Supplier and Production Quality Team Leader

About the company

TOMRA Food is a multinational organization and a leading provider of sensor-based sorting, peeling technologies, and integrated post-harvest solutions for the food industry. For more than 50 years, our strength has been transforming global food production to maximize its safety and minimize food waste by ensuring that Every Resource Counts™ – that every resource matters.

At TOMRA, we want people to innovate, show passion for their work, and be accountable. We support the freedom to innovate and take risks that lead to breakthrough solutions and challenge the status quo. We value passion because it focuses and commits us to achieving success. We believe in a responsible and safe approach that cares for our customers, products, and colleagues.

Your tasks

Job Description In this position, you will lead approximately 13 colleagues from the areas of production quality and supplier quality. You will set priorities, provide expert support, develop the team, and coordinate the resolution of key quality issues in both production and at suppliers. In this position, you will report to the Quality Manager.

This is a practically oriented leadership position in a project manufacturing environment, which bridges people management with support in solving more complex technical and qualitative problems.

Your role includes

• managing supplier quality, including audits, performance assessment, and monitoring corrective actions,
• coordinating quality in the areas of material receipt, production, warehouse, and spare parts,
• resolving non-conforming material, production defects, and component issues, including root cause analysis,
• collaborating with production, technology, procurement, and suppliers to resolve issues and implement corrective actions,
• improving control processes, work instructions, and documentation,
• monitoring KPIs, preparing reports, and presenting results, risks, and improvement suggestions,
• participating in internal and external audits and in projects related to new products, material changes, or manufacturing processes,
• responsibility for the control and labeling of blocked materials and deciding on their further use.

While leading people, you will create an environment with clear priorities, open communication, regular feedback, and space for development. The production quality team operates independently, so your role will primarily be setting the direction, supporting colleagues, and getting involved in solving more challenging situations.

Requirements

• University education in a technical field. We are also open to people with secondary technical education who can balance this requirement with longer relevant experience in the field of quality.
• Experience in production quality, supplier quality, or a related technical function in a manufacturing environment. We are also open to people with senior experience in quality, process, or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience in leading or coordinating people, setting priorities, delegating tasks, and providing expert support to a team. Previous experience in a formal leadership position is not a requirement if you have relevant experience in team coordination and the motivation to move into a leadership role.
• Practical experience in resolving non-conforming material, production defects, or component issues.
• Knowledge of quality tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, CAPA, FMEA/PFMEA, or SPC.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, supplier audits, and principles of continuous improvement.
• Analytical and structured thinking and the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Knowledge of MS Office; experience with Power BI or an ERP system is an advantage.
• English at a level of independent working communication with foreign colleagues, suppliers, and management.

If the offer interests you but you do not meet everything listed, we will still be happy to welcome you among the applicants. We value diverse experiences and perspectives, as they bring innovation. Perhaps you are exactly the right force we are looking for.

What we offer

_Benefits:_

• Salary from 2300 EUR gross per month depending on the candidate's skills and experience
• Company car also for private use
• 13th salary regardless of company results
• Annual bonus
• Flexible working hours and a pleasant Nordic culture at the workplace
• Contribution to DDS
• Financial reward for years of service
• 2 days of vacation beyond the Labor Code
• Meal vouchers in the amount of 7.40 €
• Referral bonus 1500 €
• Contribution upon the birth of a child
• Financial contribution for education – English language course + free training as part of job duties
• Opportunity to participate in sports activities – football, tennis, table tennis, volleyball,
• Multisport card
• ...and many more!

Other

We work in a single-shift operation without the possibility of working from home. The position may include occasional visits to suppliers within commuting distance, carried out during the working day.

Health, safety, and environmental protection are our top priorities. We expect you to point out potential risks and to stop work in case of a dangerous situation.

_Equal Opportunity Statement_ TOMRA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate based on age, gender, gender identity, race, nationality, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristics protected by law.