Director Group Quality (m / f / d) (m / w / d)

Astotec Automotive is a rapidly growing automotive supplier with EUR170M annual sales and 1200 employees. Astotec Automotive aims to protect passenger and pedestrian lives through providing pyrotechnical solutions for automotive safety systems. Coming from a history in pyrotechnics, Astotec Automotive started serving international OEMs in 1993 with occupant protection products. The company is now collaborating with a wide range of international OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, after a tremendously successful growth phase in the recent years. Astotec automotive is able to supply OEMs "Local for Local" on nearly all markets, having entered China in 2024 with a new plant in Changzhou. Key assets for Astotec Automotive's competitiveness are the close R&D collaborations with the OEMs, an in-house igniter production, operational excellence and exceptional knowledge in pyrotechnics. Additionally, Astotec Automotive is proud of its investments in ESG, having reduced it's CO2 emissions by roughly 50% in recent years. The company is imbedded in Orasis Industries, a privately-owned strategic holding steering a group of industrial companies. Orasis Industries is a purpose driven company, supporting the operative businesses on topics like strategy, finance and planning.

To strengthen our team at the Hirtenberg / Lower Austria site, we are looking for a

Director Group Quality (M / F / D)

Your Role

• You will further develop a global quality organization for a growing automotive supplier (4 plants in Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria and China)
• You will manage the company's direct and indirect quality metrics and all related quality processes
• You will handle quality issues closely with customers, ensuring timely resolution and strong customer relationships
• You will develop and shape the company's quality strategy, aligning key stakeholders (e.g., Product realization, Supply chain and Product management, Purchasing)
• You will lead the quality team and foster cross-functional collaboration and transparency
• You will drive joint initiatives (e.g., Cost of Quality) with Product realization, Product management and Purchasing
• You will oversee tactical and operational implementation of the quality assurance strategy
• You will prepare and conduct audits and assessments with quality partners

Your Profile

What we offer

We look forward to your application.

Astotec Automotive GmbH

Leobersdorfer Straße 31-33, 2552 Hirtenberg / Austria

Nicolas Steinberger

Telefon : +43 664 780 262 84

E-Mail : nicolas.steinberger@astotec.com