Quality Director

LEGO Koncernen; Billund; On-site; DKK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Insurances

Wellbeing

Colleague Discount

Bonus

Workplace with hybrid policy

Job summary

The LEGO Group in Billund, Denmark is seeking a Director of Quality, Environment, Health and Safety to lead QEHS across sites, integrating innovation with mass production excellence. You will drive strategic direction, develop leaders, and partner with the site leadership team to build a high-performing organization.

You will manage substantial budgets, oversee audits and continuous improvement, and travel internationally to align standards and share knowledge across global sites.

Qualifications

• Experience managing quality/safety in a factory setting.
• Transformational leadership with change-management ability.
• Experience aligning QEHS with business strategy and global standards.
• Willingness to travel 10+ days per year for global alignment.
• Experience with LEAN and failure analysis/problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Set and define direction for quality and EHS, driving the leadership team.
• Build a diverse, future-ready team and develop senior leaders.
• Collaborate as a business partner to the site leadership team.
• Handle customer audits, complaints, and drive defect elimination to zero defects.
• Align QEHS initiatives with overall business strategy.
• Be the EHS Chairman of EHS Team Production, and run Q-EHS wheel.
• Manage a cost budget of 30 million DKK and an investment budget of 5-10 million DKK.
• Lead global initiatives for knowledge sharing, equipment development, and process alignment.

Skills

LEAN experience

Failure analysis & problem solving

People management

Strong communication

Travel availability

Education

IATF 16949 Lead Auditor

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

APQP / PPAP expertise

VDA 6.3 Lead Auditor

Six-Sigma Black Belt

Certified Safety Professional

Job description

• Management Level
  Director
• Job ID
  0000037429
• Category
  Quality Management
• Location
  Billund, Denmark

Job Description Join us as a transformational leader, influencing innovation height within The LEGO Group. Play a pivotal role in making impactful decisions across diverse topics, integrating innovation with mass production excellence, and work alongside talented teams within The LEGO Group, both locally and globally, fostering partnerships that inspire growth.

Core Responsibilities

• Set and define direction for quality and EHS, driving the leadership team in that direction.
• Build a strong, diverse team that are fit for the future, while developing & motivating team members, including senior leaders and specialists, to foster a high-performing organization.
• Collaborate as a strong leadership team member, acting as a business partner to the site leadership team.
• Handle customer audits, complaints, and drive defect elimination to create a zero-defect culture.
• Aligning QEHS initiatives and organizational development with over all business strategy
• Be the EHS Chairman of EHS Team Production, and run Q-EHS wheel
• Manage a cost budget of 30 million DKK and an investment budget of 5-10 million DKK.
• Lead global initiatives for knowledge sharing, equipment development, and process alignment across sites.

Play Your Part in Our Team Succeeding
Join our Billund Moulding and Qualifying team, consisting of a dedicated team of senior leaders, operating innovative moulding machines, producing LEGO bricks at incredibly high levels of efficiency and quality. You’ll have the unique opportunity to showcase your skills in change management, continuous improvement, and stakeholder management. You’ll influence innovation across our global platforms and play a key role in integrating innovation with mass production excellence. Collaborate with teams locally and globally to drive decision-making and innovation.

Do You Have What It Takes?
The ideal candidate has experience managing quality/safety in a factory setting, with deep knowledge of quality processes in large-scale manufacturing. They have several years of experience as a transformational leader with the ability to lead change, manage necessary transformations, and streamline operations effectively.

Moreover, they come with:

• Industrial experience within manufacturing (ideally from automotive)
• Expert knowledge of supply chain management and certifications like IATF 16949, ISO 9001, APQP, PPAP, VDA 6.3 Lead Auditor, Six-Sigma Black Belt, and Certified Safety Professional.
• Several years experience working with LEAN, and Working on failure analysis and problem solving
• Strong people management skills and experience with org development
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to structure clear documents and presentations, translating complex topics into concise and compelling messages for senior collaborators.
• Ability to travel 10+ days yearly to secure global alignment

The position is based in Billund, DK and relocation support is not offered for this role.

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
• Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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