Plant Quality Manager Luzzara

Plant Quality Manager
Luzzara
Emilia Romagna, Luzzara

Leading and developing the local quality team containing Supplier Quality, Operations Quality, Customer Quality, and Quality Management System. Ensuring the quality of the factory products regarding market requirements as well as legal requirements, in particular CE conformity. Further development and, if necessary, introduction of standardized processes at production level and implementation of the KION Quality guidelines. Implementation of best-practice standards and future quality assurance measures regarding internal production processes, auditing of line processes as well as product and component auditing, quality gate planning and employee training, shop floor support, and implementation and execution of operational supplier management. Evaluate the external quality of the plant (products) at customers, organize and lead measures for its consistent improvement (Customer Quality). Acting as the CTO Onsite representativeClearly defined contact person for main local stakeholders like local management and local internal interface partners. Participation in local management meetings and initiatives. Quality representation in local decision, Steering Committees, and work groups. Supports external audits of plant (ISO 9001, environmental audits, etc. ). Provides/coordinates/initiates solutions within CTO Organization along the established CTO processes and responsibilities, e. g. quality issues/supply issues. Tasks and Qualifications:Successful completion of a degree in engineering science. At least 15 years of experience regarding production processes and their quality requirements. At least 10 years of experience in the automotive industry or at a sub supplier. Preferably international working experience in different countries. Leadership experience, preferably in a multi-department Quality organization. Experience regarding shop floor quality requirements. Strong knowledge in quality methods (PPAP, FMEA, APQP, 8D, Control plan, root cause analysis). Preferably knowledge of process design, Six Sigma, and Lean. Proven development of team members and execution of skill development systems. Software skills in the common software packages of Microsoft Office, SAP, PowerBI are mandatory. Fluent in Italian and English. Willingness to travel. About STILLSTILL provides tailor-made internal logistics solutions worldwide and offers smart networking solutions for forklift trucks and warehouse technology, software, services, and maintenance. The company—founded by Hans Still in 1920 with a great deal of creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and quality—quickly developed into a world-renowned and strong brand. Today, around 9000 qualified employees from Research and Development, Production, Sales, and Service work to meet the requirements of customers all over the world.

STILL is part of the KION Group, which is the largest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse trucks in Europe, measured by units. Within the KION Group, we are helping to shape the future together with our strong brands Linde, STILL, and Dematic and represent the very best our industry has to offer. The KION Group is a global enterprise made up of more than 42, 000 employees in more than 100 countries.

Our culture is shaped by the shared values of the KION Group: integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence.

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