Global Production Quality Director - Strategy & Excellence

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Wellness program

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

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

This role focuses on production quality management and cross-functional collaboration with worldwide facilities to standardize best practices from engineering concepts through the customer life cycle. You will drive quality strategies for New Product Introduction, manage supplier quality issues, and lead continuous

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 root cause analysis techniques.
• Demonstrated strategic leadership accountability.
• Experience working cross-functionally with all levels of the organization.
• Experience developing operational yield and process control tracking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the roadmap to achieve the G&W Electric long-term global production quality vision.
• Develop and execute Quality strategies in support of New Product Introduction (NPI) that satisfy near term demands of development programs and support long term vision of transitioning to full rate production.
• Lead the teams in leveraging quality best practices to drive supplier quality issues resolution.
• Ensure production risk management, by working cross-functionally to support strong process of supplier qualification, effective PPAP process implementation and support of closed loop processes non-conformance management
• Evaluate organizational design and recommend improvements to optimize resources.
• Prepare management reports to review global production performance and cost of quality
• Drive use of standardized lean & quality tools, share best practices, and benchmark world class companies to achieve a higher level of Operational Excellence.
• Manage Capital, Point of Control, and Expense budgets associated with Production Quality global operations and improvements.
• Support strong Environmental, Health, and Safety culture with the team by following all safety regulations and maintaining clean and orderly work areas.
• Coordinate the execution of company business initiatives with cross functional team

Skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

Strategic leadership

Root cause analysis

Quality management

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

PPAP

Job description

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

This role focuses on production quality management and cross-functional collaboration with worldwide facilities to standardize best practices from engineering concepts through the customer life cycle. You will drive quality strategies for New Product Introduction, manage supplier quality issues, and lead continuous