Quality Management Expert
About the job
- Professional experience in quality management, ideally with technical assessment capability in handling complaints.
- Alternatively, experience in the wood-based materials industry.
- Career changers with vocational training as a wood technician, carpenter, or joiner are welcome.
- Good English-language skills at B2 level.
- Confident use of Microsoft Office.
- Strong quality awareness and an analytical, systematic, and independent working style.
- Reliability, technical understanding, and complex problem-solving ability.
- High sense of responsibility, results orientation, and good communication skills.
- Willingness to undertake occasional national business travel.
- Process customer and supplier complaints in the system while meeting defined key performance indicators.
- Work closely with and manage interfaces to production, quality assurance, and executive management.
- Coordinate and implement quality-related activities and support training, audits, and waste management.
- Conduct internal and external process audits and continuously develop quality assurance toward Total Quality Management.
- Develop inspection plans, process analyses, and process evaluations.
- Develop corrective and preventive actions.
About the company
Kronospan Express is an online portal for architects and specification professionals worldwide, offering a broad selection of wood-based panels for furniture, interior design, and exterior surfaces. The platform provides product information, samples, and support to answer aesthetic or durability questions, helping designers specify Kronospan materials in projects. Its products are distributed via a global range of decors and surface finishes, with a focus on contemporary and future-oriented architectural panels. The platform differentiates itself by serving professionals at a global scale with a unified decor range, easy access to samples and technical information, and a commitment to continuous improvement in surface materials. The company’s goal is to meet the evolving needs of designers, architects, and craftsmen while generating revenue through the sale of its wood-based panel products and related offerings.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$160.6M
Headquarters
Jičín, Czechia
Founded
1994
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- The EIB committed €146 million on March 18, 2026 for solar and EVs.
- Kronospan bought Hexion’s La Grande plant and Sebeș sawmill in late 2025.
- Its June 2026 Carrefour du Bois showcase kept the brand visible with specifiers and designers.
What critics are saying
- Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court upheld a Veliko Tarnovo shutdown order, February 2026.
- Romanian prosecutors charged Kronospan subsidiaries over alleged toxic-emissions concealment, September 2026.
- If environmental enforcement spreads, plant disruptions can cascade into contract losses and layoffs.
What makes Kronospan unique
- Kronospan pairs panel production with resins and surfaces after Nordalim, 2025.
- Its global decor platform standardizes finishes for architects across furniture and interiors.
- Kronospan sells technically advanced boards using recycled wood, residue, and low-grade roundwood.
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Benefits
Flexible Work Hours
Performance Bonus
Meal Benefits
Commuter Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Training Programs
Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 0%The European Investment Bank is lending €146 million to Kronospan, a major European wood-based panel producer, to reduce emissions and enhance energy independence across Central and Eastern Europe. The funding will support solar photovoltaic installations at production sites in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, alongside battery storage systems and the replacement of fossil-fuelled vehicles with electric alternatives. Most investments will occur in EU cohesion regions. The project aligns with the EU's REPowerEU initiative and climate action goals whilst strengthening the supply chain for sustainable building materials. EIB Vice-President Karl Nehammer said the investment will help Kronospan cut emissions, lower energy costs and maintain global competitiveness whilst supporting European jobs and innovation.
As of 1 July, Danish particleboard manufacturer Kronospan ApS has also acquired the 50% stake in Nordalim A/S previously held by Norwegian company Dynea A/S. ...