Do you have passion for Home Furnishing Products? Would you like to be part of the Category - Plastic team?
Do you have a solid base in quality and systems/manufacturing? A position that offers you a chance to challenge existing manufacturing techniques with a win-win mindset? A position where you will lead the work of securing the high quality and safety of our products to millions of customers each year? Then this might be a chance for you!
About the assignment
As a Production Engineer, you will lead the engineering and quality agenda with the overall goal to improve customer satisfaction. You are the main contact towards the suppliers in South Asia and work as part of the business team together with the supplier to develop and secure quality and compliance in the production process, handling of quality deviations, and secure compliance to all IKEA requirements. Amongst your responsibilities:
- Lead the Supplier Development for quality and manufacturing with responsibility to identify and implement actions and execution of the projects
- Lead implementation of new products at suppliers
- Evaluate potential new supplier’s production facilities and quality systems, understands holistic picture of the region
- Secure supplier & product quality/safety compliance
- Collaborate with global teams within quality matrix to develop IKEA supplies safety and quality policies and performance
- Leading the continuous improvements agenda from a quality & production efficiency perspective striving for cost out
- Must be willing to actively search for information and continuously learn from good examples and mistakes.
- Have the interest and drive to build trust and partnership to reach common goals.
- Are results oriented and self-driven in ways of working to deliver better products for the many people by working together in IKEA and with suppliers.
- Build and maintain business relations, have excellent communication skills, be a good team player, be persistent and live our IKEA values.