Manfred W.

Quality Engineer with over 10 years of experience in Quality Management Systems, Quality Documentation and Nonconformity Management from large and challenging projects.

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

About

Quality engineer (Diplom Ingenieur / graduated engineer / mechanical engineering) with experience in elaboration and review of Quality Management System documentation, Inspection Plans (ITP) and Nonconformity management as well as in planning of production/assembly processes in automotive industry and piping installation at power plant construction site.

Experience

  • Quality Control Inspector (Laadunvalvonnan Insinööri) at Fennovoima
    Oct 2014 - Jul 2022 · 7 yrs 10 mos

    Quality assurance / quality control for manufacturing and installation of mechanical components for Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant new built project. Elaboration and review of quality management system documentation for: • Quality control (procedures, instructions, report templates, checklists); • Deviation / nonconformity management; • Documentation management. Review of documentation elaborated by the power plant supplier and sub-suppliers: • Licensing Documentation; • Technical Specifications; • Inspection Plans; • Environmental qualification (design validation) of mechanical components; • Quality management system documentation (main focus: nonconformity management / deviation management / correction, corrective action and preventive action / standard repair plans / quality control / project quality plans acc. ISO 10005 / documentation management). QC unit responsible for Microsoft Teams / Microsoft 365 introduction. Other software used, e.g.: MS Office, Document management systems Kronodoc and M-Files, Doors (requirement management software). ISO 9001, ISO 19443, ISO 10005, EN ISO 3834, ...

  • Quality Engineer, Piping Installation at Bilfinger Piping Technologies GmbH
    Mar 2010 - Sep 2013 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    • Quality assurance engineer at Olkiluoto nuclear power plant construction site, construction of high-pressure pipes; • Administration and improvement of quality related processes: nonconformity reports, item rejection reports, observation notices; • Investigation, analysis and evaluation of nonconformities, clarification with experts for piping, NDT, welding etc., incl. root cause analysis; • Planning and control of correction / corrective action / preventive action; • Updating product data with product management tools (PLM/PDM); • Negotiation and official communication with customer and subcontractor; • Elaboration of work specifications; • Review, correction and approval of work execution documents, selection of welding specifications; • Supervision of two co-workers; • Training of employees.

  • Production Planner - engineering mechatronics/steering column module applications at Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KG
    Jun 2007 - May 2009 · 2 yrs

    • Project management responsibilities for planning of production line and assembly processes for a just in sequence production of steering column modules; • Responsibility for erection and handover of production line on schedule; • Consulting with development and quality engineers for new constructions and technical changes in reference to quality and assembly-compatibility; • Control and implementation of technical changes to production line and to products; • Creating of work schedules and instructions for serial production and updating technical documents; • Coordination of production and quality control during pre-series phase and launch of production • Leading and training of production staff; • Composing customer reports; • Using modern product management tools (PLM/PDM) • Performing FMEA (Failure mode and effects analysis), control performance of PPAP (Production part approval process), planning and implementing actions for 8D reports

  • Student research assistant, cylindrical grinding and multi wire slicing at Fraunhofer IPT
    Nov 1999 - Mar 2003 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Research programs for several industrial partners; • Research on a cylindrical grinding machine and a multi wire slicing machine; • Assembling work, programming, machine operation, measurements, literature research, preparation of lecture materials.

  • Research assistant, supply chain management at University of Helsinki
    May 2002 - Aug 2002 · 4 mos

    • Research assistant at Department of Industrial Engineering and Management; • Exploring potential new supply chain management solutions based on rapid manufacturing (3D printing); • Results published as author/co-author at Logistics Research Network Annual Conference, 2004, Dublin, Ireland and in Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2010.