Vice President Group Quality & EOHS 100% (f/m/d)

Burckhardt Compression AG.; Zürich; On-site; CHF 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits package

Flexible and hybrid working conditions

Participation in job-related training and further education

Job summary

Burckhardt Compression AG. is looking for a Vice President Group Quality & EOHS in Winterthur, Zurich. This role involves fostering a quality culture, developing strategic plans, and managing the Quality function across divisions. Qualifications include a degree in Engineering, extensive experience in Quality and Supplier Quality, and leadership skills. The position offers hybrid working conditions, a competitive salary, and a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Quality and Supplier Quality at both operational and strategic levels.
• Proven experience in QMS and in EOHS.
• Ability to work in a matrix and across different cultures.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate a culture of Quality and Safety through projects and actions aligned with the company mission statement.
• Design and implement dashboards for effective reporting.
• Manage Quality function and provide functional leadership within a divisional and regional matrix.

Skills

Quality and Supplier Quality

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Proficiency in English

Detail-oriented

Education

University Degree preferably in Engineering

Job description

Vice President Group Quality & EOHS 100% (f/m/d)

Job Type: Hybrid

Location: Winterthur, Zurich, CH

About the Role – The VP Group Quality & EOHS fosters a pervasive quality culture across the company, ensuring alignment with the company's mission statement. This leader develops and executes a strategic quality plan in partnership with the two Divisions of Burckhardt Compression – Systems (SYST) and Services (SERV), and with the Executive Management Team, driving continuous improvement and operational excellence. Additionally, the incumbent has operational responsibility for Quality & EOHS for the SYST Division and its legal entities within the Group framework.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate a culture of Quality and Safety through projects and actions aligned with the company mission statement.
• Design and implement dashboards for effective reporting.
• Global coordination of relevant Quality-related activities between global functions and legal entities.
• Design and implement mental health campaigns to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of group employees.
• Address client quality requirements by identifying process controls and mobilizing the organization to enhance customer satisfaction.
• Improve supplier quality by identifying and encouraging enhancements.
• Analyze data to identify improvement opportunities in processes, products, projects, and production.
• Support and actively join the R&D gate review process.
• Study and document processes, identifying opportunities to automate or eliminate steps for improved turnaround time.
• Document improvement action plans for processes, products, projects, and production.
• Lead project review meetings to evaluate progress and ensure alignment with goals.
• Establish Quality Assurance Plans for both existing and new projects and products.
• Coordinate with internal teams to drive quality-related actions.
• Ensure root cause analysis of errors are conducted and action plans prepared.
• Support facilitation, training of involved employees on product quality topics and customer quality issues resolution.
• Implement, maintain, and enhance the Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with ISO 9001 standards at Burckhardt Compression in Switzerland (BCAG) and other assigned legal entities.
• Safeguard assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction, or interference.
• Organize and conduct internal and external audits at BC to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
• Manage Quality function and provide functional leadership within a divisional and regional matrix.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• University Degree preferably in Engineering.
• Demonstrated and extensive experience in Quality and Supplier Quality at both operational and strategic level.
• Solid exposure to companies operating at global level in both established and emerging markets.
• Proven experience in a similar industry in both QMS and in EOHS.
• Consolidated ability to lead a large team in different locations and across different cultures.
• Proficient in English spoken and written.
• German and other languages advantageous.
• Leadership skills with ability to inspire and influence a large organization towards the achievement of ambitious goals.
• Ability to work in a matrix and across different cultures and hierarchical levels.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Positive mindset, team-focused approach and proven leadership track record, including people development and project management.

We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• The chance to make a significant impact in a critical growth area for our company.
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions.
• Versatile and autonomous activities and tasks.
• Participation in job-related training and further education.
• Appreciative and inclusive corporate culture.
• Demonstrated lived values that value diversity.
• Dynamic, international environment with committed employees.
• Structured induction process.
• Short public transport connections.