Quality Engineer: Lead Defect Reduction & APQP

nVent; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 87,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Care

Retirement Pension Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Language courses

Meal passes

Job summary

nVent Poland is seeking a seasoned Quality Engineer to own the quality function, act as the primary liaison for customers, and drive reliable, compliant products across manufacturing.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage NCRs and external quality issues, perform root cause analyses, conduct PFMEA and APQP activities for new launches, and report quality metrics.

Fluent Polish and English (B2), at least five years in manufacturing or quality roles, and on-site in Dzierżoniów are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Fluent Polish and English (B2).
• Minimum 5 years in manufacturing or quality processes.
• Experience leading technical/production teams in manufacturing.
• APQP-PPAP and ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor training preferred.
• Experience with Six Sigma, Lean, and quality systems.
• Experience using optical, multi-sensor, and scanning inspection equipment preferred.
• Experience supporting quality initiatives across multiple sites.
• Regular reporting of quality data and performance metrics.
• Creation and maintenance of quality and production work instructions.
• Knowledge of 8D, RCCM, Ishikawa, A3, and PFMEA.

Responsibilities

• Represent Quality as the primary customer liaison.
• Engage with customers at multiple levels, addressing concerns and setting quality expectations.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, operations and suppliers.
• Support production to deliver high-quality, compliant products.
• Lead defect reduction, NCR management, and corrective actions.
• Diagnose issues with cross-functional teams and implement effective actions.
• Lead APQP activities for new product launches.

Skills

Quality engineering

Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

PFMEA

Root cause analysis

8D analysis

APQP/PPAP

Internal audits

Process control plans

Quality data reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Optical inspection

Multi-sensor inspection

Scanning inspection equipment

Job description

nVent Poland is seeking a seasoned Quality Engineer to own the quality function, act as the primary liaison for customers, and drive reliable, compliant products across manufacturing.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage NCRs and external quality issues, perform root cause analyses, conduct PFMEA and APQP activities for new launches, and report quality metrics.

Fluent Polish and English (B2), at least five years in manufacturing or quality roles, and on-site in Dzierżoniów are required.