Technical Support and Quality Manager in Travemünde bei Vestas

Manufacturing and Global Procurement > COO NCE > Generator and NPI Factory Travemünde
Vestas Nacelles Deutschland GmbH is outstanding in development, production, and repair of different types of windturbine generators to generate sustainable energy solutions. The company is a division of Vestas Wind Systems A/S in Denmark. The Vestas Group is the world's leading manufacturer of wind turbines.
For this position we a looking for someone with great skills in Quality and Technical Support to join a strong management team and work on New Product Introduction (NPI) Organizational Development.

Responsibilities
We are looking for a motivated and dedicated Team Leader (f/m/ d) for Production Quality and Technical Support. You will be implementing organizational improvements and innovative technical solution implementation (incl. manufacturing process improvements) to establish an industry benchmark manufacturing setup. Other responsibilities include:

• Apply leadership securing safety, quality, delivery, cost across factories and cultures
• People management of a diverse and very experienced team
• Deploy Quality Strategy and Policy in the factory and quality awareness, by enhancing a customer-focused zero-failure culture
• Quality improvement: Influence any process that affects quality within the factory, facilitate and support quality improvements, and elimination of recurring product defects and process shortcomings
• Ensure Internal audits & Customer audit handling and best practice
• Compliance with control plans through statistical process control and capability
• Establish and support generator manufacturing in a lean production equipment setup

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business with experience in engineering/production
• Several years work experience in quality / engineering environment
• Skilled with product verification/validation
• Good understanding of quality tools (e. g. Six Sigma Green Belt)
• Auditor knowledge of advantage
• Very good Knowledge in MS-Office, including presentations

Competencies

• Leadership skills in change management; managerial courage
• Budget accountability
• Strong cooperation and communication skills
• Customer-focused, technical and result-oriented
• You are fluent in English and German

What we offer
We offer an exciting job with excellent opportunities for professional and personal development in an inspiring, innovative, motivated and international work environment in the renewable energy sector. We highly value initiative, responsibility and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions.

Additional information
Work location: Travemünde, DE
This position requires approximately 20 days of travel per year.
Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis however, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Please be advised to apply on or before 28th October 2023.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 145 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity.
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.