Sanden is a major player in the manufacturing of automotive compressors. It was originally founded in 1943 by Kaihei Ushikubo under the name of Sankyo Electric Company and initially manufactured bicycle lamps. After the war, the company then entered the home electric appliance market and began producing refrigeration machines, initially for business use. This became a major turning point in the history of Sanden. In 1970, Sanden began producing air conditioning compressors for passenger cars. It has been pioneering the Scroll-type automotive compressor.

With an established track record in innovation and manufacturing excellence backed by strong support from Hisense, Sanden is transforming the future of mobility to create a safer, greener, and better-connected world. With almost 5,600 employees worldwide, a footprint including 46 global offices and R&D centers across Asia, the Americas and Europe, the company has become a tier one supplier to major OEMs worldwide.

Sanden Europe has its headquarters in Bad Nauheim, Germany, where it also has a R&D center and test facilities. Two manufacturing sites are in Europe: One in Tinténiac, France, the other in Polkowice, Poland. After being nominated by Stellantis, we will start a new HVAC assembly operation in Morocco for a SOP in 2027.

Join us in this greenfield project as QMS & Project Quality Engineer in Tangier. You will be part of the start-up team for the new Moroccan plant and take ownership of local Quality Management System and project quality activities. You will work under the responsibility of the Quality & EHS Manager.

Essential responsibilities (including but not limited to):

1. Ensure plant meets and maintains required quality standards and certifications by managing compliance activities and coordinating external and internal audits.
2. Ensure deployment and compliance with Customer-Specific Requirements by maintaining standards, coordinating implementation and monitoring adherence within the organization.
3. Plan and conduct internal audits and support external audits to verify compliance, identify gaps and drive improvement actions within the Quality Management System (QMS).
4. Ensure effective control of QMS documentation by maintaining accuracy, consistency, and accessibility of processes, procedures and records.
5. Support continuous improvement of the QMS by analyzing performance, identifying improvement opportunities, and promoting standardization and best practices across the organization.
6. Act as primary customer quality interface during the project phase, ensuring all customer quality requirements are understood, applied and fulfilled through timely communication, reporting and alignment throughout the project.
7. Coordinate project quality activities by aligning cross-functional teams, ensuring understanding of quality expectations, and securing timely completion of QMS and gateway deliverables.
8. Ensure product and process readiness and approval for production by managing validation activities, audits, and submission of required approval packages, including handling deviations when necessary.
9. Lead and coordinate structured failure investigations and deviation management from product and process validation (PV) through launch and early production, ensuring root causes are identified and effective corrective actions are implemented and validated.
10. Ensure controlled launch and successful handover to serial production by implementing launch monitoring, securing traceability and confirming readiness of quality processes and documentation.

Other responsibilities:

1. Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments and provide support during QMS development in all departments.
2. Monitor and achieve Quality project KPIs, analyze and improve Quality project performance by implementing corrective actions where necessary.

Required experience and education:

1. At least 3 years of relevant experience in QMS and Project quality activities within an automotive industrial environment, with strong exposure to manufacturing processes, especially assembly.
2. Bac + 5 (Engineering degree or Master) with a specialization in quality or Industry.
3. Experience working with Stellantis, demonstrating an understanding of their requirements and standards.

Your Must Haves:

• Expertise in plant QMS development and improvement.
• Advanced experience in handling compliance with IATF standards, Stellantis CSR, internal quality auditing, as well as quality documentation management and non-conformance management.
• Proficiency of Quality Core tools (PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, etc.) and VDA 6.3 process auditing.
• Solid experience in APQP and initial samples inspection report (ISIR, PPAP).
• Proficiency in prototype build quality management, quality inspection of tested products, data analysis & reporting, problem solving methods.
• Technical knowledge of manufacturing processes (Assembly, plastic injection, etc.).
• Fluency in English and French on technical subjects.
• Advanced skills in MS Office and ERP systems.
• Excellent time & priorities management, multitasking, and planning abilities to handle complex projects effectively.
• Commitment to ethical practices and maintaining confidentiality in all quality activities.

Your Nice-to-Haves:

• Greenfield or plant start-up experience.
• Experience working in a multicultural environment (European, Chinese and Japanese partners)

Local mobility required and international travel possible.

We are looking forward to reviewing your application! 😀

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