Global Quality Manager

At Alfa Laval, we always go that extra mile to overcome the toughest challenges. Our driving force is to accelerate success for our customers, people and planet. You can only achieve that by having dedicated people with a curious mind. Curiosity is the spark behind great ideas. And great ideas drive progress.

As a member of our team, you thrive in a truly diverse workplace based on empowerment. You are here to make a difference. Constantly building bridges to the future with sustainable solutions that have an impact on our planet’s most urgent problems. Making the world a better place. Every day.

Alfa Laval BU Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers (GPHE) is looking for a Global Quality Manager

About the job

The role as Global Quality Manager is a new position in BU GPHE with the purpose to drive and develop our quality activities/projects and processes to improve our customer offerings.

Your main responsibilities include:

Within Quality:
* Drive and coordinate quality activities between multiple factories and sites
* Support and represent management in quality topics both internally and externally
* Participate in and ensure continuous improvement projects and activities by coaching with a problem-solving approach and by following up achievements
* Define and optimize Quality processes.

Within Corporate Standards:
* Lead and develop a team of 4 employees working with Corporate Standards, supporting all BUs and PGs within Alfa Laval with standardization related activities.
* Responsible for developing and maintaining Corporate standard processes
* Participate in and ensure continuous improvement projects and activities by coaching with a problem-solving approach and by following up achievements, prioritize tasks to benefit Alfa Laval in the best way, from a corporate view.

The team currently consists of four corporate standard officers and a global claim coordinator. You will have the responsibility to coordinate global processes and projects for nine factories why some travelling is expected. The position reports to the Product Group Manager and will be based in Lund.

Who are you?

You have a passion for Quality and a delivery-oriented attitude with confidence and willingness to make things happen. You dare to challenge status quo in your drive for change. Your success is based on a structured way of working in combination with an ability to communicate and engage others.

As we work in a matrix organization it is vital that you’re a good networker and feel at ease with coaching and motivating not just your own team but also other functional teams to spread best practice and improvements.

What you know

We believe you have working experience within Quality in an international environment and have a track record of quality improvements in manufacturing. It is an advantage if you have experience in working with standards and or standardization.

Preferably you have managing experience or experience from functional leadership positions. You have a higher academic degree and excellent communication skills in English.

We offer you

We offer a both inspiring and interesting position in an open, friendly and truly international environment where we work together to develop and create value for our customers.

For further information please contact:

Lotten Pettersson, Talent Acquisition Partner, +46 730 458129

For union information, please contact:

Johan Ranhög, Akademikerna, +46 46 2891664

Stefan Sandell, Ledarna, +46 46 367364

Bror Garcia Lantz, Unionen, +46 709 366985

Please send your application no later than 30th of November 2020. Candidates will be reviewed on a continuous basis. Applications sent directly via email will be disregarded without notice.