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Job Summary：
The Plant Quality Leader will champion the culture of quality, serve as the customer representative, influence peers and – as a working coach - select, motivate, and direct all personnel in planning, implementing, and sustaining related functions from AQP to Customer Satisfaction in line with the Trane Technologies quality management system, policies, and processes. The position is the enabler of cross functional lean and continuous improvement through visual management of processes and key leading indicators.
Thrive at work and at home:
- Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
- Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
- Paid time off, including in support of volunteer and parental leave needs.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.
- Learn more about our benefits here!
Where is the work:
This position has been designated as On-Site.
What you will do:
- Assure quality of all products and services. Final authority to provide disposition of non-conforming material and product shipped to customers and received from suppliers.
- Assure compliance with all external and internal regulations, specifications, and standard work.
- Responsible for individual employee performance to accepted standards, including but not limited to safety, workmanship, attendance, and job performance. Grow the positive employee relationships that exist within organizations, including manufacturing relations and facilitation of an environment to support high-performance work teams
- Implement, audit, consistently apply and sustain Trane Technologies business Operating System / Global Quality Management System and suggest system improvements.
- Focus management on the appropriate metrics and actions based on those metrics across the organization, assuring effective tracking of operational performance. Report on quality metrics from the plant perspective, analyze (key organizational) quality metrics, and perform periodical reviews to evaluate results and establish action plans to close the gaps
- Oversee and timely allocate quality resources for PDP (Product Development and Change Process) and 3P and drive the CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) process with all functions involved.
- Develop (recruit, train, mentor) quality and related personnel aligned with Trane Technologies curriculum and Career Progress model. Maintain Succession Plan.
- Influence business bottom line results by quality process improvement. Maintain Quality department budget and control related expenses and investments.
What you will bring:
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- 8+ years of relative experience required
- Knowledge of statistical analysis and root cause analysis is required.
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- 5 years of management experience preferred.
- Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
- Demonstrated leadership ability, well-developed oral and communication skills
- Possess operational and quality systems experience and skills, including the demonstrated ability to design and track quality and regulatory relevant processes and metrics for all areas involved in the production and delivery of products and services in a fast-paced lean environment. Proficient in contemporary QA tools (i.e., QMS, AQP, PPAP, SPC, PPAP, GDT, metrology, tool design, etc.), manufacturing processes, Lean implementation.
- Utilize, interpret, and apply project management and planning tools, problem solving techniques, process improvement tools, statistical and sampling techniques, Process Capability, Measurement System Analysis.
- Provide expertise in Quality Assurance and process improvement tools and methods to all functions of the organization to support their continuous improvement activities
- Professional in both customer and supplier interaction
- Be team oriented and proactive change agent with a true hands-on and collaborative approach in implementing and maintaining operating disciplines; excellent interpersonal skills, mentor, team player and builder. Collaborative and Participative management style
- A confident professional able to proactively resolve issues and challenge assumptions.
Compensation:
Base Pay Range: $ 110,000-$190,000
Total compensation for this role will include a commission/incentive plan. Disclaimer: This base pay range is based on US national averages. Actual base pay could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.
