VP- Global Quality

Generac Power Systems•Waukesha, WI

About The Position

We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world. Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries. The Vice President- Global Quality will be responsible for developing, coordinating, and directing enterprise-wide quality assurance programs designed to ensure continuous improvement in production of products and conformance to all established standards in a high product mix environment. Overall responsibility for coordinating and leading assigned resources and employees to meet or exceed company quality and business objectives. Build strong relationships with cross functional leaders (HR, Finance, Sales/Marketing, IT, Engineering) to impact customer experience (quality, speed, ease) and shareholder value (growth, productivity, cash). Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries. As one of the leaders and largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology, the work we do touches millions of lives. Employees at Generac are encouraged to be innovative and are valued as an integral part of our global team. Our challenging goals develop knowledgeable employees dedicated to helping continue Generac’s success. Generac provides individuals the opportunity to work in a fast-paced agile work environment where their work makes a difference in people’s lives and their own.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor degree or equivalent work experience
Experience: 15 years of experience in a quality function in a manufacturing environment
7 years progressive leadership experience in a Quality, Lean, Process Excellence, or Continuous Improvement environment
Demonstrated ability to influence senior management, teams and individuals across multiple cultures, disciplines and geographies.
Sound business acumen operating in both High Mix, Low Volume and High Volume, Low Mix Production environments.
Solid quantitative skill set and the ability to analyze, think and communicate with well-supported data.
Ability to ask the right questions, help frame logical conclusions and arrive at effective solutions.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Strong organization and time management skills.
Strong verbal and written communication competencies

Nice To Haves

Education: Advanced degree MS and/or MBA Preferred
Experience: Experience working in a multi-site matrix organization
Experience in a manufactured durable or consumer goods industry
Demonstrated strong understanding and use of lean tools to drive improvements and eliminate waste
Solid quantitative skill set and the ability to analyze, think and communicate with well-supported data

Responsibilities

Sets the strategic vision for organizational quality and directly oversee the corporate responsibilities of monitoring and improving customer experience measurements, reducing total cost of quality, ensuring regulatory compliance in our processes and continually improving the effectiveness of the Generac Quality Management System.
Designs and directs the work of the functional area.
Selects, coaches and develops the team, setting objectives that align with company strategy to inspire and motivate the team.
Manages organizational talent through performance management, succession planning and development.
Designs and directs processes by which team and individual performance are recognized, feedback is consistently delivered, and performance is systematically improved.
Develop and execute a multi-year quality improvement plan for the organization journey from Quality Control to Quality Assurance to Process Excellence.
Ensure ongoing success of process improvement initiatives by developing policies, procedures and process documentation related to quality, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction directives;
Establishes product quality goals, metrics, and test methods during product design and development, presents quality metrics and analysis regularly to Senior Management team and external customers as needed;
Establish an effective audit process to be used to ensure that consistent, best-in-class results are followed to enable operational excellence;
Drives down total product cost through the use of quality goals, performance metrics and improvement initiatives;
Oversees development and deployment of standard quality tools, methodologies, standards, practices and improvement processes through the Generac Manufacturing System.