Global Production Quality Director

G&W Electric Co; Bolingbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Short/Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Profit Sharing

401(k)

Job summary

G&W Electric Co. in Bolingbrook, IL seeks a Director of Global Production Quality to lead matrixed teams ensuring ISO and regulatory compliance across global operations.

Based in Bolingbrook, this role standardizes best practices, drives quality from engineering to customer life cycle, and collaborates with facilities worldwide. Ideal candidates bring 15+ years of experience, strong strategy and leadership, and a proven track record in production quality management within manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical or related Engineering field.
• 15+ years total experience, 6+ years management experience with quality and manufacturing.
• Problem solving skills with experience using root cause analysis techniques, with examples.
• Demonstrated strategic leadership accountability.
• Experience working cross-functionally with all levels of the organization structure.
• Experience developing operational yield and process control tracking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the roadmap to achieve the long-term global production quality vision.
• Develop and execute Quality strategies in support of New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Lead the teams in leveraging quality best practices to drive supplier quality issues resolution.
• Ensure production risk management with cross-functional support for supplier qualification, PPAP, and closed-loop non-conformance management.
• Evaluate organizational design and optimize resources.
• Prepare management reports to review global production performance and cost of quality.
• Drive standardized lean & quality tools, share best practices, benchmark world-class companies.
• Manage Capital, Point of Control, and Expense budgets for Production Quality operations.
• Support Environmental, Health, and Safety culture and maintain clean, safe work areas.
• Coordinate the execution of company business initiatives with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic leadership

Yield & process control tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

G&W Electric Co. in Bolingbrook, IL seeks a Director of Global Production Quality to lead matrixed teams ensuring ISO and regulatory compliance across global operations.

Based in Bolingbrook, this role standardizes best practices, drives quality from engineering to customer life cycle, and collaborates with facilities worldwide. Ideal candidates bring 15+ years of experience, strong strategy and leadership, and a proven track record in production quality management within manufacturing