Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic and Wilson.

“The Mountain Sport Company”, Salomon was born in 1947 in the heart of the French Alps and the birthplace of modern alpinism. Salomon’s commitment to innovative design and passion for mountain sports created a vast range of revolutionary new concepts in bindings, boots, skis and apparel for both Alpine and Nordic skiing and brought innovative solutions to footwear, apparel and equipment for snowboarding, adventure racing, mountaineering, hiking, trail running, and many other sports.

Through performance driven design, Salomon delivers innovation and progression to mountain sports; converting new ideas into action and expanding the limits of possibility. Salomon’s heritage, culture, and commitment are tied together by one simple concept: the world’s leading mountain people creating the world’s leading mountain products. Salomon is responsibly committed towards the outdoor through its Play-Minded Program. Diversity is one of Salomon’s five values, therefore we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Salomon is headquartered in Annecy, France.

At our 700-person strong ski manufacturing site in Chepelare, Bulgaria, based at the foot of the Rhodope Mountains, we are looking for our future Industrial Quality Engineer for a 1-year V.I.E. (Volontariat International en Entreprise) assignment.

The main objective of this assignment will be to support and assist the production site in quality improvement projects, in order to further structure quality processes and foster the development of a quality culture on the site. The position will be part of the 12-person team within the Industrial Quality Department.

Our future industrial quality engineer will be responsible for:

1. Participating in the production quality assurance process:

• Carry out or participate in process risk analyses (FMEA)
• Audit the plant's quality system (processes, procedures, resources and documentation)
• Audit the production control plan (components, materials, finished products)
• Implement and qualify specific control procedures and resources
• Verify and qualify the capability of ski production lines
• Measure and improve production line quality performance
• Implement, manage, monitor and communicate performance and compliance indicators (QMark, CoQ, ppm, etc.).

2. Promote and manage continuous improvement:

• Analyze industrial problems and market feedback in order to integrate them into the quality assurance process.
• Analyze production scrap percentages in order to define corrective action plans (CAP) to reduce them.
• Drive actions to improve the quality assurance process (PDCA).
• Lead or participate in quality problem-solving processes (RCA)
• Implement methodological approaches and quality tools to facilitate problem resolution: 5 Why, 8D etc.
• Train local teams in quality approaches and tools
• Communicate and contribute to the deployment of the quality "culture" in the plant.

Travel between the head office in Annecy (74), Altenmarkt Im Pomgau (Austria) and the industrial site will be required.

Benefits of the job:

• International environment (France, Bulgaria, Austria)
• Work for various well-known ski brands within the Amersports group: Salomon, Atomic and Armada
• Valuable management and industrial quality experience

• Experience required: 1 to 2 years' experience (including internships or apprenticeships.) 
• Education: Engineering school, master's degree in quality management or industrial performance management
• Foreign language(s): fluency in English, German and French would be a plus
• Computer skills: proficiency in the Office Suite and statistical analysis software
• Specific skills: Process approach, mastery of quality (and statistical) tools, mastery of problem-solving methods, technical knowledge (product/manufacturing processes).
• Specific cross-disciplinary skills: ability to plan and organize, ability to lead, proactivity, ability to analyze and synthesize, results oriented, ability to work in a team and collaborate 

• Contract: VIE, Full-time
• Duration: 1 year (with possibility of extension for a further 1 year)
• Location: Based in Chepelare, Bulgaria

You could find more information about the V.I.E. at : https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr