Global Quality Leader - Saint Joseph, United States - Whirlpool

Whirlpool

Verified Company

Saint Joseph, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Requisition ID: 63302

ABOUT WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION:

The team you will be a part of:

The Project Management team manages all aspects of a large scale and complex project, from start to finish, so that it is completed on time and within budget.

Design, communicate, and implement an operational plan for completing a project; monitor progress and performance against the project plan; resolve operational problems, minimize delays.

Identify, develop, and gather necessary resources to complete the project.

This role in summary:

Your responsibilities will include:

Lead the development and implementation quality initiatives for both New Product Introduction and Existing Product Introduction projects.
Collaborate with cross functional teams to identify and prioritize datafocused opportunities to drive quality improvements.
Responsible for developing roadmaps to achieve green product leadership scorecard metrics for key battleground segments including identifying opportunities to drive 1&2 star improvements.
Responsible for performing project risk assessments including FMEA, technical rigor readiness and critical knowledge gaps.
Audit the APQP, FMEA's, CPM and other NPI quality tools.
Translate Voice of Consumer to Voice of Engineering requirements for critical projects.
Manage end to end quality projects from field phenomenon gathering to solution identification to solution deployment to solution effectiveness monitoring.
Measure and report on project success through KPI analysis on a monthly basis with key stakeholders.

Minimum requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related.
10+ years experience in quality assurance functions, NPI (new product introduction) projects, cost & quality and EPI (Existing Product Improvements) initiatives.
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
Proven strength in problemsolving abilities, decision making skills, and attention to detail.
Proven track record of delivering exceptional and beyond results.
Strong computer skills involving Google Suite, Tableau, and SAS Visual analytics.

Preferred skills and experiences:

Experience with Major Domestic Home Appliances
Additional advanced training, such as a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Proven experience working autonomously with little oversight and making prudent and informed decisions, often quickly and with limited information.
Deep knowledge on quality KPIs (GSIR, TCQ, and 5star).
Proven ability to grow individual and organizational competency through proactive coaching and mentoring.
Outstanding communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills.
Demonstrated value of diverse ideas, opinions, experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives needed to foster a competitive global business environment.
Proven ability to work well under pressure in a fastpaced environment and meet tight deadlines.
Strong attention to detail and proven ability to identify anomalies and trends in data quickly.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
Ability to create FMEA's, tolerance stacks.
Previous knowledge and experience with APQP systems.

Additional information:

Whirlpool's Ways of Working
We offer other flexibility and industry-leading time-off benefits that will help you balance what's important at work and at home, including:

Flexible Friday
Option to work extra hours Monday through Thursday to finish up work early on Friday.
Two-Week Work from Anywhere
Minimum of oneweek increments for a total of two weeks per year.

Sabbatical

Four weeks paid leave after every five years of service.

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