Your Role
Do you want to drive improvements that make a difference – from our ways of working to the quality of our deliveries? As Quality Manager you get a central role in developing quality work within our product unit and help the business meet customer requirements and expectations.
You are part of a team with Project Quality Managers, Quality Managers and internal auditors. Together with the business's quality manager, you drive the development of the group's work as a proactive support function for the customer projects' Project Quality Managers and the product unit's line organization. At the same time, you safeguard the independence and integrity of the quality function.
You work closely with project managers, product managers, purchasing, production, Project Quality Managers, as well as managers and teams within the product unit. You also collaborate with other Quality Managers within the Surveillance business area in Gothenburg.
Your main tasks are to:
•Drive ongoing quality issues and improvement work within the quality group and the product unit's line operations.
•Manage deviations, carry out root cause analyses, and implement and follow up corrective and preventive actions.
•Plan and carry out internal audits, and support external audits.
•Using statistics, analyze and translate the results into improved processes and ways of working.
The work as Quality Manager includes working in your key roles within quality:
•Advisor: You give strategic advice and guide your colleagues on how to best meet the requirements of the quality system.
•Influencer: As an ambassador for our quality culture, you inspire your colleagues to make quality-conscious decisions.
•Educator: You train and inform about the management system and how quality methods and routines work in practice.
•Reviewer: You ensure that we find deficiencies early in the flow and dare to speak up when things risk going off track.
•Improver: You analyze quality deficiencies and deviations and translate them into concrete quality improvements.
Your Profile
We are looking for someone who is self-driven, communicative and curious. You enjoy working proactively, working with improvements, and take great ownership of your tasks, regardless of size. You are skilled at seeing the big picture, but do not hesitate to dive deep into data and complex analyses when needed. You have high integrity and the courage to stand firm when quality requirements are not met. You are comfortable challenging, coaching and positively influencing the teams around you to ensure the highest quality.
We place great importance on personal qualities and your ability to contribute to the team's collaboration and development.
Requirements for the role:
•Master's or Bachelor's degree in engineering, or equivalent competence.
•Experience of quality and/or improvement work or similar roles, with experience from manufacturing industry.
•Knowledge of quality management systems and standards such as ISO 9001 and EN 9100.
•Knowledge and experience of tools and methods for problem solving, root cause analyses, lessons learned and improvement work.
•Very good ability to express yourself in Swedish and English, orally and in writing.
Advantageous:
•Experience from a product-developing and project-managed operation.
•Experience as Quality Manager, Project Quality Manager or internal auditor.
•Experience training in work processes and improvement methods as well as leading workshops.
•Practical experience of EN 9100 or relevant standards from other regulated industries, such as ISO 13485 or ISO 26262.
•Practical experience of AQAP 2110 and AQAP 2210.
The position requires that you undergo and are approved according to the security protection regulations in force at the time. For positions where Saab has requirements for security classification placement, this may, where applicable, entail requirements for certain citizenship.
What You Become Part Of
Saab is a leading defense and security company whose purpose is to help nations protect their populations and contribute to the safety of people and societies. With 30,000 talented employees, Saab develops technology and solutions for a safer and more sustainable world.
Saab develops, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control systems, sensors and underwater systems. Saab has its headquarters in Sweden but a global operation where Saab is part of many nations' defense capability.
Please note that we work with ongoing selection and that the position may be filled before the last application date has expired.
