Americas Quality Manager

Job Requirements Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us! Responsibilities Quality Management: The role holder will act as a champion of the customer in the organization. The role holder is responsible for planning, developing, and directing quality assurance policies, programs, and initiatives inside the business unit. The role holder will be responsible for managing the quality performance of the internal Alkegen supply chain, which operates across multiple sites paying close attention to extended operations & sub-contractors. The role holder will ensure that processes and used inside the Business Unit comply with established quality standards and regulations, not limited to ISO9000 and IATF 16949 standards. Safety: The role holder drives continual improvement in safety, with no compromises to safety at any time. Continuous Improvement: The role holder ensures that Plants operate with a sense of urgency and commitment to meet the objectives of the business unit. The roll holder will be a change agent and an advocate for a zero defects quality culture. The role holder will facilitate the resolution of external / internal quality issues with strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, root cause analysis, effective containment, and corrective action / prevention implementation The role holder will implement proven improvement strategies supported by statistically rigorous methods and/or lean methodologies. The role holder will deliver improvements in production efficiency and waste reduction to support zero material losses philosophy inside the business unit. Team Leadership and Development: The role holder must be an effective influencer of plant managers, quality managers and other operational stakeholders to ensure that sites and functions operate with a sense of urgency and commitment to meet the objectives of the business unit. This role will own the QA toolset and develop competence in the tools across the organization. Key Competencies Is a consistent role model for the Alkegen Core Values. Be able to lead, coach, and develop team members. Be highly motivated and possess vision and enthusiasm. Communicating in an open and honest way, that quickly builds trust and respect. Drives execution with the team and has a bias towards action, and results. Change Management: Proven, change management skills. Sets the scene for change, develops workable plans, communicates changes effectively, builds commitment and overcoming resistance to change. Problem Solving: Demonstrated problem solving skills. Quickly able to ascertain the cause of a problem through the use of disciplined, data driven problem-solving techniques. Not driven by emotional thinking when understanding problems. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field. A master’s degree is preferred. Significant prior experience in quality engineering / assurance with exposure to IATF16949, ISO 9001, AS9100 standards and ideally AIAG and VDA standards Experience of dealing with customers and acting as a focal point for the organization with the customer base. Experience CI and lean methodologies, ideally L6S Black Belt. Held leadership roles in large-scale manufacturing operations. Good understanding of Supply chain networks, Design for Manufacture Principles & Project management experience Strong analytical skills and experience with statistical process control and manufacturing data analysis. Travel: Up to 50% of the time may be required at certain times. Base Compensation: 137,912.00 - 172,000.00 USD Annual If you are interested in being part of a world class function here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you. At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class. Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission-critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener. We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. Our experience speaks for itself. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications. With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000+ highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge. Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.