Plant Quality Leader (w/m/x)

Job Description SummaryAvio Aero, a GE Aerospace company, is a leading player in the aeronautics sector, specializing in the design, manufacture, and maintenance of components and propulsion systems for civil and military aircraft engines.
The Bielsko- Biała Plant Quality Leader will demonstrate accountability and leadership for functional, business, and broad company objectives. In this role you will be responsible for consolidating, leveraging the Daily Shop Management process, the Avio Aero Quality Mindset, based and focused on Lean and Continuous Improvement and for developing and deploying the ‘Zero Defect’ Culture, in accordance with the corporate strategy. You will integrate and develop processes that meet business needs across the organization, manage complex issues within functional areas of expertise, be involved in long-term planning, and contribute to the overall business strategy.Job DescriptionEssential Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to Quality organization in managing Product Quality and Process Compliance;

• Direct general process / product improvement programs and provide guidance and method rigor throughout the organization;

• Lead technical efforts in manage customer disruptions, inventory control, manufacturing losses,

• Provide technical leadership on problem identification and generation of counter measures on all issues related to product improvement and conformity and process improvement and compliance;

• Select, hire, train, and provide ongoing leadership on assigned personnel to meet organizational goals;

• Manage organization's cost and investment projects;

• Flight deck approach to drive plant quality Improvements;

• Promote a working environment to achieve excellence in productivity, customer service, quality and EHS;

• Report to all organization on quality KPI Interface with all company functions (design engineering, mfg engineering, vendors, etc) to assure requirements are met according applicable specifications;

• Drive initiatives to maximize employee contribution in driving improvements in product quality and services;

• Ensure all Quality functions are staffed and well trained to perform their duties effectively;

• Lead the effort to develop and implement plans to meet customers' requirements for product quality, cost and delivery;

• Drive growth and change management in a fast-moving, high-energy environment.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering/ Material Science;

• Significant experience in manufacturing/ product quality to provide leadership to cross-functional teams

• Proven leadership and team-building skills;

• Fluent in both polish  and English;

• EU work permit.

Desired Characteristics

• Knowledge of machining/assembly/test processes;

• Aviation experience;

• Strong oral and written communication skills;

• Proven analytical abilities;

• Lean six sigma experience (GB or BB)

• Italian as option

What we offer

At Avio Aero, we understand the importance of Total Rewards. As a new joiner to Avio Aero we are pleased to offer the following welcome benefit plan:

• Company car or car allowance

• Co-financing sport activities

• Private medical care

• Discretionary awards

• Jubilee awards

• Holiday bonus

• Christmas bonus

• Subsidizing summer camps / winter camps / green schools for employees' children

• Cash rewards under the employee suggestion system

• Generali group insurance - the basic variant of life insurance and accident insurance fully financed by the employer with the option of insuring family members

• Active employee groups: Women's Network, Volunteers, Health Ahead, Sustainability Network, Disability Advocacy Network, Ambassadors

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