Quality Engineer (Supply)

Supplier Quality Engineer for Coloplast Manufacturing Portugal 

Do you want to join the creation and development of the new manufacturing for our Continence Care segment within Coloplast?  

Be a service partner for/and support the production process, from a quality function, to produce the products our users’ needs in the quality needed?  

Then look at this position: Supplier Quality Engineer 

Here you will play a key role in the quality of the products produced as a partner in the release process of raw materials and troubleshooting for supplier related topics. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the success of our roll-out plan as the quality of raw materials and close supplier collaboration is a key component and the gate keeper for sending materials to production, at our new site. Furthermore, the quality of our production starts with the incoming materials, which we verify and ensure the quality of our raw materials and therefore for our users.  

An unexhausted list of what You will Do: 

• Support and promote the quality culture for the whole site  

• Lead, execute and document quality activities on site in connection with suppliers 

• Be the approver of documentation related to raw materials and products on site 

• Manage the complaint handling processes with suppliers 

• Support production – Partner towards production for changes, troubleshooting, deviations and improvement activities 

• Ensure and facilitate/execute failure analysis and corrective/preventive action in connection with deviations 

• Review and support improvements of specifications 

• Participation in root cause analysis regarding raw materials and suppliers 

• Communicate with the production, supply chain and the suppliers 

• Be the first line of communication for suppliers for the site 

Your Qualifications: 

• Academic background: A relevant academic background (B.Sc. or higher). 

• Experience:  

• • Minimum 2 years as a Supplier Quality Engineer or similar within a production environment, preferably Medical device production 

• • Solid understanding within the field of Quality in relation to production i.e. GDP and GMP etc. (Quality Assurance experience is a plus) 

• • Knowledge of certificates, documentation from quality point of view, contracts, QC, SCAR, CAPA, etc.  

• • Project knowledge and experience  

• • Production knowledge – Value chain understanding 

• Business understanding: Holistic understanding of End-To-End production  

• Language Proficiency: Fluent in spoken and written English (other languages are a plus). 

Timing: 

• Expected start is April, 2025. 

• Workplace will be Felgueiras in Portugal 

• • The workplace will in Felgueiras, Portugal at our coming site; and a long training period at one of our Hungarian sites for in sessions of 3-6 weeks and visits of various lengths (1-2 weeks stints) for training and introductions at our other sites in Hungary and Denmark. 

• • The travel program will be defined together with the manager.