Vice President Group Quality & EOHS 100% (f/m/d)
Job Type: Hybrid
Location: Winterthur, Zurich, CH
About the Role – The VP Group Quality & EOHS fosters a pervasive quality culture across the company, ensuring alignment with the company's mission statement. This leader develops and executes a strategic quality plan in partnership with the two Divisions of Burckhardt Compression – Systems (SYST) and Services (SERV), and with the Executive Management Team, driving continuous improvement and operational excellence. Additionally, the incumbent has operational responsibility for Quality & EOHS for the SYST Division and its legal entities within the Group framework.
Responsibilities
* Cultivate a culture of Quality and Safety through projects and actions aligned with the company mission statement.
* Design and implement dashboards for effective reporting.
* Global coordination of relevant Quality-related activities between global functions and legal entities.
* Design and implement mental health campaigns to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of group employees.
* Address client quality requirements by identifying process controls and mobilizing the organization to enhance customer satisfaction.
* Improve supplier quality by identifying and encouraging enhancements.
* Analyze data to identify improvement opportunities in processes, products, projects, and production.
* Support and actively join the R&D gate review process.
* Study and document processes, identifying opportunities to automate or eliminate steps for improved turnaround time.
* Document improvement action plans for processes, products, projects, and production.
* Lead project review meetings to evaluate progress and ensure alignment with goals.
* Establish Quality Assurance Plans for both existing and new projects and products.
* Coordinate with internal teams to drive quality-related actions.
* Ensure root cause analysis of errors are conducted and action plans prepared.
* Support facilitation, training of involved employees on product quality topics and customer quality issues resolution.
* Implement, maintain, and enhance the Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with ISO 9001 standards at Burckhardt Compression in Switzerland (BCAG) and other assigned legal entities.
* Safeguard assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction, or interference.
* Organize and conduct internal and external audits at BC to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
* Manage Quality function and provide functional leadership within a divisional and regional matrix.
Qualifications and Required Skills
* University Degree preferably in Engineering.
* Demonstrated and extensive experience in Quality and Supplier Quality at both operational and strategic level.
* Solid exposure to companies operating at global level in both established and emerging markets.
* Proven experience in a similar industry in both QMS and in EOHS.
* Consolidated ability to lead a large team in different locations and across different cultures.
* Proficient in English spoken and written.
* German and other languages advantageous.
* Leadership skills with ability to inspire and influence a large organization towards the achievement of ambitious goals.
* Ability to work in a matrix and across different cultures and hierarchical levels.
* Detail-oriented, analytical, and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
* Positive mindset, team-focused approach and proven leadership track record, including people development and project management.
We Offer
* Competitive salary and benefits package.
* A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
* The chance to make a significant impact in a critical growth area for our company.
* Flexible and hybrid working conditions.
* Versatile and autonomous activities and tasks.
* Participation in job-related training and further education.
* Appreciative and inclusive corporate culture.
* Demonstrated lived values that value diversity.
* Dynamic, international environment with committed employees.
* Structured induction process.
* Short public transport connections.
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