Reporting directly to the Quality Senior Director ITS EMEA, the Plant Quality Manager will be responsible for leading and develop the local quality team containing Supplier Quality, Operations Quality, Customer Quality and Quality Management System.We offer:
Working for one of our brands and being part of the KION Group means working in a culture that is shaped by the shared values of the KION Group: integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence.
Your benefits:
Exciting future perspectives: wide range of personnel development measures with diverse career opportunities
Attractive compensation package: competitive compensation and benefits of a multinational company (according to local regulations)
Having a real impact: working in a dynamic environment with a high degree of freedom to shape your role and make a real impact by actively shaping world trade by keeping the world moving
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Key Responsibilities:
- Leading and develop the local quality team containing Supplier Quality, Operations Quality, Customer Quality and Quality Management System.
- Ensuring the quality of the factory products regarding market requirements as well as legal requirements, in particular CE conformity
- Further development and, if necessary, introduction of standardized processes at production level and implementation of the KION Quality guidelines
- Implementation of best-practice standards and future quality assurance measures regarding internal production processes, auditing of line processes as well as product and component auditing, quality gate planning and employee training, shop floor support and implementation and execution of operational supplier management
- Evaluate the external quality of the plant (products) at customers, organize and lead measures for its consistent improvement (Customer Quality)
- Acting as the CTO Onsite representative
- clearly defined contact person for main local stakeholders like local management and local internal interface partners
- Participation in local management meetings and initiatives
- Quality representation in local decision, Steering Committees and work groups
- Supports external audits of plant (ISO 9001, environmental audits, etc.)
- Provides/ coordinates/ initiates solution within CTO Organization along the established CTO processes and responsibilities, e.g. quality issues/ supply issues
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Successful completion of a degree in engineering science
- At least 15 years of experience regarding production processes and their quality requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in the automotive industry or at a sub supplier
- Preferably international working experience in different countries
- Leadership experience, preferably in a multi department Quality organizations
- Experience regarding shop floor quality requirements
- Strong knowledge in quality methods (PPAP, FMEA, APQP, 8D, Control plan, root cause analysis)
- Preferably knowledge of process design, Six Sigma and Lean
- Strong communication skills, assertiveness, great negotiation skills
- Proven development of team members and execution of skill development systems
- Software skills in the common software packages of Microsoft Office, SAP, PowerBI are mandatory
- Fluent in Italian and English
- Willingness to travel
The compensation package for this position includes a gross annual salary ranging from 50 to 70k€ .
A company car is also included as part of the compensation package.
If this challenging task appeals to you, we look forward to receiving your application. Your contact person is Caterina Buonagurio
Skills Required
- Degree in engineering science
- At least 15 years of experience with production processes and quality requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in the automotive industry or with an automotive sub-supplier
- Leadership experience, preferably in a multi-department quality organization
- Experience with shop floor quality requirements
- Strong knowledge of PPAP, FMEA, APQP, 8D, control plans, and root cause analysis
- Knowledge of process design, Six Sigma, and Lean
- Strong communication, assertiveness, and negotiation skills
- Experience developing team members and executing skill development systems
- Microsoft Office, SAP, and Power BI skills
- Fluency in Italian and English
- Willingness to travel
- International work experience in different countries
What We Do
Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries. We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers. Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry. With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally. Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales
