We are seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer position based in our Poznań or Cigacice location to join the Production Efficiency & Quality team.
**Ready to help build a better future for generations to come? **
In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.
*Join us and make a difference! *
**Your future team: **
At ROCKWOOL and Rockfon, the Supplier Quality Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring that our global internal and external supplier base delivers materials and components aligned with our high standards for product performance, acoustics, fire safety, sustainability, and operational excellence. This role supports both production sites and cross-functional teams to improve manufacturing capability, reduce variation, ensure compliance, and secure robust supply for our stone wool and ceiling solutions portfolio. Therefore, you can expect to travel 60-70 days a year, e.g. when visiting suppliers or factories.
What you will be doing:
Supplier Quality Assurance & Control
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Conduct audits and evaluations of suppliers to ensure compliance with ROCKWOOL and Rockfon quality, sustainability, and process requirements.
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Manage the approval processes for supplier components and raw materials, including product quality, and process qualification testing.
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Monitor and report supplier performance using data-driven methods, ensuring reduction of defect rates and continuous improvement.
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Maintain and improve supplier KPIs in alignment with ROCKWOOL’s operational and quality standards.
Supplier Development & Performance Improvement
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Lead supplier capability assessments and initiate improvement activities to ensure suppliers can meet ROCKWOOL and Rockfon technical specifications and volume requirements.
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Based on market feedback, drive corrective and preventive actions with suppliers, applying structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
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Support suppliers in building strong quality assurance systems, process control methods and tools, and long-term stability.
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Foster partnerships with suppliers aimed at improving sustainability, robustness, and material innovation.
Operational Quality Engineering
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Analyze nonconformities, process deviations, and material-related failures.
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Collaborate with ROCKWOOL production, product management, and R&D to support new material introductions and ensure robust industrialization.
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Validate supplier capacity and process changes to maintain continuity of supply.
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Support market claim process as interface to production: containment, RCA, corrective actions for redelivery, prevention of recurrence.
Cross-Functional & Global Collaboration
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Work closely with Procurement, Quality, Operations, Engineering, and R&D across multiple ROCKWOOL and Rockfon sites.
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Participate in cross-regional supplier reviews, knowledge sharing, and capability-building activities.
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Support strategic sourcing initiatives by providing technical evaluations and quality risk assessments.
What you bring:
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Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, Process, Industrial) or Quality Management.
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At least 5 years of experience in supplier quality, supplier development, or production quality (experience with mineral wool, insulation materials, mechanical components, or industrial raw materials would be an additional advantage)
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Knowledge of APQP, FMEA, control plans, capability studies, automation and statistical process control.
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Experience in root-cause methodologies such as 8D, 5Why, DMAIC.
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Ability to read technical drawings and understand material specifications.
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Fluent English and Polish.
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Structured, analytical, and proactive mindset.
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Strong communication skills to influence internally and externally.
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Independent attitude with ability to manage multiple priorities.
Please be aware that this position requires business travel approximately up to 70 days per year within Europe to ROCKWOOL/Rockfon sites, external suppliers, and, occasionally, customer sites.
**What we offer: **
By joining our team, you become a part of the people-centric work environment of a Danish company. We offer you a competitive salary, permanent contract after the probation period, development package, team building events, activity-based office in Poznan’s city center in the new prestigious office building – Nowy Rynek. or Cigacice, one of our two factories in Poland. Our compensation package on employment contracts includes:
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An office-first approach: home office is available up to 2 days per week
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Adaptable Hours: start your workday anytime between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM
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Home office subsidy
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Private Medical Care
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Multikafeteria MyBenefit
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Wellbeing program
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Extra Day Off for voluntary activities
… and while in the office you can also use modern office space with beautiful view and high standard furniture, bicycle parking facilities & showers, chill-out rooms with PlayStation, football table, pool table, board games, subsidized canteen with delicious food & fruit.
**Interested? **
If you recognize yourself in this profile and challenge, we kindly invite you to apply with CV written in English.
Who we are:
We are the world leader in stone wool solutions. Founded in 1937 in Denmark, we transform volcanic rock into safe, sustainable products that help people and communities thrive. We are a global company with more than 12,200 employees, located in 40+ countries with 51 manufacturing facilities… all focused on one common purpose – to release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living.
Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.
Diverse and inclusive culture:
We want all our people to feel valued, respected, included and heard. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, promote diversity, and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees.
At ROCKWOOL, you will experience a friendly team environment. Our culture is very important to us. In fact, we refer to our culture as “The ROCKWOOL Way”. This is the foundation in which we operate and is based upon our values of ambition, responsibility, integrity and efficiency.