Quality Engineer II

NES Fircroft; Kerkrade; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Quality Specialist to join the Manufacturing Quality team in Kerkrade, Netherlands. This 1 year contract opportunity focuses on ensuring compliance, product quality, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.

You will support nonconformance management, CAPA activities, investigations, and quality system maintenance while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive site-wide quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering, quality, microbiology, or related discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Medical Devices/Healthcare or similar regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day manufacturing quality activities and ensure compliance, product quality, and continuous improvement.
• Handle nonconformance management, CAPA activities, complaint investigations, and quality system processes.
• Provide quality support to manufacturing operations, including shopfloor presence and quality walks.

Skills

Quality systems

CAPA

Gemba walks

Data analysis

Regulated manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Quality Specialist (Manufacturing Quality)

Location: Kerkrade, Netherlands

Contract: 1 year contract opportunity

Industry: Medical Devices / Healthcare

Are you a Quality professional with experience in a regulated manufacturing environment?

NES Fircroft is supporting a leading global healthcare organization in the search for a Quality Specialist to join their Manufacturing Quality team in North Brabant. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the production of life-changing healthcare products while working in a highly collaborative and quality-driven environment.

What you'll be doing

As a Quality Specialist, you will support day-to-day manufacturing quality activities and play a key role in ensuring compliance, product quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting nonconformance management, CAPA activities, complaint investigations, and quality system processes
• Providing quality support to manufacturing operations, including shopfloor presence, quality walks, Gemba activities, and escalation management
• Managing component quality issues and inventory holds through investigation, documentation, containment, and disposition activities
• Monitoring quality metrics and KPIs, identifying trends, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Supporting change controls, risk assessments, audit activities, and quality system maintenance
• Driving cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and other key stakeholders
• Contributing to projects, process improvements, and site-wide quality initiatives

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering, quality, microbiology, or related discipline
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience (or 2+ years with an advanced degree)
• Experience within a regulated manufacturing environment such as Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Food, or Chemical industries
• Knowledge of quality systems, investigations, deviations, CAPAs, audits, and manufacturing support processes
• Strong analytical and problem- solving skills with the ability to interpret data and identify improvement opportunities
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities

What makes this opportunity interesting?

• Join a globally recognized healthcare organization
• Work on products that positively impact patients' lives
• Be part of a collaborative and quality-focused environment
• Broad exposure to manufacturing, quality systems, compliance, and continuous improvement activities
• Opportunity to contribute to meaningful operational and quality projects

Interested in learning more?