Elena-Rodica Chis

Senior Quality Manager

Bonn, Germany
Experience
Apr 2024 - Present
1 year 4 months
Bonn, Germany

Plant Quality Manager

BHC Gummi-Metall GmbH

  • Reviewing customer requirements (Quality Agreements) together with process and product quality implementation during approval processes (new start support and first samples according to PPF/PPAP) following APQP
  • Main contact for quality-related issues at the site
  • Implementing supplier quality support and development
  • Ensuring compliance with all quality-specific requirements such as incoming and outgoing inspections, first sample reports, quality instructions, inspection plans, control charts
  • Customer contact, complaint management, and handling with quality core tools: 8D report, 5 Why, Ishikawa analysis
  • Active use of quality tools: control plan, PFMEA, inspection plan, EMPB, drawings, collecting and interpreting statistical data, R&R, MSA, SPC
  • Conducting internal system, product, and process audits according to VDA 6.3, VDA 6.5; supporting certification in occupational health, safety, and environmental management
  • Responsible for implementing and certifying IATF 16949
  • Leading, guiding, and developing a team of 10 members towards goals
Dec 2022 - Mar 2024
1 year 4 months

Project Quality Manager

Prysmian

  • Handling customer quality questions and relevant contractual agreements according to Amprion customer requirements
  • Coordinating the creation of project quality plans, ITPs and MTPs, quality control plans, and project quality procedures with the plants
  • Ensuring compliance with requirements and relevant standards and regulations involving internal and external stakeholders (e.g., project teams, plants, suppliers, subcontractors) IEC 62895; IEC 60332; IEC 60754; IEC 62067; IEC 60794
  • Collaborating with production sites on product quality and customer relations
  • Planning and conducting quality audits of project processes and activities, production facilities, suppliers, and ISA
  • Following up on customer quality audits, nonconformities, complaints, etc., and ensuring problem resolution according to ISO 9001
  • Promoting project improvement through lessons learned
  • Regularly analyzing project data (e.g., project goals, performance indicators, nonconformities, complaints, insights) and reporting accordingly
Dec 2019 - Jul 2022
2 years 8 months
Königswinter, Germany

Quality Manager Europe

Baumot Group AG

  • Quality planning in the development of exhaust systems, low-temperature DPF systems, fully integrated aftertreatment solutions, and functionality development
  • Conducting 3D measurements and result inspections, measuring and data collection, and implementing FMEA in projects
  • Quality inspection of engine test bench setup, test vehicle setup, aftertreatment calibration, creating DV plans, and conducting strength and endurance tests
  • Participating in homologation/certification with KBA of the aftertreatment system, implementing incoming goods requirements, and training employees
  • Collaborating with procurement on supplier development, approval, and audits, and production release
  • Compiling assembly instructions and creating concepts for external partners
  • Acting as occupational health and safety officer according to HSE 45001 regulations
  • Implementing and operating QM systems according to ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and participating in internal and external audits
Jan 2019 - Nov 2019
11 months
Ningbo, China

Quality Manager Europe for China Fuerda Smartech Ningbo

ANÜ-Eurotriade

  • Quality planning in projects supporting AUDI, Skoda, VW, and Daimler projects
  • Contact person for quality topics for OEMs, auditors, and suppliers
  • Ensuring and implementing customer requirements at the Cixi, China plant, training the China team for clear understanding and execution of European quality concepts
  • Implementing the IATF 16949:2018 quality system at Fuerda Cixi plant and achieving certification
  • Defining process procedures and work instructions according to IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3 and supporting the plant in applying VDA 6.3 processes; conducting sampling according to VDA 2
  • Supplier development; sourcing and supplier audits following VDA 6.3 and IATF 16949:2018 requirements; auditing Chinese suppliers BIA Wuxi, Yige Cixi, Geshi Cixi, Shanghai Fuylong Smartech, Heitec Cixi, and Unikun Shouzu
  • Ensuring and commissioning Q3 parts in the project (service provider in Europe for complaint cases)
  • Quality planning and control using QM methods for manufacturing processes/process management
  • Participating in system and process audits according to IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3
  • Quality assurance for existing prototype and series products for VW and supporting project development and project management
  • Analyzing and optimizing product development and manufacturing processes, defining and implementing KPIs, performing FMEA
  • Planning, conducting, and evaluating process analyses using quality core tools (5 Why, Ishikawa brainstorming, creating 8D reports for complaints; executing control plans and work instructions)
  • Laboratory qualification according to ISO 17025
Feb 2013 - Dec 2018
5 years 11 months

