Quality Leader, Residential HVAC

Trane Technologies; Davidson, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 199,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K matching

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Trane Technologies seeks a Quality Leader for Residential HVAC to drive continuous improvement in product quality and reliability. You will partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Service and Operational Excellence to solve quality problems and reduce the cost of quality.

You will lead a matrix team, communicate KPI status, and push a Zero Quality Defect mindset through the Business Operating System. Travel 25–30% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 15+ years in quality management, program and project management in design/engineering/manufacturing.
• Professional certifications (CPM, APICS, Six Sigma, CQM, PE) preferred.
• Strong leadership in APQP, PPAP, A3 thinking, FMEA and Control Plan, SPC and COPQ.

Responsibilities

• Create an exceptionally talented organization through transformational change and cross‑functional alignment to ensure product quality and reliability.
• Lead quality compliance policy and regulatory strategies; ensure compliance at all parts locations and suppliers; guide safety council and NHTSA requirements.
• Drive a proactive quality team; articulate goals; communicate with all levels; foster a zero defect mindset.

Skills

Quality leadership

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

A3 thinking

SPC

COPQ

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Lean manufacturing

Job description

Reporting to the Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain, Residential HVAC business unit, the Quality Leader, Residential HVAC will support our cultural transformation as Trane Technologies aligned to innovating for our customers, building a world class lean enterprise and uplifting our people, culture and communities. This key leadership role is responsible for establishing continuous improvement programs for the company related to product quality, defining and implementing world-class quality systems and processes, and partnering with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Service and Operational Excellence to solve and prevent quality related problems internally and with customers.

This position oversees all quality and reliability initiatives, managing teams both directly and in a matrix structure. The Quality Leader communicates goals and expectations to the organization while providing positive motivation to the related teams, with a drive to reduce the cost of quality and drive a "Zero Quality Defect" mindset through utilization of our Business Operating System.

• Create an exceptionally talented and robust organization through transformational change and cross-functional alignment to ensure product quality and reliability while working to reduce the cost of quality.
• Support Trane initiatives related to Quality Compliance policy and regulatory compliance strategies and ensure compliance at all Parts locations and suppliers. Lead and guide the safety council and manage any NHTSA requirements for the organization.
• Drive a proactive Quality team where everyone clearly understands their role and connection to strategy. Articulate goals and expectations and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization. Provide positive motivation and increase customer-facing awareness to drive a "Zero Quality Defect" mindset.
• Communicate status on high level KPI’s and metrics. Examples include ICQ DPPM, Warranty DPPM, Voice of Customer, and COPQ, Supplier quality, and process capability while ensuring quality specs are consistently established and deployed. Ability to present in a concise manner to leadership KPI’s and status of quality focusing on the customer while managing/maintaining key Business metrics.
• Strategize and collaborate with other departments to ensure timely completion of all objectives and milestones, including Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Product Management, and Operational Excellence.
• Drive risk analysis and develops solutions to a variety of complex problems.
• Actively participates on the Enterprise Quality Council; develops, implements, supports and follows corporate quality policies, processes, and procedures.
• Serves as an escalation point for plant quality team when they are not able to resolve quality issues effectively or efficiently.
• Scopes out projects and problems; set objectives and goals; breaks down large complex issues into process steps; anticipates and modifies actions to close gaps, measure performance against goals; and evaluates results.
• Domestic travel 25-30%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required; Master’s degree is preferred
• 15+ years of experience in various functions of quality management, program and project management in a design, engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Professional certification (CPM, APICS, Six Sigma, CQM, PE, etc.) is preferred
• Demonstrated strong leadership and applied knowledge in: APQP, PPAP, A3 thinking, FMEA and Control Plan, SPC, Financial Metric Management (COPQ, CPU, etc.)
• 5 - 7 years of experience leading a team of individuals (experience with Trane Technologies systems a plus)
• Experience in quality management, operations, lean manufacturing processes including visual management
• Excellent interpersonal skills, mentor, team player including professional customer and supplier interaction capability.
• Change Management: Demonstrated ability to drive change and continuous improvement using communication skills to engage the organization to achieve world class performance
• Collaboration: Ability to influence change outside of direct organization. Ability to weigh benefits and risks on behalf of entire company for this area of responsibility. Anticipates barriers and proactively develops solutions to overcome obstacles—deep understanding of both big picture and key details
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels in the organization
• Leadership: Demonstrated leadership skills including growth and development of teams. Energetic, passionate, driven, and strong interpersonal skills
• Business Acumen: Demonstrated business and financial understandings

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我们勇敢前行。

工作地点：

周一至周四，与同事在现场办公。周五可自主选择办公地点，根据工作需求灵活安排。

Quality Leader, Residential HVAC

Reporting to the Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain, Residential HVAC business unit, the Quality Leader, Residential HVAC will support our cultural transformation as Trane Technologies aligned to innovating for our customers, building a world class lean enterprise and uplifting our people, culture and communities. This key leadership role is responsible for establishing continuous improvement programs for the company related to product quality, defining and implementing world‑class quality systems and processes, and partnering with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Service and Operational Excellence to solve and prevent quality related problems internally and with customers.

