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About Wavin Türkiye

Wavin is a global leader in sustainable infrastructure solutions, water management, energy efficiency, and indoor climate systems. As part of the Orbia community, Wavin operates with the vision of “advancing life around the world,” developing smart and future-ready solutions not only for today’s needs but also for the cities of tomorrow.

At Wavin Türkiye, we make a difference in our industry through our strong engineering capabilities, innovative mindset, and commitment to environmental responsibility. Together with our people, we prioritize continuous improvement and collaboration.

Our people-focused culture encourages open communication, diversity, and inclusion, while providing an inspiring work environment where everyone can realize their full potential.

Key Responsibilities

•             Lead laboratory operations, resources, and personnel to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable testing activities.

•             Ensure all laboratory activities are conducted in compliance with health and safety requirements.

•             Ensure laboratory testing activities are conducted in accordance with approved procedures, quality plans, and regulatory requirements.

•             Monitor technological developments, testing methodologies, and laboratory equipment to enhance laboratory performance and capabilities.

•             Drive compliance with Quality Management System (ISO 9001) and Laboratory Management System (ISO 17025) requirements.

•             Manage laboratory accreditation activities and ensure compliance with ISO 17025 requirements.

•             Ensure proper maintenance, calibration and efficient utilization of laboratory equipment.

•             Lead internal and external audits, certification processes, and follow-up actions.

•             Maintain local and global product certifications and coordinate testing activities at external laboratories in a multinational environment.

•             Prepare quality reports, measurement results, and performance data to plant leadership and global quality teams.

•             Participate in global quality excellence programs and benchmarking activities

•             Coordinate quality-related communications, audits, and certification activities with global stakeholders.

•             Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, laboratory effectiveness, and operational performance.

•             Monitor and improve key quality performance indicators, including COPQ, PPM, customer complaints, scrap rates, and process capability metrics.

•             Lead root cause analysis and corrective action processes (8D, CAPA) for recurring quality issues.

•             Collaborate with Production, Continuous Improvement, and quality teams to apply statistical process control (SPC) and process capability analysis.

•             Coordinate line trials related to new raw materials, new recipes, and process changes.

•             Ensure execution of type testing and validation testing for new products, new materials, and recipes.

•             Facilitate FMEA activities for new products or projects, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated effectively.

•             Evaluate incoming material, production, and laboratory test results, ensuring timely actions in case of non-conformities.

•             Coordinate supplier quality issues identified through incoming inspection, production, or customer feedback.

•             Facilitate change management processes across the site and ensure effective implementation of quality system requirements.

•             Promote Lean Manufacturing and 5S principles within the area of responsibility.

•             Support customer complaint investigations.

Qualifications 

•             Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Machine or a related technical discipline.

•             Minimum 10 years of professional experience in Quality Management, Quality Control, and/or Laboratory Management within a manufacturing environment.

•             Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience, managing quality and/or laboratory teams.

•             Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001), quality tools, root cause analysis methodologies, and statistical process control techniques.

•             Experience with ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation processes, including accreditation audits, method validation, measurement system analysis, and laboratory compliance management, will be considered a strong advantage.

•             Experience in operational quality, customer quality, supplier quality, product certification, and audit management.

•             Upper-intermediate English communication skills (written and spoken) are essential, as international audits, certification activities, and daily collaboration with global stakeholders are conducted in English.

•             Ability to work effectively in a global matrix organization, building strong relationships and maintaining daily communication with Wavin Global teams and other international stakeholders.

•             Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams

•             Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Continuous Improvement, and Operational Excellence methodologies.