-conformities.
• Coordinate CAPAs, NCs and SCARs with aim to prevent recurrence of quality problems.
• Report on trends and performance indicators regularly.
• Ensure suppliers meet requirements and are audited and maintained per internal procedures.
• Maintain relationships with and monitor suppliers via audits and visits.

Skills

Quality engineering

Process improvement

Project management

Fluent in Dutch

Fluent in English

Dutch language

English language

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant technical field

Job description

Are you a Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer who likes to improve process and product quality by systematically solving complex problems? Do you want to ensure that our products meet specifications and optimise them where necessary? And are you up for a growing, dynamic and international environment? Then please read on!

As QA Engineer you will work closely with colleagues from different disciplines within our international and geographically separated organization and you also frequently have contact with external stakeholders. No problem for you, with your ability to self-motivate and work independently. You are open to improvement, see opportunities and change in the pursuit of best-in-class compliance performance. Your project management skills will come in handy when participating in and leading quality improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Critically review R&D and manufacturing documentation for suitability to produce high-quality medical devices and pharmaceutical products
• Drive and support continuous improvement within the organisation by providing technical expertise in quality assurance and quality improvement to improve the robustness of design, process and material supplied
• Optimise, align and control inspection and measurement methods (including inspection levels) and acceptance criteria throughout the production and supply chain
• Taking immediate action to minimise consequential damage from a detected non-conformity
• Coordinate, support, supervise, and where necessary carry out activities related to CAPAs, NCs and SCARS with the aim of preventing recurrence of quality problems
• Ensure periodic reporting on and trends in relevant performance indicators
• Ensuring that our suppliers have the capabilities to meet the requirements and are selected, qualified, evaluated and maintained according to internal procedures
• Maintain relationships with and monitor suppliers through periodic visits and implementation of supplier audits
• Promote efforts to increase the maturity of the internal organisation and suppliers

Who are you?

• You have a Bachelors Degree (or equivalent ability) in relevant technical field
• A minimum of 3 years experience in quality engineering in a regulated environment
• Knowledge of mechanical, plastic and/or electrical components and their production methods
• You are fluent in Dutch and English (written and spoken)
• Relevant experience in quality engineering in product development, production and/or supplier management
• Understanding of quality system requirements (ISO9001, ISO13485 or equivalent) and experience in conducting audits
• Understanding of and experience with inspection and measurement methods and/or other concepts to ensure the quality of materials and products
• Understanding of the application of statistics in quality control

Do wemake you happy?

Does working for you mean working together? Realising surgical devices together that help to make people see again? With a hands-on and both legs on the ground mentality? Do you want to work for an organisation where you get freedom and responsibility? Where you are fully stimulated to come up with new ideas? And where innovation, quality and technology are woven into the DNA? Then we arethe place for you.

What do wehave to offer you?

Here you play at top level. It is therefore only logical that we reward you as a top player. You can expect the following:

• 27 holidays and 13 adv-days for a 40-hour full-time job
• 8% holiday pay
• 13th month
• A travel allowance of 0.21/km
• The ability to work up to 50% from home if that suits
• And a non-contributory pension, which means you will receive a substantially higher net salary

What else can you expect from us? Every opportunity to learn and grow. Your own laptop and smartphone. And a fantastic company restaurant full of delicious, fresh products.

Interested or curious to hear more? Reach out to us by applying or reach out to [e-mail]