Quality System Consultant​/Auditor

Festo inspires people and organizations around the world with innovative solutions for industrial automation. We are an independent family business and offer more than 20,000 employees the opportunity to take bold steps, realize their ideas, and take on responsibility. As a team, we grow by tackling challenges together and we welcome everyone who wants to move the world with us.

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Mason

Permanent

Full Time

Quality Management

Festo is seeking an experienced Quality System Consultant / Auditor to lead and support quality management initiatives across our operations located in North and South America. This role requires a strategic thinker with deep expertise in quality management systems, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement methodologies. The candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to facility leadership by proactively identifying key challenges related to Quality compliance and translating them into actionable business improvements and solutions.

To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Serve as a reliable, candid sounding board for ideas, strategies, and decisions.
• Provide expert guidance on quality management system implementation and optimization management
• Advise leadership on quality strategy, risk management, and regulatory requirements
• Consult and proactively provide training on quality challenges that arise (e.g. complex problem solving) in order to drive Quality KPI performance improvements.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) processes

• Plan, conduct, and lead process and Quality Management System audits across multiple locations
• Evaluate evidence-based compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and other relevant quality standards
• Assess effectiveness of quality management systems and identify areas for improvement
• Identify problematic areas of site and quality system operations and assist during and following the audit with assistance, suggestions, and recommendations to achieve the desired level of improvement
• Document, analyze, and communicate audit results and strategic implications for Festo
• Monitor audit deviations and provide support, problem analysis, and escalation as necessary
• Prepare, organize and support third party and customer audits

• Monitor compliance to global standards by validating the effectiveness of Festo's Quality Management System.
• Support certification and recertification processes
• Maintain knowledge of best practices in quality management

• Develop and deliver quality systems training programs for new auditors or other relevant team members
• Coach and mentor site leadership and relevant colleagues
• Build quality awareness and culture across the organization
• Continue to develop and expand own personal skills, specific professional and technical expertise and technical auditing knowledge
• Perform other related duties as expected.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality management, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in quality management systems auditing and consulting
• Advanced knowledge in the preparation, execution and documentation of process and system audits (ISO 19011, ISO 9001, VDA 6.3, ISO
  13485). Knowledge of additional standards is helpful.
• Strong knowledge of quality management standards and methodologies. Experience in translating standard requirements into understandable systems and solutions.
• Experience in working with international and intercultural production sites/organizations
• Advanced knowledge of process management, quality management systems, standards and certifications and methods (APQP, VDA RGA, control plan, inspection plan, PDCA, SPC, CIP ...), multi-project management and fundamentals of economics
• Knowledge of problem solving (corrective and preventive action, 8D, 5 Why, A3 report, Ishikawa, ...) with a high level of attention to detail
• Knowledge in understanding specification sheets, customer requirements, technical drawings, measurements (e.g.: 3D, accuracy of measuring equipment (e.g.: VDA…