Laboratories Coordinator

Join SKF Automotive and Drive Precision Excellence

At SKF Automotive, quality, innovation, and precision are at the core of everything we do. We are looking for a Laboratories Coordinator to lead our Metrology, Calibration, and Metallography Laboratories, ensuring compliance with integral automotive standards while supporting operational excellence and continuous improvement.

This position offers the opportunity to lead a highly specialized technical team, influence manufacturing quality, and contribute directly to the reliability of products used by leading automotive manufacturers worldwide.

What You'll Do

- Lead and coordinate the Laboratories, ensuring efficient operation and compliance with corporate and customer requirements.
- Ensure the reliability, accuracy, and traceability of all measuring systems and laboratory equipment.
- Manage calibration programs for measuring and control devices.
- Support manufacturing and quality teams through dimensional analysis, metallographic evaluations, and technical investigations.
- Lead laboratory personnel, promoting technical development, teamwork, and a culture of continuous improvement.
- Ensure compliance with automotive quality standards, including IATF 16949, ISO 9001, VDA 6.3, and BIQ requirements.
- Drive problem-solving activities using 8D methodology and support root cause analysis for quality issues.
- Participate in APQP activities, PPAP approvals, MSA studies, SPC implementation, FMEA reviews, and Control Plan development.




- Promote continuous improvement initiatives focused on laboratory performance, process capability, and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.

Language

• Advanced Business English.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience:

- Specialized experience in metrology and bearing evaluation.
- Knowledge of heat treatment, machining, grinding, and assembly processes.
- Experience in calibration of measuring instruments.
- Proven ability to supervise technical staff effectively and lead teams.

Technical Knowledge

• Management of laboratories: metrology, calibration of control devices, and metallographic evaluation.

• Strong understanding of quality standards and systems: IATF 16949, ISO 9001, VDA 6.3, BIQ.

• Solid knowledge of Quality Management Systems.

• Proficiency in Core Tools: MSA, APQP, PPAP, SPC, FMEA, PCP.

• Experience with 8D problem-solving methodology.

• Advanced interpretation of GD&T; (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).

Success in This Role

You are a hands-on leader who enjoys solving technical challenges, developing people, and driving operational excellence. You combine strong analytical thinking with effective communication and have the ability to work collaboratively across Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Production teams.

If you're passionate about precision engineering and want to make an impact in a world-class automotive manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

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