This position oversees all quality and reliability initiatives, managing teams both directly and in a matrix structure. The quality Leader communicates goals and expectations to the organization while providing positive motivation to the related teams, with a drive to reduce the cost of quality and “Zero Quality Defect” mindset through utilization of our Business Operating System.

Principal Responsibilities

• Create an exceptionally talented and robust organization through transformational change and cross‑functional alignment to ensure product quality and reliability while working to reduce the cost of quality.
• Support Trane initiatives related to Quality Compliance policy and regulatory compliance strategies and ensure compliance at all Parts locations and suppliers. Lead and guide the safety council and manage any NHTSA requirements for the organization.
• Drive a proactive Quality team where everyone clearly understands their role and connection to strategy. Articulate goals and expectations and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization. Provide positive motivation and increase customer‑facing awareness to drive a "Zero Quality Defect" mindset.
• Communicate status on high level KPI’s and metrics. Examples include ICQ DPPM, Warranty DPPM, Voice of Customer, and COPQ, Supplier quality, and process capability while ensuring quality specs are consistently established and deployed. Ability to present in a concise manner to leadership KPI’s and status of quality focusing on the customer while managing/maintaining key Business metrics.
• Strategize and collaborate with other departments to ensure timely completion of all objectives and milestones, including Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Product Management, and Operational Excellence.
• Drive risk analysis and develops solutions to a variety of complex problems.
• Actively participates on the Enterprise Quality Council; develops, implements, supports and follows corporate quality policies, processes, and procedures.
• Serves as an escalation point for plant quality team when they are not able to resolve quality issues effectively or efficiently.
• Scopes out projects and problems; set objectives and goals; breaks down large complex issues into process steps; anticipates and modifies actions to close gaps, measure performance against goals; and evaluates results.
• Domestic travel 25-30%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required; Master’s degree is preferred
• 15+ years of experience in various functions of quality management, program and project management in a design, engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Professional certification (CPM, APICS, Six Sigma, CQM, PE, etc.) is preferred
• Demonstrated strong leadership and applied knowledge in: APQP, PPAP, A3 thinking, FMEA and Control Plan, SPC, Financial Metric Management (COPQ, CPU, etc.)
• 5 - 7 years of experience leading a team of individuals (experience with Trane Technologies systems a plus)
• Experience in quality management, operations, lean manufacturing processes including visual management
• Excellent interpersonal skills, mentor, team player including professional customer and supplier interaction capability.

Key Competencies:

• Change Management: Demonstrated ability to drive change and continuous improvement using communication skills to engage the organization to achieve world class performance
• Collaboration: Ability to influence change outside of direct organization. Ability to weigh benefits and risks on behalf of entire company for this area of responsibility. Anticipates barriers and proactively develops solutions to overcome obstacles—deep understanding of both big picture and key details
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels in the organization
• Leadership: Demonstrated leadership skills including growth and development of teams. Energetic, passionate, driven, and strong interpersonal skills
• Business Acumen: Demonstrated business and financial understandings

年度基本薪资范围或小时基本工资范围

$198,993.33 - $268,730.00

薪酬类型

薪资

符合激励资格

Yes

符合销售佣金资格

No

免责声明

我们致力于为该职位提供具有竞争力的薪酬，并根据多种因素进行定制。实际薪酬将取决于资历、绩效、地理位置、学历、经验、出差要求以及工会归属等因素。我们的薪酬范围通常以该国家的全国平均水平为基础。此外，福利待遇可能会因地区、业务归属、工会参与以及员工身份的不同而有所差异。

在工作与家庭中都能蓬勃发展：

• 您和家人的福利从第一天起即生效，包括医疗保险，以及提供丰厚激励的全方位健康福利计划 – 我们敢于关怀！
• 家庭组建福利包括生育治疗保障，以及收养/代孕协助。
• 带薪休假包括最多 15 天年假、带薪节假日、病假，以及其他支持志愿服务和育儿假的选项。
• 401K 匹配缴款、通过公司项目提供的教育与培训机会，以及学费补助和学生贷款债务支持。

免责声明： 福利内容可能因工作地点、集体谈判协议以及当地/州法规而异

安全敏感岗位

公司将某些岗位指定为安全敏感岗位。安全敏感岗位可能要求您通过额外的药物筛查。此岗位为安全敏感岗位：

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