Quality Engineering Team Lead
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 1 year
Location: Eindhoven
Join Philips, a global leader in health technology, dedicated to improving lives worldwide through innovation. We are a community of 80,000 individuals united by purpose and driven by a commitment to meeting customer needs. Together, we create meaningful solutions that make a real difference when it matters most.
In this role, you'll have the opportunity to make a positive impact by addressing the evolving health and well-being challenges facing the world today. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing daily operational and functional oversight of your team, utilizing Lean principles like daily management.
- Coaching and motivating team members to achieve exceptional results.
- Offering performance input to hierarchical management based on team feedback.
- Ensuring full quality and regulatory compliance for your unit(s) and Building Blocks, adhering to company procedures, FDA CFR regulations, and ISO 13485:2016 standards.
- Conducting internal audits, proposing corrective measures, and monitoring progress.
- Actively participating in various teams, including Material Review Board meetings, escalations, supplier engagements, and daily team meetings.
- Leading efforts to maintain and improve product and process performance using Quality tools and techniques (CAPA, DMAIC, Statistical Process Control, 8D, etc.).
- Managing the processing, validation, and closure of Quality Notifications (QNs) and Non-Conformity (NC) documentation.
- Reviewing and approving documentation before release, including Device History Record, Device Master Record, and Design History File.
You'll be a part of the Factory Best organization, a main Operations site for Health Systems within Philips, driving operational excellence in manufacturing, refurbishing, and repairing medical devices and components. As a member of the dedicated Quality team, reporting to the Q&R function with a dotted line to the Factory leader, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring product quality, compliance, and manufacturing excellence.
To succeed in this role, you'll need:
- A Bachelor's degree with a technical background.
- At least 4 years of experience in quality engineering within an operational environment, preferably in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, automotive, or aerospace industries.
- Familiarity with Medical Device Regulations and standards (FDA CFR, ISO 13485:2016).
- Some experience in team management or coordination.
- A commitment to continuous improvement and process optimization.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills, with knowledge of various tools and methodologies.
- Strong leadership skills at an operational level, combined with a customer-first attitude.
- The ability to drive change with urgency and a bias for action.
- Proficiency in Dutch and English communication and reporting.
- Characteristics: people-oriented, proactive, results-driven, resilient, and disciplined.
Please apply with your CV in English and if you got any questions please feel free to get in touch with me at ritika.agarwala@yacht.nl
Inclusiviteit en diversiteit
Uiteraard staat deze vacature open voor iedereen die zich hierin herkent. We geloven dat diverse teams van belang zijn voor ons als lerende organisatie, die voorop wil blijven lopen in de wereld van werk. Want juist verschillen tussen mensen zorgen voor groei. Van collega's, klanten, kandidaten en daarmee van Yacht. Heb jij een uniek talent? We ontmoeten je graag.