Program Quality Leader, Head of Quality Planning

Faurecia Angell Demmel Lindau

  • Identifying initial program quality goals, creating the quality management plan, and ensuring follow-up according to IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and VDA 2 requirements
  • Direct support and coordination of the project with BMW at the Legnica plant in Poland
  • Strategically coordinating project management goals in process management
  • Enforcing quality gates, including safety and regulations, environmental management, as well as PPM, scrap rates, and perceived quality, and communicating them to internal and external suppliers
  • Creating control plans and reviewing specifications
  • Developing launch scenarios through risk assessment based on FMEA, special characteristics, core competencies, and PPM
  • Approving the Design Validation Plan and Production Validation Test from engineering and ensuring their completion
  • Participating in and coordinating gauge design and statistical process control implementation
  • Actively participating in supplier sourcing and development, process audits according to VDA 6.3, approval, and evaluation
  • Ensuring customer-agreed quality targets are met
Oct 2003 - Dec 2012
9 years 3 months
Arad, Romania

Plant Quality Manager

EKR Elektrokontakt Rumänien

  • Leading and developing QM staff (25 members)
  • Structuring, coordinating, and managing the quality department according to IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and VDA 6.5 requirements
  • Monitoring and implementing quality systems, quality control, and quality assurance standards to ensure production meets IATF 16949 and TQM
  • Participating as lead auditor and second auditor in process and internal audits, supplier audits, and customer audits
  • Responsible for strategic and operational QM activities
  • Ensuring internal quality KPIs defined by management are met
  • Maintaining and continuously improving QM processes
  • Managing quality agreements with customers and suppliers
  • Identifying and implementing actions for continuous team development (team coordination and accountability)
  • Reviewing and implementing procedures for new or relocation projects, including checking necessary documentation according to APQP tools
  • Inspecting, equipping, and calibrating required measuring equipment and procedures
  • Actively using quality tools: control plan, PFMEA, inspection plan, EMPB, drawings, statistical data analysis, R&R, MSA, SPC, complaints, 8D reports, 5 Why, Ishikawa, brainstorming
  • Participating in internal and external process and product audits
Sep 1992 - Aug 2003
11 years
Arad, Romania

Process Engineer

Contor Zenner SRL, Rumänien SA

  • Medical devices – blood pressure monitors, oxygen saturation monitors, pulse oximeters
  • In-depth knowledge of processes for all components, subassemblies, and sets; detailed product and process knowledge by department
  • Coordinating and monitoring material needs per technical requirements, ensuring material flow planning, avoiding production stoppages, and maintaining continuous delivery
  • Identifying, defining, and implementing new technologies based on facts (at the time it was a startup in Romania without established technical standards)
  • Collaborating with IT on measures and new software for production use, such as VPPS (similar to modern SAP), integrating processes in production, quality, accounting, and logistics
  • Contributing to process development in aluminum die casting
  • This role gave me the opportunity to expand my technical knowledge, work in a dynamic team, and stay in constant contact with the new ISO 9001 standards of the European Union
Sep 1986 - Aug 1992
6 years
Timișoara, Romania

Production Associate

IPPS Temeswar

  • Inspecting and preparing medical devices for assembly
  • Setting up and operating measuring equipment to inspect and approve parts
  • This role covered my entire internship alongside my studies at the Polytechnic University of Timișoara, Romania. It was my first production experience as a career changer, where I learned to work independently and reliably with a technical mindset and team-oriented approach
Summary

I have built a solid career in quality management and have a strong technical background in mechanical engineering, automotive, and industrial sectors. My focus is on establishing robust quality systems, implementing process improvements, and working seamlessly with suppliers. I ensure compliance with standards such as IATF 16949 and ISO 9001. I always strive to meet customer requirements and achieve top quality in audits according to VDA 6.3.

I enjoy using my hands-on experience to implement effective quality tools, monitor key performance indicators, and lead teams to operational success. I have worked across multiple industries, and I take pride in delivering reliable, consistent quality every day.

Languages
Romanian
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced
Education
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

National School Of Women Managers From Romania

Post University Degree · Management, Business Administration · Timișoara, Romania

Oct 2008 - Jun 2011

European Institut Eurocor

Master Of Business Administration · Business Administration · Bucharest, Romania

Sep 1986 - Aug 1992

Technical University Of Timisoara

Graduate Engineer, specialization in Medical Technology, Optics, Optoelectronics · Precision Mechanics, Mechatronics · Timișoara, Romania

Certifications & licenses

Occupational Health and Safety 45001:2018

ISO

IATF 16949:2018 Requirements for quality management systems for series production and spare parts in the automotive industry

IATF

VDA 6.3:2016 Process audit and assessment of process capability/performance and its outputs

VDA

APQP - Advanced Product Quality Planning Training

FMEA Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

GM Auditor CQI Standards of AIAG for the automotive industry

AIAG

ISO 9001:2015

ISO

Product Safety Representative

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