Role: Quality Assistant Officer
Industry: Motor Parts Manufacturer🚙
Location: Ghent
Salary: €60,000💸
Job Purpose
As a Quality Assistant you support the Quality Manager in coordinating and executing all quality-related activities concerning products, processes, and deliveries. Your role contributes to customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and the achievement of strategic quality objectives.
Key Responsibilities
* Ensure quality compliance in line with customer requirements and procedures.
* Maintain adherence to customer quality guidelines, quality management systems, and IATF 16949 standards.
* Support continuous improvement of plant quality performance (process, product, and delivery).
* Assist in coordinating customer and supplier complaint handling.
* Support product qualification activities and follow up on product test builds.
* Prepare weekly and monthly reports on quality activities and KPIs.
* Manage quality management documentation and assess processes and procedures.
* Support communication and meetings with customers and suppliers regarding quality topics.
* Plan, coordinate, and participate in internal and external quality audits and certifications.
* Inspect processes and train employees on quality-related topics.
* Support the maintenance and update of process documentation (SOW, PFMEA, Control Plans, etc.).
Education and Experience
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
* Experience within a Quality department of a production or manufacturing environment.
* Experience in resolving internal and external audit findings.
* Knowledge of automotive core tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA).
* Understanding of IATF 16949 principles.
* Proficient in MS Office; advanced Excel skills (Power Pivot, Visual Basic) are a plus.
* Fluent in Dutch and English.