Team Leader | Full-Time | Production
At Vestas, we are driven by a shared purpose: to power the world with sustainable energy. As the global leader in wind energy, we design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines that help create a cleaner and more sustainable future.
Join our Windsor Blades Factory, where innovation, quality, and teamwork come together to produce some of the world's most advanced wind turbine blades.
What Does A Quality Engineer Do?
Drive Manufacturing Quality Excellence
- Develop, implement, and maintain preventive quality controls including PFMEA, Control Plans, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Measurement System Analysis (MSA), layered audits, and process confirmations.
- Monitor process stability and capability through audits, inspections, and data-driven analysis.
- Maintain and update quality documentation to reflect process changes, risks, and mitigation actions.
- Ensure compliance with Vestas Quality Management System (QMS) requirements and manufacturing standards.
Lead Non-Conformance (NC) Management & Problem Solving
- Lead rapid containment activities for internal, supplier, and customer non-conformances to protect product quality and downstream operations.
- Govern Quality Before Delivery (QBD) Level 1 and 2 processes, ensuring proper escalation, documentation, and closure.
- Facilitate root cause investigations using 8D, Six Sigma, 5-Why, and other structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Verify the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of corrective and preventive actions.
- Review and evaluate significant quality issues for escalated technical review and resolution.
Support Continuous Improvement
- Drive Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) reduction initiatives through preventive quality strategies and defect elimination.
- Lead quality-focused continuous improvement and Kaizen activities.
- Partner with production teams to reinforce standard work, quality practices, and visual management systems.
- Assess training needs and support the development of operators and technicians in key quality areas.
Enable New Product & Process Readiness
- Support product qualifications, engineering changes, and new product introductions.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, and NPI teams to ensure quality readiness for new technologies and manufacturing processes.
- Integrate and optimize digital quality tools including non-conformance, testing, and traceability systems.
Analyze & Communicate Quality Performance
- Analyze manufacturing and quality data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Communicate quality performance, risks, and recommendations to production teams and leadership.
Present findings and improvement plans to cross-functional stakeholders.
What You Will Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing quality, process engineering, or a related technical environment.
- Strong knowledge of PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, Root Cause Analysis (8D, DMAIC, 5-Why)
- Experience analyzing manufacturing and process data using spreadsheets, databases, and analytical tools.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to influence teams and drive continuous improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
- Lead Auditor certification.
- Experience supporting new product introductions and process qualification activities.
- Experience working within a regulated or ISO-certified manufacturing environment.
What you’ll receive:
We offer an attractive salary and one of the most comprehensive benefits plans in the industry, including:
- Benefits coverage within your first month
- State-of-the-art Training Program
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Excellent 401(k) plan
- Annual bonus
Job Type: Full-time
Compensation: $78,000 - $110,000 annually
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