Global Quality Leader - Multi-Plant Excellence

Generac Power Systems; Casole d'Elsa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pramac, a Generac Company, seeks a Global Quality Manager to lead product quality across its manufacturing network in Casole d’Elsa, Italy. You will set common quality standards, drive cross-site improvement projects and report to the COO.

You will guide plant Quality Managers, define KPIs, manage supplier quality, customer quality and field performance, and champion data-driven quality enhancements across the group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Quality Management or a related field.
• 10+ years of quality management experience in multinational manufacturing with multisite leadership.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, APQP, FMEA, control plans, 8D, CAPA, SPC and MSA.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
• Fluent English required; Italian or other languages are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define the global quality strategy and annual priorities with plant Quality Managers and General Managers.
• Lead the plant quality network through regular reviews, shared problem solving and exchange of best practices.
• Establish common quality guidelines, control plans and acceptance criteria for incoming materials, manufacturing processes and final product inspection and testing.
• Align inspection methods, traceability, nonconformity management and quality documentation with Engineering, Industrial Engineering and local quality teams.
• Ensure quality requirements are included in new product introductions, product and process changes, and transfers between plants; verify consistent implementation across sites.
• Define common KPI definitions, calculation methods, data requirements and reporting routines across plants.
• Lead projects to eliminate recurring defects, improve product reliability and reduce costs of poor quality.

Skills

Quality management

Multisite leadership

Quality data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Quality Management or a related field

Tools

ISO 9001

APQP

FMEA

Control plans

8D

CAPA

SPC

MSA

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Job description

Pramac, a Generac Company, seeks a Global Quality Manager to lead product quality across its manufacturing network in Casole d’Elsa, Italy. You will set common quality standards, drive cross-site improvement projects and report to the COO.

You will guide plant Quality Managers, define KPIs, manage supplier quality, customer quality and field performance, and champion data-driven quality enhancements across the group.