Head of Business Excellence & Quality Management System
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Employment type:
Full time
Experience required:
Intermediate
Salary
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About the company:
Using the 7-Seater Lilium Jet, an electric vertical take-off and landing jet, offering leading capacity, low noise and high performance, Lilium is building a transport network and service for people and goods. Working in partnership with world-leading aerospace, technology, and infrastructure partners, commercial operations are set to launch in 2024.
Lilium’s 700+ strong team includes over 400 aerospace engineers and a leadership responsible for delivering some of the most successful aircraft in aviation history. Founded in 2015, Lilium’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities are in Munich, Germany, with teams based across Europe and the U.S.
A career at Lilium is for those who want to do something extraordinary. We take pride in pushing the boundaries of engineering, technology and customer experience.
As part of a team, you will tackle challenges and deliver something that has never been done before. By joining Lilium you will have the opportunity to work with a world-class entrepreneurial team of more than 800 people who are as passionate about changing the world as you are.
You will always act with safety and integrity in mind and embody our core behaviors of efficient and positive collaboration, ownership of time, continuous improvements and, ultimately delivering results.
We thrive on diversity and creating an inclusive culture, with more than 50 nationalities currently working hard to bring our vision of a sustainable world to life.
Your role and your team:
Reporting to the Senior Vice President Quality & Aviation Safety, you will be in charge of the Business Excellence & QMS function to co-create and implement Business Excellence projects within the Lilium’s Corporate Quality Organization. You will ensure that our Business Excellence and QMS projects are efficiently and effectively aligned with and deployed to all internal stakeholders (e.g., Program, Engineering, Production, Supply Chain Operations, Procurement, People, Finance, Commercial) and external stakeholders (e.g., suppliers) and efficiently implemented.
Your Day to Day:
1) Liaise with different business functions of the company to integrate business processes into the company’s Quality Management System (QMS)
2) Build and maintain a robust Quality Management System, set, and deploy Corporate Quality Standards (e.g., EN9100)
3) Support business functions in conducting internal audits in accordance with Corporate Quality standards
4) Build and maintain the Lilium Management System architecture
5) Drive Business Process Excellence and Continuous Improvement across Lilium, in close collaboration with the business functions of the company, identifying and managing the key performance metrics
6) Deploy digital solutions, in close collaboration with IT DevOps teams, for the Business Process Excellence and Continuous Improvement initiatives
Your Profile:
1) University degree in engineering, sciences, business management or relevant disciplines.
2) Minimum 5 years of experience in corporate quality or in similar cross-functional roles (e.g., company transformation, New Product Introduction (NPI) projects, complex Product Development Programs), preferably from the aerospace and/or automotive industries.
3) Familiar with EASA Part 21J/G, AS9100, AS9100 or EN9001 standards.
4) Experience in deploying Business Excellence and implementing QMS process and methods in the aerospace or automotive industries.
5) Have a proactive, pragmatic, analytical mindset, and strong communication skill.
6) Fluent English.
7) Fluent German would be a plus.
Want to know more? Then view our 'Why join Lilium' page!
Life at Lilium:
The wellbeing of our employees is a high priority. In our HQ we have many initiatives such as free healthy food and drinks, free in-house gym and health days. In remote offices we offer online opportunities to stay connected and develop yourself as well including our culture club, free e-library, learning terminal, Employee Assistance Program and many more.
Lilium is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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