Blade R&D Life-Cycle Quality Specialist

   Specialist | Full-Time  | Quality, Health, Safety and Environment

As a quality specialist, your role involves ensuring high standards are maintained throughout the product development process and lifecycle. Guide key initiatives, enhance processes, and prevent deviations to ensure world-class wind turbine performance.
Collaborate on a global scale to furnish sustainable energy supported by robust quality management processes.
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Vestas Technology & Operations > Quality > Bldes R&D Life-Cycle Quality
Vestas Technology & Operations (VTO) is where new product ideas are developed, matured, improved, and tested. Within VTO, you'll find our department, Blades R&D Life-Cycle Quality as part of Quality Organization.
The Vestas Quality organization engages closely with various teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality products and services to our partners and customers. Through this partnership, a commitment to quality is upheld during every stage, reflecting Vestas' adherence to distinction.
Within the Quality organization, the R&D Life-Cycle Quality department provides an end-to-end (E2E) perspective on the quality of products and modules, operating within the Quality matrix. This department is committed to maintaining a holistic view of quality performance throughout the entire product life cycle.

A key focus of the Blade R&D Life-Cycle Quality team is partnering with the Vestas Blade Research and Development module. This team works collaboratively to evaluate quality performance from an E2E perspective, ensuring a thorough approach to quality management. They are responsible for identifying areas for continuous improvement by using data-driven insights, efficient processes, and advanced tools.

The team also emphasizes quality deviation prevention. By working closely with quality metrics and line functions, they aim to minimize deviations, establish corrective actions, and implement preventive measures within a closed-loop quality system. This structured approach not only addresses immediate quality issues but also builds long-term resilience, aiding to prevent quality deviations from recurring and enhancing Vestas’ commitment to delivering consistent, high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities
As a Blades R&D Life-Cycle Quality Specialist, your key responsibilities include

•  Oversee and coordinate reporting throughout the product life cycle to ensure quality performance insights are captured effectively
• Act as a project Lead for initiatives focused on quality-focused process and tool improvements, with potential to serve as Project Manager for smaller projects outside the Quality Management Project Management Office
• Lead or facilitate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) sessions to identify and address systemic quality concerns
• Provide expert support during audits, ensuring quality standards are met and supporting audit processes as needed
• Contribute to the harmonization of quality tools and reporting practices to improve consistency and efficiency
• Identify, initiate, and work on continuous and preventive actions within the quality matrix and line functions to resolve quality issues and prevent recurrence
• Represent the Quality organization in critical, customer-impacting cases as needed to address urgent quality concerns and uphold customer satisfaction

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Quality, with 10+ years of relevant experience
• 5+ years of experience in operational roles or product development, with a focus on quality
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, VDA 6.3, and VDA 6.5 quality standards
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification (DFSS, DMAIC, or Lean methodologies)
• Prince2 Foundation or equivalent project management certification (beneficial)
   

Competencies
The ideal candidate demonstrates the following competencies and personal attributes

• Displays a robust capability for critical thinking and adept problem resolution
•  Possesses effective communication skills, with proficiency in English; capable of delivering clear and impactful messages
• Able to facilitate collaboration across functions and adapt communication styles to suit various stakeholders
• Knowledgeable in relevant quality tools and methodologies, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Motivated by procedure and reliability, aiming to preserve quality results
• Exhibits a strategic mindset to support long-term quality and organizational goals

What we offer
We offer an exciting workplace that provides excellent opportunities for professional and personal growth within an inclusive, international environment at the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturer. We prioritize diversity, responsibility, and a balanced approach that promotes both creativity and quality in our solutions. As part of our highly skilled, multicultural team, you will have an important role in driving some of the most significant product development projects in the renewables industry.

Additional information
Our preferred work location for this role is our office in Aarhus or Lem (in Denmark), Isle of Wight (in UK) or Colorado (in US).
Up to 30 travel days per year. 
Please be advised to apply on or before 6th Dec 2024.
We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.
 

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.