Senior Quality Manager

Job Description

As Senior Quality Manager, you will have the overall responsibility and accountability for the total quality performance of the plant. As a strong leader, you will communicate clear direction in the field of quality, environment, health, and safety.

As Senior Quality Manager, you will manage a group of engineers and technicians responsible for supplier quality, line and product launch quality, operations quality, IMS, and customer quality. And most importantly, you will lead a zero-defect mindset and capability of the plant.

So if you are passionate about automotive quality, EHS, growth, and developing people, then this is the right job for you!

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to, the following. 

• You will drive the competence development of the QEHS team members and other operational team members in the plant.
•  You are responsible that the plant team understands and respects the QEHS requirements, goals, policy, and quality methodology and you will share best practices and lessons learned with the rest of the automotive division.
•  You will develop and drive a plant QEHS plan with transparent focus initiatives "must win" and impact.
•  You are accountable for implementation and compliance of the Semikron Danfoss IMS across plant processes.
•  You are responsible for data review and reporting.

Background & Skills

Required (Basic) Qualifications
For this position, you have a bachelor’s degree in the engineering field and many years of professional experience in leadership, decision-making, and data analysis.

Permentant authorization to work in the U.S.A

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a full-scope IATF 16949 business environment is mandatory.
• Strong leading person with communication and effectiveness skills.
• Stakeholder management and relationship building as well as problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Six Sigma Certification is a plus.

• Advanced degrees (or specific degrees if not required above), additional preferred work experiences (supervision/leadership, manufacturing environment, multinational company)

Job Criteria

• Outgoing personality, sharp straight-forward communication and presenting skills.
• Strong leadership and passion for developing people
• Ability to influence and persuade the organization to transform and grow
• Problem-solving methodology
• APQP and PPAP processes
• Adaptive in a high-paced dynamic environment

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $110,000 - $137,500/year. Base salary is to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Danfoss – Engineering Tomorrow

At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways - driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.

Following our founder’s mindset “action speaks louder than words”, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.

Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.