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Kalmar Solutions Manager - Quality and EHS in Ottawa, Kansas
Category: Kalmar
Facility: HSEQ
Location:
Ottawa, KS, US
Manager - Quality and EHS
Kalmar is moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, with the vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services.
Purpose of the position
Lead all Quality activities end-to-end within the plant Ottawa to assure:
● the safety of TT-products
● the satisfaction of our customers,
● a systematic elimination of costs of non-quality during production, commissioning and product life cycle,
● a reduction of costs of quality (quality control)
Support the implementation of a continuous improvement culture.
Main tasks and responsibilities
● Lead a team of Quality and EHS associates to achieve company vision and objectives in Safety, Quality, Sustainability, Delivery, and Cost.
● Manage and maintain the company’s Integrated Management System (IMS) encompassing ISO:9001, ISO:14001, and OHSAS:18001
● Support and share good practices on product and processes with the other plants producing terminal tractors
● Plan, implement and control annual budget for the function within the plant
● Assure personal development and motivation of team members
● Define, communicate and implement Quality strategy as well as an annual roadmap aligned with involved/affected parties to support Kalmar QEHS strategy as well divisional targets (e.g. Hoshin Kanri)
● Monitor and communicate with leading and lagging KPI the implementation of the strategy as well as the related operational results (e.g. Hoshin Kanri)
● Monitor plant lagging and leading KPIs and improvement actions and communicate them on a monthly basis (e.g. Quality policy deployment)
● Propose and implement changes to improve our business processes
● Assure the robustness of the problem-solving within the plant and the sharing of good practices with the other plants.
● Lead Safety Committee and ensure the company is following EHS regulations
● Liaise with all heads of departments at site to ensure safe working practice throughout the company
Supplier quality: Assure supplier quality assurance and a robust claim and recovery management towards suppliers
Production quality:
● Assure an optimal performance of quality controls along the production process until gold-sticker.
● Support production in improving the first-time-right rate
● Analyze regularly results of production process
● Reduce systematically costs of non-quality and of quality
Customer quality:
● Analyze regularly the results of commissioning reports (PRI) and warranty data to set up improvement plans.
● Reduce systematically costs of non-quality
Management system:
● Assure the re-certification of the plant and division according to the needed standards (e.g. ISO9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS:18001)
● Maintain and improve the management system
● Perform needed audits as well as needed reviews (e.g. management review)
● Train the norms’ requirements in the plants and division to increase awareness
What you’ll need to succeed
Education
● Education level needs to be University Degree, Master of Science (M.Sc.) or similar experience.
Experience
● Min.5-10 years professional experience in management position (global/regional)
● Solid knowledge of operations and business processes world-wide
● Strong experience in operations environment and with external stakeholders
● Seasoned lean manager
● Strong experience in training and coaching
● Strong experience in leading cross-functional improvement projects
Competencies
● Solid knowledge and experience from using Quality and LEAN tools such as A3/8D, 5S, Safety Walks, FMEA, Kanban, daily management board,...etc
● Six Green Black Belt (Prefered)
● Business- and market mindset.
● Solution and result oriented, accountable
● Strategic capabilities and ability to see helicopter perspective
● Structured, logical and fact based
● Ability to challenge and effectively influence the organization across divisions
● Team-player and network building, experience of working with people from different background and culture
● Good written and verbal English skills;
● Independent and enthusiastic approach to work
WORKING TOGETHER WITH
● Central QEHS team
● R&D
● Supplier Development management and teams
● Division QEHS teams
● Plant Quality teams
● Other support functions e.g. sourcing
● Customers and other external stakeholders.
You will be part of
Kalmar currently employs more than 4,800 professionals worldwide. One of our most important values is: We do it together. We value team skills, as well as innovativeness, customer orientation, and a willingness to commit to continuous improvement. We work closely with our customers and partners - across language, cultural, and professional borders. We see diversity as a common strength and valuable resource for Kalmar’s future
Interested to join?
Please submit your resume/CV today!
Kalmar (Nasdaq Helsinki: KALMAR) offers a wide range of industry shaping heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centres, manufacturing and heavy logistics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kalmar operates globally in over 120 countries and employs approximately 5,000 people. In 2023, the company's sales on a carve-out basis totalled approximately EUR 2.0 billion.
www.kalmarglobal.com