What are you going to do?
At our modern production site in Sneek, we produce high-quality turbine blades that are used worldwide in critical installations. As Quality Manager Are you the specialist who ensures that every product from our factory meets the highest standards of precision, reliability, and safety? You work closely with CNC operators, quality inspectors, engineering, and production management and play a central role in improving processes, solving quality issues, and safeguarding our certifications.
This is a role with impact: your work is directly visible in the quality of a product that cannot have any errors.
The work:
- Monitors and improves the quality management system for the production site.
- Analyzes production deviations and translates findings into concrete improvement measures.
- Does the workforce support quality issues (CNC milling, heat treatment, precise measurement and control techniques).
- Performs internal audits and supervises external audits and certification processes.
- Establishes product and process quality plans and ensures proper compliance.
- Reviews complex measurement reports, material certificates, and product specifications.
- Works closely with quality inspectors in checking dimensions, tolerances, surfaces, and final product inspection.
- Maintains contact with customers regarding product specifications, rejections, NCRs, and corrective actions.
- Identifies structural bottlenecks in production processes and initiates improvement projects (LEAN, root cause analyses).
- Coaches colleagues on quality awareness and proper application of work instructions and standards.
- Responsible for quality planning and prioritization of tasks.
- Functionally manages the quality team (7 FTE) and ensures development, alignment, and clear task distribution.
What are you bringing?
You have an eye for detail, are analytically strong and feel at home in a production environment where precision and craftsmanship are key. You involve others in improvements and know how to understand processes technically.
In addition, you have:
- HBO work and thinking level, preferably in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or quality engineering.
- Experience with quality management in production, metalworking, or high-precision manufacturing.
- Knowledge of measurement and inspection techniques (e.g., CMM, 3D scanning, roughness measurement, tolerance systems).
- Understanding of manufacturing processes in CNC milling and machining.
- Good communication skills and the ability to motivate a team.
What do we offer you?
You work in a modern production environment where high-tech products are manufactured, and where safety and quality are paramount. You are given ample opportunity to implement improvements, develop processes, and further expand your expertise.
In addition, we offer:
- A salary of €5,275 to €6,750 based on your knowledge and experience.
- 29 vacation days + 13 ADV days (full-time).
- SME Pension Plan.
- Travel allowance.
- Training and certification opportunities (audit training, NDT, Lean, standard knowledge).
- A close-knit, knowledgeable team where professionalism and cooperation are paramount.
Application procedure
Are you interested? Apply immediately! You will hear from us within 3 business days. The process consists of two interviews, possibly an assessment, followed by an offer.
Contact us for more information Wouter Keizer (wouter.keizer@bilfinger.com).