We are Bobcat. A community powered by people. Across 16 countries and 50 nationalities, we have over 2,500 employees, 300 dealers in EMEA and a world-class innovation centre that’s breaking new ground every day. We’ve been engineering powerful machines and transforming how the world works for more than 60 years. From construction to agriculture, our products make an impact. We empower people to accomplish more, and we’re proud of that. It’s our people that make it possible. We value the skill and expertise that surrounds us. As part of our team, you’ll find career opportunities that will challenge, inspire, and reward you. We believe that together we can unearth something extraordinary.
We are looking for Quality Lead Geith to join our team at Bobcat.
As the Quality Lead at Geith, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our products meet the highest standards. You’ll work closely with suppliers across Europe, Asia and North America, as well as our internal teams, to drive product quality from first concept through to full production.
This is a hands‑on technical leadership role where your expertise, communication skills and problem‑solving mindset will make a real impact.
- Product validation throughout the NPD & OEM project process
- Leading the creation and communication of the PQR Product Requirements Document, including supplier technical reviews
- Partnering with Engineering to define validation and product compliance requirements
- Acting as the quality lead from prototype through APQP‑PPAP and Safe Launch
- Reviewing and signing off PPAP submissions across all Geith products and suppliers
- Analysing warranty complaint data to identify trends, recurring defects and improvement opportunities
- Driving root‑cause investigations and closing out 8D reports with validated corrective actions
- Visiting suppliers for problem‑solving reviews and targeted audits
- Planning and conducting annual supplier product audits and weekly audit reviews
- Performing Onsite Assessment Audits (OSA) for new suppliers
- Leading technical process audits at supplier plants
- Setting annual warranty and supplier KPI targets and tracking performance
- Guiding the supplier development team and supporting quality technicians and engineers
- Supporting operations and service teams with urgent supplier‑quality issues
- Ensuring defect costs are captured, communicated and recovered where appropriate
- Proven experience in quality engineering role with responsibility for product validation and supplier quality development
- Strong background in manufacturing (Lean experience is a plus)
- Excellent knowledge of steel fabrications and related processes
- Basic understanding of castings, hydraulics and electrical components
- Confident using quality tools such as PPAP, APQP, SPC and 8D
- Comfortable working with multi‑location teams and travelling globally
- Strong judgement, leadership and communication skills
- Analytical mindset with the ability to make clear decisions
- Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Competitive salary package
- Contributory pension scheme
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- And much more…
At Bobcat, we support equal opportunities, value diversity of skills, perspectives and cultures and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
