Quality Manager (Heavy Industry)

For our Client – an international company operating in the heavy industry sector, delivering production, assembly and large-scale infrastructure projects – we are currently looking for a candidate for the position of:

Quality Manager – Heavy Industry

Location: Kraków | on-site role

Responsibilities:

• full responsibility for the Quality Management System in a heavy industry environment (production, prefabrication, assembly, project execution),

• implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of quality systems in accordance with standards including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001,

• supervision of quality within production, welding, assembly processes and in-process inspections,

• close cooperation with Production, Engineering, Technology, Projects, Procurement and HSE departments,

• preparation for and active participation in internal, external, customer and certification audits,

• management of non-conformities, complaints and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA),

• supervision of quality documentation, including ITPs, control plans, procedures and work instructions,

• cooperation with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure compliance with quality requirements,

• quality risk analysis during production and project execution phases,

• reporting quality KPIs to management and recommending process improvement actions.

Requirements:

• minimum 5 years of experience in quality management within heavy industry / industrial manufacturing / engineering projects,

• solid practical knowledge of quality standards and audit processes,

• experience in working with technical and project documentation,

• knowledge of production, assembly, welding or steel structure processes will be a strong asset,

• ability to perform root cause analysis (8D, RCA, FMEA – nice to have),

• strong organizational skills and experience in managing a quality team,

• communicative level of English enabling cooperation in an international environment,

• higher technical education (mechanical engineering, production engineering, power engineering or related fields).

The Client offers:

• stable employment in a company delivering large-scale industrial and infrastructure projects,

• real impact on quality standards and operational processes,

• competitive salary and benefits package,

• development opportunities towards Quality Director / Head of Quality / Operational Excellence,

• a role with genuine decision-making responsibility and business influence.