Production Quality Manager
Rolex — Geneva: Production Quality Manager role overseeing quality criteria, audits and continuous improvement in component manufacturing.
Overview
Rolex is an independent Swiss luxury watchmaker renowned for precision engineering, rigorous in‑house production standards and a relentless focus on product quality and craftsmanship. The brand maintains discreet, technically sophisticated manufacturing sites and invests in continuous improvement and workforce training to preserve its reputation for excellence.
Role & Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with established quality criteria across the production sector.
- Guarantee consistent application of control methodologies and uniformity of the quality reference framework.
- Act as liaison between the production sector and the quality technician; escalate incidents and non‑conformities.
- Conduct workstation and part audits to verify adherence to control methods and tools.
- Participate in validation of aesthetic acceptance criteria for produced components.
- Analyze, interpret and maintain up‑to‑date quality indicators and metrics.
- Prepare weekly quality reports and animate cross‑functional quality meetings.
- Sustain the required competency level of controllers by delivering training and operational support.
- Contribute actively to continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
- Proven, demonstrated experience in quality functions, supplemented by certified continuing training in quality management.
- Minimum two years' professional experience in mechanical or micromechanical manufacturing; watchmaking experience is an advantage.
- Practical expertise in aesthetic inspection and application of basic quality tools and methodologies.
- Strong visual acuity and proficiency in reading technical drawings.
- Solid command of IT tools and comfort compiling and presenting data.
- Effective communicator with facilitation skills and capacity to make operational decisions.
Skills
Experience
Minimum 2 years' hands‑on experience in quality control within mechanical or micromechanical production. Prior exposure to horology/watchmaking processes is desirable.
Education
Vocational diploma or technical degree in quality management, mechanical engineering or equivalent; certified continuing education in quality management is preferred.
Benefits
Excellent working conditions; flexible working time arrangements; high‑quality social benefits.
Culture
The workplace emphasizes technical excellence, meticulous attention to detail and collective accountability. Teams operate within a disciplined production culture that values continuous improvement, employee training and cross‑disciplinary collaboration to uphold the brand's exacting quality standards.