KEY RESPONSIBILITIES-Leads the operational excellence and quality efforts in strategy and business objectives. -Introduces and implements structured and disciplined methods and tools for continuous improvement of manufacturing. -Initiate and Facilitate TQM across division Manufacturing plants -Drives "bottom-line" performance improvement in critical operational performance areas such as cost, quality, safety, and people management. -Develops and designs a best-in-class lean continuous improvement and quality organizations, processes and procedures based on expert understanding, industry experience and insights into future direction. -Lead/facilitate Six Sigma/8D Quality Improvement projects and/or events which address critical issues, helping to drive improvements in all facets of the business operations. -Ensure periodic idea generation, prioritization on key areas & implementation of the identified CI projects -Adhere to project review mechanisms at the corporate & divisional level for all the divisional CI projects -Present monthly quality project report of the division to the corporate quality & divisional quality head -Ensure with CI project leaders for timely completion of the project stages -Function as an approver or verifier in the quality project management process -Develop and lead a high-quality organization charged with ownership of product and process quality within the manufacturing sites. -Provide leadership and coaching on the development of quality strategies for product families, assist team and key business partners in driving quality improvements based on customer data. -Accountable for developing appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and operations metrics, lean strategy / execution. -Execute Quality Audits for Manufacturing/vendors/Reliability Labs etc. -Provide event follow-up to monitor the progress of planned improvement implementation to assure timely action, appropriate support, sustainment and achievement of expected tangible benefits. -Use appropriate measurement, analysis and evaluation methods to accurately identify and document improvements. -Coach and develop a problem-solving culture at all levels of the organization. -Ability to communicate across the organization at all levels, from individual contributors to executive leadership level. -Lead and direct Root Cause Failure Analysis of significant People, Process and Equipment related downtime events, implement permanent corrective actions to mitigate probability of re-occurrence. -Ensure customer service quality by CI project implementation on specific pain areas based on customer complaints -Conduct quarterly process excellence workshops for best practices knowledge sharing -Identify specific training needs of the quality related employees and non-quality related employees who are improvement project leaders -Align to the organizational quality policy & implement divisional continuous improvement plan -Assist Divisional Quality heads & Corporate Quality for any quality excellence award preparation -Follow up with operations to comply with legal standards like instrument calibration, & tools & tackles test QUALIFICATION, SKILLS, EXPERIENCEQualificationB.E/B.Tech or equivalent- Graduate Engineer Experience-Min.10~12 Yrs. of Experience in Manufacturing Industry -Min. 6~7 Yrs. of Experience of Quality Excellence / TQM drives -Six Sigma Black Belt/ Master Black Belt Certified. -Ability to lead, plan and manage change -Knowledge on various statistical tools -Varied knowledge of business workflows, operations processes & systems. -Possess the expert knowledge to identify opportunities and convey the need for change. -Experience dealing with Senior Executive and stakeholder management -Strong analytical skills combined with a high degree of commercial awareness and the ability to contribute to the strategic development of the business as a whole -Experience with driving cultural change throughout an organization -An innovative, creative approach to problem solving desirable -Communication and Influence - able to communicate effectively across a range of stakeholders in Sales, Risk and Operations
Job Title
Divisional Quality Excellence Lead