Production Engineer Compliance

To offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low, that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. To meet the needs of our customers we have a unique business model and value chain. It includes product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales. And of course, it starts and ends with our customers.

The task of IKEA Components within IKEA is to pursue the development of future unique and customer-friendly solutions within fittings and components to the IKEA range. We create substantial cost and quality benefits for IKEA in our development and trade of raw materials, components and fittings. IKEA Components is part of the IKEA group and shares the IKEA vision and values. Our business is global and employs 1300 people based in Sweden, Slovakia and China. Through co-operation with IKEA Supply Areas, we are also represented at several other sites around the world.

IKEA Purchasing Services (Czech Republic) spol. s r. o. is a purchasing organization which cooperates with furniture and home furnishing manufacturers located in Europe on producing furniture with perfect design and quality for many people, and which ensures distribution into retail stores IKEA worldwide. We are a team of about 150 co-workers of over 20 nationalities.

At IKEA, we see things a little differently. We onboard our suppliers as partners with whom we create long-term relationships. We want them to grow with us, become more efficient and achieve affordable sustainability.

A few perks of being one of us:

• We believe in you! You get the privilege and the responsibility to lead a diverse team and world-class suppliers, while finding innovative ways to drive the business for IKEA.
• We trust you! You have the confidence and freedom to lead your team and organize your time. Your well-being is our priority. A variety of rewarding work awaits you, which you will be able to combine alongside your hobbies or family.
• We grow with you! In regular informal talks with your manager, you can explore your development and carrier opportunities, and we will support you on the way. We embrace making mistakes and learning from them. For us, at IKEA, that is the best way forward.

Your responsibility as Production Engineer Compliance will be to lead and secure the quality compliance as a very important pre-condition of business development for all suppliers responsible by the business-teams located in Prague. Empower the suppliers to perform to the best of their abilities and continuously develop in their performance and competence.

As part of the business team and reporting to Business Development Manager Assembly & Accessories, you will actively contribute to the implementation of Category business plan. 

If you are the right person for this position, we can offer you an assignment in a global organization with great development potential, where your ideas are heard and where the goal always is “to create a better everyday life for the many people”! 

As Production Engineer Compliance your main assignments will be:   

- Secure specifications, product requirements, compliance to product requirements

- Secure training and implementation of new and updated requirements with suppliers
- Secure MSS paper-based packaging registration
- Lead to manage compliance deviations including receiving, investigation, agreement on causing party, root cause analysis and planning the containment and corrective and preventive actions

- Support Production Engineer in GO/NOGO preparation, audit, and follow-up action.

• A background in engineering, quality and product/production development

• With knowledge and experience in the field of the product requirements, standards and test methods, you have a strong capability to drive the compliance performance and deliver excellent results.

• Good knowledge IKEA documentation system (e.g. PDOC and CONNECT)

• Understanding of relevant Category Plans and Total Cos

• Genuinely interested in understanding the reality of production and continuous improvements

• Result oriented, high energy and self-driven way of working to deliver better products for the many people by working together with suppliers and in IKEA

• Sense of urgency and a never compromise attitude towards quality compliance

• Eager to actively search for information and continuously learn from good examples and mistakes

• Interest and drive to build trust and partnership to reach common goals

• Process oriented with good analytical skills and a structured approach

• Capability to build trust and relationships, for long-term business partnership by act in reality

• Engage and motivate people by sharing experiences and coaching others

• Ability to make decisions and solve problems with a holistic view; always act with the customer, supplier and total IKEA in mind

• Good communication skills in English both written and verbal

Curious to know more? Let´s connect!

• This position will be based in Prague, the Czech Republic.
• Travelling is a part of the assignment.
• The selection process will take place continuously, so please send in your application in English as soon as possible but latest May 9, 2025.
• If you have questions about the position, please contact hiring manager Marek Liscak at marek.matousek@inter.ikea.com. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Kateřina Koudelová at katerina.koudelova@inter.ikea.com