Product Quality Coordinator
Are you motivated by improving customer satisfaction and working with product and process improvements in an international environment? We are now recruiting a Product Quality Coordinator to join the central Quality Management team for a fixed term contract during 1 year.
About the role
As a Product Quality Coordinator you will hold an important role in managing short term quality improvements of our products in use by customers. As a team we focus on continuously improving our deliveries and way of working. In close cooperation with our technical support staff and Product Managers you will investigate and prioritize quality issues reported by customers. You will also appoint team leaders to perform root-cause analysis and secure appropriate corrective actions.
Your main responsibilities will be:
Perform pre-investigation of field quality issues
• Initiate, coordinate and prioritize quality actions
• Develop the improvement process and report quality performance to the organization.
• Identify potential safety related issues
• Lead cross-functional teams to address Quality issues.
• Train the organization in problem solving techniques and processes
Your profile
We see that you have an Bachelor’s degree in Quality Engineering or equivalent area and at least five years working experience within relevant field. For success in this role you enjoy working in a cross functional and international environment and have experience of leading project teams. You have a deep technical interest and is willing to learn more about our products and their application.
We are looking for a structured person with good knowledge about improvement/quality processes and root-cause analysis. Since you will work with many different internal contacts, it is important that you have very good communication, networking and presentation skills. The role is global and therefore it is important that you have very good English skills.
What we can offer?
At JOST Umeå you get to work in an international environment for a world-leading company. Our employees describe the atmosphere with us as familiar between colleagues, both within and between departments. In terms of work, there is great freedom under responsibility, short decision paths and great opportunities to develop.
Working with us means being part of a team with strong forward thinking, drive and ambition – always with the customer's best interests in focus. We work for our customers to be met by high quality products and it is important for us to be innovative in the industry. Through technological development at the forefront, we contribute to the agriculture of the future.
As employee benefits, we offer flexible working hours as we think that it is important for our employees to be able to adapt the work to what suits each individual's life situation. We also offer wellness grants and massage at our workplaces. We also offer the possibility of a benefit bike and private health insurance.
As we want to increase our diversity, we espacially welcome applicants with different genders and backgrounds.
Your application
For more information about the position contact recruiting manager Johan Söderkvist at +46 90 170 452 or HRBP Linnéa Östensson at +46 90 170 411. Please send in your application latest 7th of February.
JOIN OUR VALUE-DRIVEN CULTURE, JOIN THE QUICKE TEAM!
Working for JOST Umeå means being part of a forward-thinking and ambitious culture where our customers’ needs always are in focus. We take pride in working together to support our customers in the best way. We believe that our common goals will be reached when everyone is involved and wants to take responsibility for the business.
Working for us is rewarding also on a personal level. We understand that work is important, but not everything – therefore we support our people in maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Our culture and values form the foundation of our success. Meet our people to find out more about our way of working.
Every year, Karriärföretagen lists the 100 employers in Sweden that offer the best career and development opportunities for young talents. We are proud that Quicke is on this year's list and has been named Career Company 2023 and 2024 in Sweden.
Motivation from the jury:
"JOST Umeå is an impressive and exciting employer. The company is characterized by a culture where employees can take a great deal of personal responsibility to develop and influence their work, which in turn leads to the employees getting great opportunities to develop. They have very active collaboration with schools and universities that inspires and impresses. Young talents who work at Quicke also have the opportunity to participate in a global talent program. You can really see a strong and pleasant company culture, which makes JOST Umeå an attractive workplace."
About JOST Umeå
JOST is a world-leading producer and supplier of safety-critical systems for the commercial vehicle industry. Under the umbrella brand of JOST, the comprehensive range of products is broken down into systems for applications on the road and in agriculture:
The JOST brand includes fifth wheel couplings, landing gears, ball bearing turntables, king pins and container locks as well as components for alternating systems. Truck and trailer axles are also sold under the JOST brand. The tradition-steeped ROCKINGER brand comprises the core components of towing hitches, drawbar eyes and drawbars for transporters and trucks. TRIDEC offers steering systems and axle suspensions for trailers.
ROCKINGER products are also used in agricultural applications. Quicke has been part of the JOST family since February 2020 and specialises in agricultural front loaders and equipment.
JOST currently employs over 4,200 staff worldwide and has sales and production sites in over 20 countries and on all five continents. JOST has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
For more information about our product brand Quicke, please visit www.quicke.com
For more information about JOST, please visit www.jost-world.com
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