We are seeking a Quality Manager to lead and develop our quality and management systems across the organization. This is a key leadership role with responsibility for building a structured, proactive quality culture and ensuring that quality is integrated into everything we do—from supplier performance and production processes to customer experience and continuous improvement.

Your Responsibilities

As Quality Manager, you will take ownership of the company’s quality management framework and drive systematic quality development across the business. Your key responsibilities include:

• Owning and developing the company’s quality and management systems
• Establishing structured processes and standards to support operational excellence and future certification readiness
• Driving quality assurance and quality control activities throughout manufacturing and the supply chain
• Leading root cause analysis and corrective actions related to quality deviations and non-conformities
• Developing quality processes, documentation, and performance monitoring
• Working closely with production, sourcing, engineering, after-sales, and customer-facing teams to strengthen quality performance
• Supporting supplier and customer quality matters when required
• Promoting a systematic, data-driven, and continuous improvement mindset across the organization

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a hands-on and systematic quality professional who combines practical manufacturing experience with strong leadership and change management capability. You likely bring:

• Proven experience in quality management within manufacturing or industrial production
• Strong understanding of quality systems, processes, and operational quality development
• Experience implementing or developing management systems and structured quality practices
• A methodical and solution-oriented approach with the confidence to address challenging situations
• Ability to influence, lead change, and build quality awareness across functions
• Experience from the automotive industry or similarly demanding manufacturing environments is considered a strong advantage
• Familiarity with IATF 16949 is highly valued
• Excellent communication skills in Finnish and English
• Willingness to travel occasionally to suppliers and customers (approximately 15%)

Why Join Us?

This role offers the opportunity to make a visible and lasting impact at a growing industrial company where quality is a strategic priority. You will have the authority to shape systems, influence the culture, and help build world-class manufacturing capabilities. With a new owner and new investments, Sampo-Rosenlew is developing rapidly—and this role is at the heart of that development. Sampo-Rosenlew offers a rare opportunity to get to the heart of the machinery industry in a market where the company has a long history and a strong track record of success. The new owner’s strong willingness to invest, ambitious growth targets, and international business environment create a framework where you can genuinely influence the strategic direction. The organization is agile, decision-making is fast, and you will be surrounded by a skilled team and have a genuine mandate to operate in new ways.

Interested?

This recruitment is being conducted in collaboration with Eilakaisla. Submit your application and resume in English via the form below. Please note that for data security reasons, all applications must be submitted via the application form on this website.

For more information about the role and the recruitment process, please contact Eilakaisla’s senior consultant Julia Saunamäki by phone at +358 50 513 5157 or by email at julia.saunamaki@eilakaisla.fi. The best times to reach Julia by phone are Thursday, May 28, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Thursday, June 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.