Global Quality Manager – Bam

Global Quality Manager – Bam

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred.
• Significant prior experience in quality engineering / assurance with exposure to IATF16949 standards and ideally AIAG and VDA standards
• Experience of dealing with customers and acting as a focal point for the organization with the customer base.
• Experience CI and lean methodologies, ideally L6S Black Belt.
• Held leadership roles in large-scale manufacturing operations.
• Good understanding of Supply chain networks, Design for Manufacture Principles & Project management experience
• Strong analytical skills and experience with statistical process control and manufacturing data analysis.
• Travel: Up to 50% of the time may be required at certain times.

Responsibilities

• The roll holder will act as a champion of the customer in the organization.
• The role holder is responsible for planning, developing, and directing quality assurance policies, programs, and initiatives inside the business unit.
• The role holder will be responsible to manage the quality performance of the internal Alkegen supply chain, which operates across multiple sites paying close attention to extended operations & sub contractors.
• The role holder will ensure that processes and used inside the Business Unit comply with established quality standards and regulations, not limited to ISO9000 and IATF 16949 standards.
• The role holder drives continual improvement in safety, with no compromises to safety at any time.
• The role holder ensures that Plants operate with a sense of urgency and commitment to meet the objectives of the business unit.
• The roll holder will be a change agent and an advocate for a zero defects quality culture.
• The role holder will facilitate the resolution of external / internal quality issues with strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, root cause analysis, effective containment, and corrective action / prevention implementation.
• The role holder will implement proven improvement strategies supported by statistically rigorous methods and/or lean methodologies.
• The role holder will deliver improvements in production efficiency and waste reduction to support zero material losses philosophy inside the business unit.
• The role holder must be an effective influencer of plant managers, quality managers and other operational stakeholders to ensure that sites and functions operate with a sense of urgency and commitment to meet the objectives of the business unit.
• This role will own the QA toolset and develop competence in the tools across the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master’s degree is preferred.
• Experience with AIAG and VDA standards is desirable.