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Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Head of Quality Management

Validation, Compliance & Quality SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHerbolzheim, Germany$70k - $80kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in a technical or natural sciences field, or a comparable qualification, is required.
  • Initial experience in personnel management is desirable.
  • Professional experience in quality management, production, or related areas is required; experience in the automotive industry is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of quality management systems, quality assurance, and relevant methods and tools for preventive quality assurance is required.
  • Experience in project work, structured problem-solving, and process optimization is required.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, and Minitab is required.
  • Very good spoken and written German and English are required.
  • The role requires teamwork, a hands-on approach, and a systematic, structured working style.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Quality Management team of three employees professionally and disciplinarily.
  • Lead and coordinate all quality management and laboratory activities at the site.
  • Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IATF 16949, and relevant legal, customer-specific, and internal requirements.
  • Further develop and optimize the site-wide quality management system.
  • Plan and conduct internal system, process, and product audits, and support external customer and certification audits.
  • Lead projects and measures for continuous quality improvement related to internal and external complaints.
  • Support quality assurance measures in production and industrialization, and support the release of new equipment, processes, and products.
  • Facilitate and support the preparation of process failure mode and effects analyses (FMEAs).
  • Analyze and report quality-related metrics.
  • Handle customer and supplier complaints, including customer visits.
  • Conduct internal training sessions.

Desired Qualifications

  • Further training opportunities are offered as an employee benefit.

About the Company

Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Continental designs and manufactures tyres for cars, trucks, buses, bicycles and motorcycles, selling to vehicle manufacturers and in the aftermarket. Through ContiTech, it also produces rubber and plastic technology parts such as hoses, belts, seals and surface materials for automotive and industrial use. Its products are developed and produced at sites worldwide, with tyres tailored for different vehicles and conditions and ContiTech components customized for equipment. The company differentiates itself by offering a broad, integrated mobility portfolio and global manufacturing and service capabilities, aiming to provide reliable mobility through tyres and components worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Hanover, Germany
Founded
1871

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