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Production Engineer, Electronics & Home Accessories - Ceramics
About this role
Job specific key tasks and responsibilities Quality Assurance Evaluate potential new supplier’s production facilities and quality systems. Secure implementation of specifications, product requirements, compliance to product requirements at Suppliers Quality audits – participate on setting of the audit plan, preparation, gap analysis and gap closing. Assess production risks and strive towards stable processes. Informed and accountable for Supplier quality performance and provide feedback from a customer perspective.
Manage Quality Compliance Request specific articles from PCS for spot checks. Conduct spot checks in DWP. Manage compliance deviations - agree and confirm causing party, root cause analysis incl containment, corrective and preventive actions. Act on deviations Handle safety alarms, investigate responsible parties, and implement corrective actions. Address corrective actions for various claims and quality issues. Undertake corrective improvement actions based on KPI analyses.
Support Product Engineer with corrective actions related to product adaptation. Work actively on product improvements to support cost out agenda Support suppliers for the implementation of material agenda Supplier Development Continuously challenge supplier production processes and share best practices and good examples. Collaborate with Suppliers to create action plans (APL) Product Development - News, Moves, Improves Support Product Developers in the Development phase with production knowledge and Supplier input Manage implementation with support from Product Developer - verifying measurement systems (MSA) and production capability on CTQs.
Manage information flow to/from IKEA and Suppliers, for example labels follow up, consumption, technical data, benchmarks. To be successful in this role, below competences are important for you. Very good knowledge of production processes and technologies Very good knowledge of IKEA requirements, standards and test methods would be a plus Very good at evaluate the supplier’s technical capability and Quality performance to produce the IKEA product(s) Good knowledge of Democratic design and customer needs and expectations regarding function, customer friendliness and products critical to quality (CTQ) Good knowledge of Quality assurance set up including cost calculation and materials.