Supplier Quality Engineer

Sandvik Mining is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a leading global supplier of equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining industry. The offering covers rock drilling, rock cutting, rock crushing, loading and hauling and materials handling.

The Supplier Quality Team leads and improves supplier quality on site, and is responsible for continual improvements in supplier quality control and manufacturing capabilities for serial production. This team also has responsibility for achieving performance targets set by Supplier Quality management, by enhancing the overall effectiveness of the organization and cooperating with all key stakeholders within the BA. The position is located in Sandviken, but will support both the Sandviken and Köping Mining sites.

Key performance areas
As a Supplier Quality Engineer you work with supplier improvements, initially by gathering data for assessment of quality. You are responsible for adherence to internal and external policies, regulations and laws as well as suppliers' compliance with Sandvik policies and guidelines, including EHS and the Supplier Code of Conduct. You manage the audit process for suppliers, evaluate their action plans and initiate and validate corrective and preventive actions for them. Furthermore, you notify suppliers of their evaluation status, in co-operation with the site sourcing team, and ensure all are working with the correct processes, leveraging systems and tools.

This position includes traveling 40-50% of the time.

Your profile
We are looking for someone with a Bachelors' degree in a technical field and experience with Quality Management or Improvement from a manufacturing or an engineering industry. At least three years' experience of working within Supplier Quality and skills in MS Office are required, while previous work with process-focused quality improvement is an advantage. Good skills in English, in both writing and speaking, are a prerequisite.

We place great value on your personal qualities in this recruitment, characterized by your independent working style and ability to establish good working relations at all levels within the organization. You will be part of a team of twelve global colleagues reporting to a manager in Amsterdam.

We actively work to create a workplace that is characterized by diversity and inclusion.

Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Michael Ings, recruiter, +46 (0)70 214 22 45

Union contacts
Göran Tägtström, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 262 045
Magnus Göransson, Unionen, +46 (0)26 262 077
Rickard Andreasson, Sveriges Ingenjörer, +46 (0)26 265 183

Send your application no later than April 8, 2015. Read more about Sandvik and apply at www.sandvik.com/career, Job ID: 336782.

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)20 261 444.

Sandvik is a global industrial group with advanced products and world-leading positions in selected areas' tools for metal cutting, equipment and tools for the mining and construction industries, stainless materials, special alloys, metallic and ceramic resistance materials as well as process systems. In 2013 the Group had about 47,000 employees and representation in 130 countries, with annual sales of about 87,300 MSEK.