Plant Quality Manager

KION North America Corporation

Luzzara, Italy
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Supplier quality
Operations quality
Customer quality
** KION North America Corporation is seeking a Plant Quality Manager for their facility in Luzzara, Italy, to lead the local quality team and ensure product quality compliance with market and legal requirements. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in quality management within the automotive industry, strong leadership skills, and a deep understanding of quality assurance processes. **

Job Summary

  • The Plant Quality Manager will be responsible for leading and developing the local quality team, ensuring the quality of factory products regarding market and legal requirements.
  • Key responsibilities include implementing best-practice standards, auditing processes, supporting shop floor operations, and managing supplier relationships.
  • The company offers exciting future perspectives with personnel development measures, an attractive compensation package, and the opportunity to have a real impact in a dynamic environment.

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** KION North America Corporation is seeking a Plant Quality Manager for their facility in Luzzara, Italy, to lead the local quality team and ensure product quality compliance with market and legal requirements. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in quality management within the automotive industry, strong leadership skills, and a deep understanding of quality assurance processes. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Supplier Quality
  • Operations Quality
  • Customer Quality
  • Quality Management System
  • CE conformity
  • standardized processes
  • KION Quality guidelines
  • best-practice standards
  • internal production processes
  • product and component auditing
  • quality gate planning
  • employee training
  • shop floor support
  • operational supplier management
  • external quality evaluation
  • CTO Onsite representative
  • local management meetings
  • external audits support
  • quality issues resolution
  • supply issues resolution

Nice-to-have

  • Six Sigma
  • Lean
  • flexible working arrangements
  • work from home option
  • global opportunities
  • psychological support service
  • LinkedIn Learning access

Key Requirements

  • degree in engineering science
  • 15 years of experience in production processes
  • 10 years of experience in automotive industry
  • international working experience
  • Leadership experience in multi-department Quality
  • Experience in shop floor quality requirements
  • Strong knowledge in quality methods (PPAP, FMEA, APQP, 8D, Control plan, root cause analysis)
  • Software skills in Microsoft Office, SAP, PowerBI
  • Fluent in Italian and English
  • Willingness to travel

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