Quality Manager

Are you passionate about quality management and process development? Do you want to drive improvements and support the business area in ensuring effective ways of working? If so, this role might be something for you. We are now growing and expanding with a Quality Manager responsible for our Quality Management team and are looking for you who want to help us raise the bar and ecxellarate our internal ability!


Your role

You will lead and develop our Quality Management Team and be a member of Operations within Business Area SAAB Kockums, reporting to the Head of Operations Office and BA SAAB Kockums Quality Director. The role is focused on Quality Assurance, governing the Quality Management System and ensuring compliance to applicable standards while supporting all areas of the organization in developing effective processes as well as supporting our customer projects with expertise within the area of Quality. We aim for improved product quality and to be a service-minded and accessible function within the company.


The role offers a broad span of contacts within the company as well as with customers and hold a variety of duties and responsibilities which makes the daily work interesting and diverse. If you want to contribute with your expertise in quality and work with developing technologically advanced and completely unique products such as submarines and surface vessels, then we believe that this is your next smart career step!


Main tasks for you and your team are to:

* Govern and improve the management system
* Support our customer projects with Quality Standards, Quality Plans, Quality Assurance and Quality Control
* Support BA Kockums Quality Improvement plans
* Coordinate and support external and internal audits
* Manage audit findings
* Develop and maintain routines in order to ensure compliance
* Perform and assist others in root cause analysis
* Identify improvement needs and support the organization in improvement work
* Administrate and support effective information management and document control
* Contribute to collaboration and spreading of best practice throughout the business area


Placement for this position is Malmö or Karlskrona. The role include frequent business travels between these sites and business trips to other locations within Saab may also occur.



Your profile

To thrive in this role, you are a self-motivated person who have a passion for customers and delivering high standard products. You are an experienced leader with great communicative and problem-solving ability, a collaborative solution-focused approach and excellent analytical skills. You have the ability to lead, motivate and facilitate change. You are structured, with a confident mindset that enables you to adapt to different circumstances. You are comfortable in raising concerns and taking actions as well as in collaborating with colleagues in all areas and on all levels of the organization. Your colleagues see you as reliable and supportive, keeping to commitments without cutting corners. To be successful in this role, it´s a must you enjoy collaborating with others within the organization as well as with other stakeholders and are able to network and build long lasting relationships.

Required skills:

* A number of years of Experience of Quality methodologies, Quality assurance and Audit management
* Successful experience of personnel responsibility and leading and driving successful teams
* M.Sc. or other relevant university degree or equivalent experience in the quality field
* Knowledge regarding standards ISO9001
* Experience of working with highly complex products (mechanics, electronics, software, and systems)
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English


Desired skills:

* Knowledge regarding quality standards ISO 31000, -27001, -14001, -45001 -15288 -3834 and AQAP2110, -2105.
* CQM, Certified Quality Manager
* Experience from the marine sector
* Driving license B

This position requires that you will be approved in a security screening in accordance with the Swedish Protective Security Act.


What you will be a part of

You will be part of Operations within Business Area SAAB Kockums. Our highly motivated and engaged team in Operations Office governance BA Kockums Operational Excellence and consists of BA Kockums Masterplanning, IT Methods&Tools, Environmental Management, Quality Management and Operational Excellence. With us you will get to collaborate with experienced professionals in an environment that fosters career development and personal growth.

If you are interested in what benefits you can take part of as an employee at Saab in Sweden, you can read more about them here.

Last application date is 5th of September however kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement. Your application may be in Swedish or English.


Questions about the role? Don´t hesitate to contact Anders Claesson, recruiting manager +46 734 34 11 05

If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a challenging team setting, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal - to help protect people.