Global Quality Engineer

About Us

Hyva Group is a leading global provider of innovative and highly efficient transport solutions for the commercial vehicle and environmental service industries. The company is committed to the development, production, marketing and distribution of components used in hydraulic loading and unloading systems on trucks and trailers. Its products are used worldwide across a range of sectors including transport, construction, mining, materials handling and environmental services providers.

Founded in 1979, the company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn in The Netherlands and operates in more than 110 countries with over 3,500 employees around the world. The Hyva Group encompasses more than 30 subsidiaries globally, with an extraordinary sales and service coverage and 14 production facilities in Brazil, China, Germany, India, and Italy, with more than 20,000 customers.

About The Role

As a Global Quality Engineer in our brand new Regional Hub / Shared Services Centre (SSC) in Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur, you will have the opportunity to play a crucial role in the global Quality Certification team. As such, you should be a certified auditor (with examination) per the schemes ISO9001:2015, IATF 16949:2016 and VDA 6.3:2023, with active validity of the certificate, and have demonstrated ability to perform/implement/guide/train all phases of audits for both 1st Party and 2nd Party.

This position is also a Global Network Lead (GNL) role for Quality System. As such, is in charge of build a network between regions, set (jointly) with the regions standards and encourage and facilitate inter regional activities aiming to ensure continuous improvement of the Integrated Management System processes, their performance measurement and management. It also builds the global network of functional excellence and functional alignment for what concern Quality System.

Main objective of this position is to orchestrate regional implementation of Integrated Management System in each region, per their local and broader needs. Prepare, perform, report, and follow-up closure of internal audits in each region seeking compliance and continual & continuous improvement with respect to ISO 9001, EMS 14001, and IATF16949. Ensure their full transparency. Follow up up on correctness, efficiency, and effectiveness of execution. Provide on-time active support to regions either physically or virtually.

Your key responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• GBPO: Define/Optimize PDCA processes, ensure training & support to regions for their execution. Ensure standard Templates are made available to regions. This meant for all Quality system related processes as well as in support of all other SCM functions and workstreams ion their processes
• IMS Performance: Define standardized performance Metrics and Measurement Systems, for IMS. Ensure their full visibility and transparency and F-up on correctness of execution and effectiveness. Ensure, and actively support each region in deploy dedicated resources for an effective management system auditing & development & performance improvement.
• Quality Strategy: Ensure that each region define and execute the Quality strategy in line with Customer’s and Norms requirements, and f-up on their execution and effectiveness. Ensure critical perspective on the regional strategies in seeking opportunities or highlighting overlooked risks, as well as reviewing and counterbalancing inter-regional dependencies.
• Quality Risk Management: Ensure risk management framework is established in each region and f-up on effectiveness in each region
• Integrated Management System: Orchestrate regional implementation of Integrated Management System in each region, per their local and broader needs. Act as independent 1st party auditor, planning & conducting internal audits in each region seeking compliance and continuous improvement
• Support Regions: Actively support regions next to them in front of specific cases, as well act as facilitator in intra-regional Quality related topics
• Facilitate Alignment: Ensure continuous alignment and active systematic interactions are kept between all regional stakeholder in Quality & Lessons learned and best practice sharing
• Monitor execution of local best practices in Quality & Environmental management system and, where seen effectiveness and success in a specific region, take actively the lead in spreading the best practice in all other applicable Regions
• This position does not have direct reports but will be responsible for managing efforts as they pertain to the IMS and auditing functions which will include managing teams. This role works directly with all IMS process owners across business departments in the regions, to ensure active engagement and compliance with their portion(s) of the IMS
• On the need, the individual is also responsible for hosting/performing internal and external audits for customer and regulatory bodies. Additionally, the individual is responsible for ensuring all post-audit actions and activities are addressed in a timely manner to close the audit
• On the need, the individual is responsible for training others to the IMS , and ensuring that their competence and understanding of the IMS is adequate
• On the need, the individual is also responsible for leading management reviews, risk assessments, Problem solving, continuous improvement activities, and drive associated actions to closure
• On the need, the individual shall investigate IMS compliance concerns and establish corrective action by working with the respective Departments as required
• Need to also drive the management review management process as and when required

In this role you will be collaborating with various stakeholders (internally with Global Supply Chain Management Team, Regional Operations Team, Regional Supply Chain Team, Regional Quality Team, Regional Procurement Team, Regional Customer Relationship and After-sales team, Regional PPMD team & Regional Finance Team; externally with Customers, Suppliers, Quality Auditors, Certification Bodies & Consultant) across the business including our Global Quality & Procurement function teams in Netherlands & other parts of the world.

Our Regional Hub supports a hybrid working approach. You will be supporting markets in multiple time zones and some flexibility around working hours will be needed.

You will be joining a newly formed Shared Services Centre team, with opportunities to grow, within Global Quality & Procurement or wider Global Supply Chain functions.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Professional Experience: 6 – 8 years of relevant experience
• Travelling: the position requires availability to travel at Customers, Suppliers, our own plants, for continuous improvement, problem solving, training, audits, best practices, quality related events
• Leadership Level: Leading Others
• Expertise: Subject Matter Expert in planning, establishing, implementing, maintaining, and improving the IMS performance
• Network Leadership: Demonstrated strong ability in pro-actively create and feed a network of peers in each region for what pertain to the QMS, and gradually take its lead, though not having any reporting line with them (not straight, nor dotted)
• Communication: Demonstrated strong ability to interact and communicate in English, including demonstrable writing, speaking, and comprehension skills; ability to communicate efficiently and effectively across different levels and disciplines within the organization
• This position is key within the Quality Certification Team. You should be a certified auditor (with examination) per the schemes ISO9001, IATF16949 and VDA 6.3, with active validity of the certificate, and have demonstrated ability to perform and host internal and external audits
• Demonstrated strong ability to understand, maintain and develop procedures, controlled documents, and processes; as well as ability to demonstrate knowledge in reading and understanding procedures, customer, and regulatory requirements
• Experience leading individuals and/or teams and managing deliverables to be completed on time
• Experience with business application implementation projects, including being an active contributor on projects with scheduled deliverables
• Demonstrated experience with APQP/PPAP, FMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, MSA and Gauge R&R
• Ability to thrive in an environment where business and team needs may change to help meet business and customer demands
• Self-starting and proactive through continuous engagement within the organization
• Adaptable to day-to-day changes and is capable of reprioritizing actions to support business, regulatory, and customer demands
• Willing to be trained or be sent to training for additional education in a fast-paced and growing industry
• Ability to work as well individually as with a multidisciplinary and multisite team in large- and small-scale projects. Additionally, manage individuals and/or groups for QMS related events
• Versed in basic Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
• Used to Microsoft SharePoint environment and applications (Including Power BI)

Nice To Have

• Experience with implementing and/or managing a quality system that is ISO9001 / IATF 16949 compliant is preferred
• Experience working with IMS in a disciplined regulated industry (ideally one of aerospace, automotive, pharma or military) and regulatory surveillance experience preferred

Language

• Good written and spoken English is essential
• A proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean and/or Thai as well as other Asian languages will be an added advantage, however not mandatory

Qualification / Education

Master Degree in Engineering or any other equivalent disciplines

What We Offer

• We care about ecology and are truly sustainable. Not only for the environment but also for social resources.
• We have a highly dynamic and very international work environment.
• We have Great Place to Work certified countries!
• We provide a competitive salary which is adjusted on an annual basis in case of good performance.
• We work hybrid and care about your work-life balance.
• You will find nice extras such as various company activities during the year.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

We welcome everyone regardless of origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, philosophical or political conviction, disability etc.