Head of Construc. & Comm. Quality

the Voith Group•York, PA

About The Position

About the Voith Group The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4.8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe. Voith Hydro is hiring for: Head of Construc. & Comm. Quality York, PA Summary – Lead the Field Service Quality function by deploying strategy, tools, and systems; managing staffing and capability development; supporting site quality planning and FMEA activities; driving data-based continuous improvement; capturing project lessons learned; monitoring the site quality budget; and participating in problem-solving initiatives.

Requirements

Engineering degree (Mechanical, electrical, material, as applicable) or equivalent Qualification
NDT Level II
Relevant work experience in Quality Management & Quality Engineering
Relevant professional experience and knowledge in business processes as well as in non-quality functions like Manufacturing, Logistics, Engineering, Purchasing
Auditor qualification acc. ISO 19011. Certification as Lead Auditor is preferred
Qualification in electrical, dimensional and NDT testing
Practical knowledge in using IT-tools: SharePoint, SAP< MS Office, database tracking programs

Nice To Haves

Good Lean Management background preferred

Responsibilities

Deploy and maintain Field Service Quality Function strategy, tools, and systems
Ensure proper function staffing and resources allocation, based on data and workload analysis
Constantly monitor and develop staff capabilities
Supports the development of site-specific strategies and schedules, ensuring that all relevant quality activities and requirements are considered and consistent to the strategies
Supports, facilitates, reviews and releases site Process FMEAs, verification and validation reports, ensuring proper method application, risk analysis & Classification, actions definition and their implementation
Support and facilitate continuous improvement activities within VH (E.g., at Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Field Services) based on project-specific data analysis
Ensure project lessons learned (positive and negative) are produced and management system changes are implemented, as necessary
Overall monitoring of the Site Quality Budget and to inform the Head of Project Management and Head of Quality accordingly (e.g., compliance with SFC value; proceeding in case of deviations)
Mandatory participation in problem solving activities
Participation in FMEAs (DFMEA and PFMEA)
Occasional business trips 30% of the time