Quality Team Lead-Operations

Innio; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

INNIO in Wisconsin seeks a Director of Quality to drive quality in machining and assembly. You will lead improvement initiatives to ensure compliance with engineering specs across all production phases, applying Lean Six Sigma principles and strong leadership to mentor and develop the quality team for first-time quality and productivity gains.

You will collaborate with product platforms and manufacturing engineers, lead PFMEA and control plans, support supplier quality, and guide continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent; 7+ years in industrial quality roles.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt with strong problem-solving.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and IATF16949 quality systems.
• Proven leadership and mentoring ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality team in machining/assembly and drive improvements.
• Lead PFMEA & Control Plan development for robust processes.
• Collaborate with product/platform and manufacturing engineers to resolve field complaints with corrective actions.
• Coordinate with supplier quality management to protect the facility from supplier issues.
• Support quality system development and process audits across the plant.
• Lead 8D problem solving for customer complaints and internal non-conformances.
• Drive Kaizen projects to address manufacturing pain-points.
• Develop and maintain department budget for operating and capital expenditures.
• Work with operations leaders to solve quality issues while protecting delivery dates.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Team mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

ISO 9001 & TS/IATF16949 quality systems

FMEA

8D problem solving

Job description

About Us

By combining a rich legacy in the power and gas compression space with pioneering technology, INNIO brings our customers affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy solutions for today—and tomorrow. We are helping to meet today’s energy needs with 64 GW of installed capacity and 48,000 of our powerful Jenbacher and Waukesha engines, which can be found in more than 100 countries. And, by harnessing our history of energy industry first along with the power of digital innovation, we will continue to deliver for the future. It’s time to take engines to a place no one else can. Welcome to the world of Innovation and Inspiration. Welcome to INNIO!

Role Description

In this position you will be reporting directly to the Director of Quality and will be responsible for driving quality in machining/assembly. You’ll lead improvement initiatives to ensure product compliance with engineering speculations in all phases of engine manufacturing, test and dispatch. You will use sound Lean Six Sigma quality engineering principles and strong leadership skills to guide, mentor, develop & support team members to successfully execute measurable first-time product quality as a key enabler to productivity improvement and overall customer satisfaction.

Essential Responsibilities

• Leadership and development of direct reports on the quality team in machining or assembly
• Lead PFMEA & Control Plan development activities to ensure robust manufacturing processes
• Work collaboratively with Product Platform leaders and product and manufacturing engineers to support resolution of field complaints by applying needed corrective and preventive actions as necessary in the production value stream
• Work collaboratively with supplier quality management to protect the facility from inbound supplier quality issues
• Support ongoing quality system development and process audit activities across the plant
• Lead 8D problem solving reporting for customer complaints and other internal non-conformances
• Lead Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) projects as needed to solve manufacturing pain-points
• Develop and maintain department budget for operating and capital expenditures
• Work collaboratively with functional operations leaders to ensure product quality issues are solved in a timely manner while protecting customer product delivery dates

Technical Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with a preference in Engineering or equivalent educational background with work experience in an industrial environment or (7+ years of relevant experience)
• Solid Lean, continuous improvement and root cause analysis background with prior process improvement assignments
• Familiarity and experience with ISO 9001 & TS/IATF16949 quality systems
• Green Belt in Six Sigma with a solid understanding of Lean principles
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
• Familiarity with product Quality and Reliability methodologies including, MTBF, FMEA, Causal Effects Analysis, 8D, 5 Whys, etc.
• Excellent written/oral communication and interpersonal skills, customer focused, enthusiastic
• Strong customer orientation and sense of urgency and a growth mindset
• Team player with proven mentoring and coaching abilities, demonstrated ability to motivate, inspire others and drive change within the organization to meet team goals/objectives
• Proven facilitation and team leadership skills with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization
• Ability to work effectively across functions, prior experience in developing and leading a team or significant multidisciplinary project