Head of Operational Quality

Kamstrup; Skanderborg; On-site; DKK 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work life balance

Canteen & fitness facilities

Dental clinic & health services

Job summary

Kamstrup is seeking a Head of Operational Quality to lead the global quality strategy across its water production sites in Denmark and the US. You will drive a culture of quality, strengthen governance, and embed quality across the value chain to support growth and customer satisfaction.

You will lead a team of five specialists and collaborate with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, Sourcing, and Supply Chain to deliver best-in-class quality and enable new product introductions.

Qualifications

• Hold a degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline and bring solid Operational Quality experience from manufacturing.
• Have a strong foundation in quality systems, processes, standards, and methodologies such as APQP, FMEA, SPC, Root Cause Analysis, and Continuous Improvement.
• Have successfully led quality transformations across sites, functions, or business units, including Supplier Quality and New Product Introduction.
• Are an experienced people leader with a track record of developing high-performing teams and driving change.
• Excel at stakeholder management and collaboration and are motivated by creating business impact through quality excellence

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team of five specialists across Operational Quality, Supplier Quality Assurance, and Measuring Laboratory
• Driving operational quality performance through governance, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Developing and deploying global quality standards, methodologies, and KPIs across production sites
• Ensuring quality readiness, risk management, and supplier quality performance to support operational excellence and new product introductions
• Strengthening quality culture and Operational Quality maturity across sites and functions

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Quality systems knowledge

APQP

FMEA

SPC

Root Cause Analysis

Continuous Improvement

Education

Engineering degree or related technical discipline

Job description

Are you ready to lead a global transformation in operational quality? Do you want to shape how world-class water solutions are delivered worldwide? Are you motivated by building a strong quality culture that lasts? Do you thrive in a role where you can influence processes across sites and lead an organization towards operational excellence?

Here Is What The Job Entails

As our new Head of Operational Quality, you will lead the global Operational Quality strategy across our Water production sites in Denmark and the US. You will drive the transformation of Operational Quality to a new level of maturity by strengthening our quality culture, enhancing governance, supplier quality performance, and ensuring scalable processes that support growth. In close collaboration with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, Sourcing, and Supply Chain, you will embed quality throughout the value chain and make it a key driver of business performance.

• Leading and developing a team of five specialists across Operational Quality, Supplier Quality Assurance, and Measuring Laboratory


• Driving operational quality performance through governance, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, and corrective actions


• Developing and deploying global quality standards, methodologies, and KPIs across production sites


• Ensuring quality readiness, risk management, and supplier quality performance to support operational excellence and new product introductions


• Strengthening quality culture and Operational Quality maturity across sites and functions

This is your opportunity to shape the future quality agenda, influence organizational culture, and establish best-in-class operational quality practices that support continued growth and customer satisfaction worldwide. Your decisions will have a direct impact on how we deliver reliable, high-quality solutions to customers across the globe.

Meet your future team

With a direct reference to our Senior Director, Water Supply Chain, you will become part of a newly established leadership team where you will help define the future leadership standards and operational excellence agenda across our Water Supply Chain.

You will lead a team of five highly skilled specialists. While the direct team is relatively small, your influence will extend across the entire Water Business Unit and Supply Chain organization through strong stakeholder management, quality leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. Together, the team is responsible for ensuring best-in-class quality performance and supporting the delivery of Kamstrup water meters worldwide.

Less About Us, More About You

We are looking for a leader who is ready to take Operational Quality to the next level and drive a transformation across our global production sites. Combining a strong quality toolbox with inspiring leadership and a collaborative mindset, you build trust across functions, set a clear direction, and embed quality ownership throughout the organization. Driven by continuous improvement and tangible business impact, you know how to turn quality excellence into operational performance and long-term value.

In order to succeed, we imagine that you:

• Hold a degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline and bring solid Operational Quality experience from manufacturing


• Have a strong foundation in quality systems, processes, standards, and methodologies such as APQP, FMEA, SPC, Root Cause Analysis, and Continuous Improvement


• Have successfully led quality transformations across sites, functions, or business units, including Supplier Quality and New Product Introduction


• Are an experienced people leader with a track record of developing high-performing teams and driving change


• Excel at stakeholder management and collaboration and are motivated by creating business impact through quality excellence

As we are an international organization it is important that you are fluent in English.

We are more than an ordinary workplace

We cherish the good colleagueship which we all contribute to, the only limit is your engagement. As we are a big organization you are bound to find one or more colleagues who share the same interest as you. This might be in our board game club, on our cycling team, during our yearly summer festival, or on the padel court. For example, our Team lead, Service Delivery is also our volunteer padel instructor while one of our Software Test Engineers run weekly spinning classes.

Besides the best colleagues you could imagine, we also offer:

• Work life balance through flexible working hours


• Employee benefits including a healthy canteen, fitness facilities, in-house dental clinic, hairdresser, and a free health clinic


• An active employee association that fosters a collaborative and supportive workplace community


• Beneficial health care and insurance package

The job will be located at Kamstrup's headquarters in Stilling, between Aarhus and Skanderborg.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Senior Director, Water SC, Rune Riis von Spreckelsen, on phone: [phone].

Get to know us

At Kamstrup, you'll become part of a close-knit community that genuinely cares about one another, fostering connections both in and out of the workplace. Our team comprises innovators, dreamers, and doers, united by an unyielding passion to challenge the status quo, find better solutions, and constantly push the boundaries of what's possible by being driving by our purpose: We Make What You Measure Matter. With an unwavering commitment to growth, we offer opportunities for you to leverage your skills and drive our business to new heights, empowering you to leave your mark on our future and grow with us.

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