Head of Quality & HSE

Voith Hydro; York (York County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Voith Hydro in York, PA seeks a Regional Quality & HSE Leader to deploy and maintain quality, health, safety and environmental strategies across the region, in alignment with global governance. This role ensures ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 compliance, leads audits and investigations, and drives risk mitigation, data-driven decisions and continuous improvement.

You will lead regional Q&HE teams, manage KPIs, and oversee supplier quality, environmental risks and BMS processes with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent with leadership experience in Quality/HSE.
• Auditor qualifications to ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, and ISO 19011.
• Knowledge of Lean, risk assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with SAP, SharePoint, MS Office and HSE tools.
• Strong communication and leadership, analytical, customer-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Deploy regional Quality & HSE strategies aligned with VH/VHZ governance.
• Ensure fulfillment of relevant regulatory, legal, and ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001).
• Lead and develop regional Quality & HSE teams, ensuring capability and adequate staffing.
• Maintain and enhance BMS processes, instructions, and KPIs.
• Plan and execute internal and external Quality & HSE audits, including follow-up actions.
• Lead preventive and corrective actions, incident investigations, and root-cause analyses.
• Manage customer quality feedback and oversee hazardous material and environmental risks.
• Deploy and monitor Quality & HSE KPIs; prepare the annual management review.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives (OPEX/EPEX) and standardize best practices.
• Provide reporting and ensure alignment with global Quality & HSE functions.
• Full empowerment over regional Quality & HSE program implementation and improvements.
• Authority to block or reject non-compliant suppliers, processes, or components.
• Power to assign tasks and initiate problem-solving activities based on data analysis.
• Functional leadership over regional Quality & HSE teams.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Analytical

Customer-focused mindset

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Auditor qualifications (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, ISO 19011)

Tools

SAP

SharePoint

MS Office

HSE tools

Job description

About The Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4.8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

About The Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4.8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Hydro is hiring for:

Head of Quality & HSE

York, PA

Summary –

The Regional Quality & HSE Leader is responsible for deploying and maintaining quality, health, safety, and environmental strategies across the region in alignment with global governance and operational standards. This role ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and ISO standards while leading regional Quality & HSE teams to drive operational excellence, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement. The position oversees audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions, manages customer quality feedback and environmental risks, and monitors key performance indicators to support data-driven decision making. By partnering with global functions and regional operations, the role strengthens business management systems, standardizes best practices, and fosters a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Responsibilities –

• Deploy and maintain regional Quality & HSE strategies aligned with VH/VHZ governance.
• Ensure fulfillment of relevant regulatory, legal, and ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001).
• Lead and develop regional Quality & HSE teams, ensuring capability and adequate staffing.
• Maintain and enhance BMS processes, instructions, and KPIs.
• Plan and execute internal and external Quality & HSE audits, including follow-up actions.
• Lead preventive and corrective actions, incident investigations, and root-cause analyses.
• Manage customer quality feedback and oversee hazardous material and environmental risks.
• Deploy and monitor Quality & HSE KPIs; prepare the annual management review.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives (OPEX/EPEX) and standardize best practices.
• Provide reporting and ensure alignment with global Quality & HSE functions.
• Full empowerment over regional Quality & HSE program implementation and improvements.
• Authority to block or reject non-compliant suppliers, processes, or components.
• Power to assign tasks and initiate problem-solving activities based on data analysis.
• Functional leadership over regional Quality & HSE teams.

Qualifications –

• Engineering degree or equivalent; several years of leadership experience in Quality/HSE.
• Auditor qualifications (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, ISO 19011).
• Strong knowledge of regulations, standards, and operational best practices.
• Competence in Lean Management, risk assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with SAP, SharePoint, MS Office, and HSE tools.
• Strong communication, leadership, analytical, and customer-focused mindset.
• Fluent English; willingness to travel (30–50%).

Physical Demands –

Employees in this position are regularly required to walk, stand and use hands to finger, handle or feel. They are frequently required to reach with hands and arms. They are often required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employees are required to talk and hear in an industrial setting (noise level can be high at times) and regularly required to lift 10 pounds and occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds.

• This job description is not all encompassing, however, is intended to be a general description of the responsibilities of this position.

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.