Supplier Quality Engineer Maassluis • Lely

Are you an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer with a passion for supplier quality and continuous improvement? Do you enjoy working closely with Procurement to select the right suppliers and ensure they meet the highest quality standards? Then this is your chance!

At Lely, we are looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer who will play a key role within our Integrated Supply Chain in ensuring the quality of our suppliers. You will collaborate closely with Procurement, Product Development, and Operations to ensure that purchased components and modules meet our high-quality standards. You will have the opportunity to initiate improvements, elevate suppliers to a higher level, and directly contribute to the reliability of our innovative solutions.

Your key tasks and responsibilities:

• Implement and enforce quality policies – Ensure that our quality policies are clear and correctly applied by suppliers.
• Supplier assessment & audits – Conduct supplier audits, both remotely and on-site, and support suppliers in improving their quality processes.
• Problem analysis & structural improvements – Analyze quality issues and resolve them using methods such as 8D, FMEA, and SPC.
• Continuous improvement – Identify and guide improvement projects at suppliers to reduce defects and failure costs.
• Process assurance – Monitor compliance with quality management systems, technical specifications, and legal requirements.
• KPI management – Define performance indicators (such as PPM and first-pass yield) and translate them into concrete action plans.

You have experience as a Supplier Quality Engineer and can effectively raise quality standards both at suppliers and within our internal organization. You have strong analytical skills and a hands-on mentality.

Additionally, you have:

• A completed technical bachelor’s degree (preferably in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or industrial engineering).
• Experience in the manufacturing industry and knowledge of ISO 9001, APQP, and PPAP processes.
• A LEAN Green Belt certification or comparable experience in continuous improvement projects.
• Experience with quality control and assurance techniques, such as FMEA, 8D, and SPC.
• Strong communication skills and experience in collaborating with (international) suppliers.

A challenging role at an international and innovative company that leads the way in the agricultural sector. At Lely, you will work in a dynamic environment where your contributions make a direct impact.

Additionally, we offer:

• An international work environment at one of the most innovative companies in the Netherlands.
• An enthusiastic team dedicated to maintaining the highest quality standards.
• Excellent employment conditions, including 40 days off.
• A salary scale of up to €5,800 gross per month, with room for growth.
• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• Great development opportunities, including training through the Lely Academy.
• Access to our own Lely Gym and outdoor sports park, fitness classes, and other initiatives via the #FitatLely program.

...and a barista at the Lely Campus who makes the best cappuccinos with fresh milk, straight from the farm.

Recruitment & selection agency, consultancy, or staffing agency? We appreciate your interest, but we source all our candidates directly. We understand that, as an intermediary, you want to present candidates with our great opportunities and contribute to our ambitions, but this is not how we have structured our recruitment process. This means that all unsolicited candidate profiles submitted for Lely vacancies will be treated as direct applications.

A sustainable, profitable, and enjoyable future for dairy farmers by combining robotics, engineering, and farming expertise—that's what we believe in.

It all started in 1948 with a dream of two brothers in Maassluis. Since then, we have been an innovative leader in automated systems for dairy farmers worldwide. With 2,500 specialized professionals, we continuously work on new agricultural revolutions. We do this from our Campus in Maassluis—the building with the highest possible sustainability performance in the Netherlands—as well as from other international locations. Together, our goal is to make dairy farming attractive for the next generation.