Manufacturing Quality Manager

In this role you help secure quality across materials, production, and finished goods by optimizing quality systems, leading investigations, and driving improvements. You will partner with cross-functional teams to reduce defects, implement core quality tools, and sustain safe, organized lab operations. The position offers hands-on problem solving at plant scale and opportunities to influence continuous improvement initiatives. You will work within Henkel's global quality culture to support sustainable performance and customer satisfaction.

• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave
• Employee Share Plan with Henkel matching shares
• Free Canteen
• Welfare Platform
• School Books reimbursement

• Develop, implement, and improve quality control systems, procedures, and documentation
• Oversee testing and inspections across materials, production, packaging, and finished goods to ensure quality standards
• Maintain and calibrate lab equipment; ensure preventive maintenance and MSA compliance
• Lead non-conforming material reviews (NCMR) and investigate root causes; implement countermeasures
• Utilize statistical methods to identify variation and drive improvements; report progress metrics
• Coordinate Quality core tools and problem-solving methods (NCM, A3, FRPS); act as SQC tool owner
• Sustain 5S organization in the laboratory; manage resources to meet KPIs
• Lead and train quality staff; enforce safety and coordinate site-wide quality improvement projects
• Coordinate PFMEA/Risk Assessments updates; participate in PFMEA workshops
• Involve Quality in NPI/MOC/MFO projects, supplier complaints (SCMS), and cross-functional problem solving
• Participate in MOS meetings and collaborate with cross-functional teams on ongoing projects

• Min. 5 years in a similar role (automotive sector preferred)
• Fluent in English
• Strong organization and planning abilities
• Excellent problem solving and root-cause-analysis skills
• Experience with Quality Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, SQC, MSA)
• Background in troubleshooting plant issues and project management
• Document management and recordkeeping
• ERP experience, preferably SAP
• Experience in cross-functional team leadership

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Teamwork and cross-department collaboration
• Proactive, result-oriented mindset
• Statistical data analysis
• Quality core tools: APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, SQC, MSA
• Root-cause analysis methods (A3, 8D, FRPS, 5W2H)