Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager

Parque Industrial de Elche (Poligono Industrial), Spain

About PLD:

Founded in 2011, PLD Space is a high-tech engineering, manufacturing and service-driven company, with deep track record and expertise in space launch technologies.

We are a trusted global championing industry leader disrupting the pathway to space access. We are on a mission to reach new heights by making space more accessible, supporting missions that will make us smarter, safer and wealthier.

Our purpose is to propel new futures, to enable progress from space and enrich peoples’ lives on Earth, by moving new economies, people and world forward.

Mission 

As a Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager your main mission will be lead the implementation and audit of agile processes based on the usual quality standards of the sector and its continuous improvement at company level accompanied by the heads of each area.  

 

Responsibilities 

• Implement the company's quality system.  
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of the company's processes.  
• Responsible for the training of each of the processes. 
• Responsible for the audit and process control system at company level.  
• Perform tasks of monitoring, control, analysis and continuous improvement. 
• Management of non-conformities and preventive and corrective actions.  
• Responsible for compliance with legal requirements at quality level.  
• Responsible for the implementation of quality processes in all areas, being the most relevant: Financial Direction. General Services, Business Development, Engineering and Program Development, Manufacuring and Intergration, Program Management Office, Product Quality and Systems Reliability, Marketing and Communication, Human Resources and IT Operations, Commercial and customers, engineering, manufacturing, IT and Human Resources.   
• Training of the company's personnel in quality processes. 
• Responsible for quality documentation at all levels, processes, technical instructions, templates and records.  

Necessary Requirements

• Education: Degree in technical engineering or science. 
• Training in quality and continuous improvement.  
• Knowledge of certification processes and audits in EN9100:2018 and ISO 14001:2015.  
• Knowledge of OHS legislation.  
• Knowledge of legal requirements.  
• Professional English and Spanish.  

Desired Requirements

• Experience of 5 years performing the required functions.  
• Experience in internal and external audits.  
• Experience in continuous improvement processes  
• Experience in industrial process environments, preferably in the metal or aeronautical sector.  
• Experience in the management and development of ERP and digitalization.  
• Proactivity and leadership  
• Change management skills.  
• Expert knowledge of the Office package and digital tools (ERP).  

  

Benefits

Health & Wellness: We want you to be happy and healthy in body and mind.  We encourage you to have regular physiotherapy sessions at our facilities so that you can continue with your physical activities. We offer partial coverage of your medical scheme covering you, your spouse or partner, and your children. 

 

Boost your creativity: Focus. Energy. Yummy snacks. It takes a lot to be creative all day, but we’ve got you covered. Eat local, sustainable, delectable fare at our cafes, and plunder our pantries for fresh fruit and other goodies whenever you need a boost. 

 

Engineering by doing: We encourage hands-on learning and foster internal mobility and team collaboration, with one-third of positions filled by current employees and one in five people promoted each year. 

 

Find balance: PLD Space offers 23 days of annual leave + 24 and 31 of December. We prioritize worklife balance with flexible schedules, empowering teams to manage their own hours. We work hard here, so we encourage taking breaks to recharge, ensuring a healthy work environment. 

 

Never stop learning: At PLD Space, education and professional development is a priority. We offer extensive learning opportunities, from conferences and webinars to higher education programs and technical certifications. We encourage hands-on learning and foster internal mobility and team collaboration, with one-third of positions filled by current employees and one in five people promoted each year. 

Focus on your financial future: Flexible remuneration plan lets you allocate part of your salary to everyday expenses like lunch, nursery school or public transport, which are exempt from Personal Income Tax (IRPF) when paid through this system. 

Values

We have four critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies. 

• Teamwork. 
• Hard work. 
• Dynamism. 
• Commitment. 
• Keep it simple. 

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built!