Regional Quality Director - Southern Europe

LHH; France; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading global company in the packaging industry is seeking a Regional Quality Director to oversee quality activities across multiple sites in France, Spain, Italy, and Tunisia. The successful candidate will have a strong background in operations and quality, particularly in the plastics sector. Responsibilities include fostering best practices, conducting audits, and promoting a quality-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Background in operations in a leadership role.
• Several years of experience in quality or continuous improvement.
• Experience in the plastics industry.

Responsabilités

• Support sites in identifying and driving quality-related activities.
• Foster a culture of sharing best practices.
• Ensure quality standards are well understood and implemented.
• Promote a quality-focused mindset.
• Conduct internal and external audits.
• Offer training and assistance to quality managers.
• Serve as the key person for quality excellence.

Connaissances

Strategic thinking

Project management

Results-oriented leadership

Adaptability

Effective communication

Lean tools familiarity

Outils

Injection molding

Blow molding

Extrusion

Thermoforming

Description du poste

Overview

Our client is leading global multinational in the packaging industry.

Location

France. The position can be based at any of the multiple sites our client has across France.

There is preference for somebody based or willing to commute or to relocate in the area of the Ain Department (Plastics Vallée Area).

Job Description

This is a new created role which will report directly into the Vice President Quality and will have a scope of 8 plants across France, Spain, Italy and Tunisia.

The Quality Managers of the plants report directly into the plant managers and dotted-line into the Regional Quality Director.

This is a summary of the main tasks and responsibilities in the role :

• Quality activities: as the Regional Quality Director, you will support the sites in identifying and driving quality-related activities. This involves ensuring adherence to quality standards, participating in major meetings with customers, and handling major claims.
• Best practice sharing: you will foster a culture of sharing best practices within team and across the wider organisation.
• Implementation of company standards: Ensuring that quality standards are well understood and consistently implemented.
• Quality culture: promoting a quality-focused mindset and excellence throughout the organisation.
• Audits and reporting: conducting internal and external audits and providing consolidated monthly reports on quality performance.
• Training and assistance: offering training and assistance to quality managers.
• Key person for Quality Excellence: serving as the key person for quality excellence, measuring performance, maintaining and improving as necessary.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a candidate with a background in operations in a leadership role, for example as plant manager, operations director, operational excellence director or similar.

This background would be complemented with several years of experience in a quality or continuous improvement position.

We are looking for candidates who have experience and solid technical know-how in the plastics industry for any sector (packaging, automotive, medical, etc.). This would include technologies like injection molding, blow molding, extrusion and thermoforming.

Skills and Requirements

• Strategic thinking skills: the right candidate is forward thinking, takes initiative and knows how to prioritize.
• Project management: demonstrated ability to manage and deliver projects within budget and on time.
• Leadership style: results-oriented leadership with strong impact and influencing skills.
• Adaptability and energy: tenacity, people skills, and the ability to lead change effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively: You should be able to direct and motivate teams and others, maintaining a persuasive and credible presentation style at all levels of the organisation.
• Lean tools: familiarity with lean tools and problem resolution techniques.

For this position we expect a fluent English and French level. Any additional languages, like Spanish or Italian, would be a plus.

Availability for travelling on regular basis across the region (above 50%) is a must for the position.