Director of Global Quality

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Director of Global Quality will be responsible for championing the Quality team to improve both internal and external quality, as well as drive the culture of quality and its importance to all teams. This person will drive consistency in our global quality system across Qualitrol. The role will be customer facing and ensure that we meet or exceed our customer expectations. The role will also work closely with other departments, especially the new product development group, to ensure successful product launches. This leader is responsible for the design and achievement of goals with respect to quality of products, services and processes for the whole of Qualitrol.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define, develop and deploy long term strategies to achieve world class systems and best in Quality products and services for all Qualitrol products- globally
• Develop quality Metrics/Dashboards, champion changes in quality metrics, help introduce future metrics and dashboards, develop operational definitions to make it easy for all Qualitrol sites to report accurate and consistent metrics.
• Drives systemic improvements across Quality KPI’s through standardization, using real-time problem-solving techniques to address internal and external quality issues, utilizing FBS tools for implementing best practices
• Ensure consistency and world class Quality System across Qualitrol
• Manage the ISO certification process. Develop, revise and update Quality Policy, Quality Manual, Quality Documentation Structure and Quality Systems to ensure compliance to ISO 9001-2015 requirements and other Quality certificates
• Collaborate with cross-functional team across all sites, sales and field service teams globally and utilize data effectively to create and drive action plans for addressing customer issues
• Lead efforts to improve supplier Quality by collaborating with cross-functional teams including Procurement and R&D/Engineering.
• Collaborate with the new product development team and released product team to ensure proper validation, appropriate testing and successful launch of new and changes to existing product.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with an Engineering focus, Master’s degree preferred.
• 5 years of manufacturing experience required with focus on quality.
• ISO experience
• Proven track record of customer focused excellence
• Proven ability to deliver results and achieve metrics in accordance with FBS standards
• Excellent communications skills
• Strong analytical ability
• Proactive, customer focus
• Strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills

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QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring. “We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com. “The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 126,700.00 - 235,300.00This position is also eligible for equity as part of the total compensation package.