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.
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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