Quality Manager (f / m / d)

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Reporting to our Senior Director Quality, you as Quality Manager (f / m / d) will be responsible for all quality aspects at our Lampertheim plant site. Scope of ownership responsibilities include team management, quality systems management, manufacturing quality oversight, supplier quality management, customer complaint resolution, new product introduction (NPI) oversight and change management process.

About the position

Leads the Quality Management System and Quality organization

1. Represents the Voice of the Customer and manages the Customer Requirements Process, including customer complaint management.
2. Leads the Supplier Development Process including auditing, selection, monitoring and complaint management.
3. Actively supports the New Product Development Process.
4. Leads the Change Management process
5. Provides technical leadership for execution of Quality Tools, including but not limited to; APQP, PPAP, CP, SPC, MSA, FMEA’s and statistical data analysis.
6. Lead continuous quality improvement according to defined quality indicators together with other support functions (Engineering / Operations).
7. Works with Operations, Engineering and other functional groups to manage internal quality and yield issues.
8. Works with the leadership team to advance and advocate customer expectations and a continuous improvement culture.
9. Actively supports the Semiconductor Business Unit Global Quality initiatives.

About you

1. Completed technical or scientific university studies.
2. At least 7 years of professional quality management experience.
3. Complete working knowledge of common quality tools (PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA and APQP and Statistics).
4. Experience working with international and industrial quality standards within the semiconductor industry.
5. Certified ISO9001, IATF16949 and VDA 6.3 auditor preferred.
6. Fluent in English and German.

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values – Respect, Customer Focus, Agility, Collaboration – support us in our mission to improve the safety, reliability, and performance of our customers’ products that use electrical energy.

We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.

We offer a variety of benefits, flexible working hours as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.