Job Description Summary The Executive Quality Leader, Hydro Solutions is responsible for developing, implementing, and leading the global Quality strategy for the business. The job holder provides global leadership to a matrix organization of around 100 people, setting standards and supporting business needs across a complex Project portfolio, and driving actions to optimize and embed Quality performance in all our activities

Job Description

• T he Exe c u t i ve Q ua l i t y Le a d e r - Hydro S ol u t i ons d i r e ct s a f un ct i onal a r ea of a m aj o r b u si n ess seg m en t . T r a n sla t es c on c e p t s, c onsi d e r s s t r a t e g i c op t i ons, d e v el o p s t a ct i c s, a n d i mp l emen t s c ha n g e. C r ea t e s p r o g r a m s r es p onsi v e t o ex t e r nal env i r on m en t . Pa r t i c i p a t es in c r os s - f un ct i onal b u s i ness a n d c u l t u r a l d e v el o p m e nt
• D ri v e s t he Hydro Q u a li t y s t r a t e g y, wi t h em p h a sis on cr e a t i ng a d d ed va l ue a n d b us i ness g r o w t h a n d s i gni f i c a nt l y m i n i m izi n g t he c ost of Q ua l i t y; engages w i t h key b us i n e ss s t a k ehol d e r s t o l e a d i n i t i a t i v e s t o d e li v er i mp r ov e m e nt t a r g e t s a nd eng a ge t hem in t he d e v e l o p m ent of a Q ua li t y b as e d c u l t u r e.
• D e f i nes t he t e c hn i c al p a t h wi t h s t r a t e gi c di r e ct i on a n d t a ct i c al f o c us a n d es t a bli s h e s sol u t i on o p t i ons f or c o m p l ex i ssu e s a ff e ct i ng t he o r gan i z a t i on a c r oss Hydro s i t es a n d o p e r a t i ons t o m axim i z e P r o d u c t a n d P r oj e ct s Q ua li t y e ff i c i e n c y a n d c us t o m er s at i s f a ct i on
• Ensu r es t hat ha r m on i z ed Q ua li t y S ys t em r e q u i r emen t s a r e e ff e ct i v el y es t a bli s h ed a n d m ain t a i ned at all s i t es, i n c o m pli a nc e w i t h all r e g u l a t o r y s t a n d a r d s a nd a g en c y au t h o ri t i es; in t e r a ct s w i t h t h ir d p a r t y a n d c us t o m er a u d i t o r s
• P r o v i d es l e a d e r s h i p s u pp o r t to evaluate a n d enhance c on t i nuo u s i mp r o v ement p r o c esses t o boost operational r e l i a b ili t y a n d o p e r a t i on a l e x c e ll en c e
• Le v e r age and adapts metrics t o measure Hydro Solutions ' performance against Quality objectives , with   c l e ar a cc oun t a bili t y a n d own e r s h i p.
• Grow a n d d e v e l op t he g l o b a l Q ua li t y n e t w o r k a n d a d vo c a t es f or Q ua l i t y r e l a t ed t r ai n i ng f or Hydro em p l oy e es
• Lead a n d d e v e l o p a c u l t u r e su p p o r t i ve of t he GE B ehavio r s , ensu r i ng e ff e ct i ve c o mm unica t i on a c r oss t he Q ua l i t y o r gan i z a t i on, enga g i ng w i t h t eam m em b e r s t o en s u r e u n d e r s t a n di ng a n d a l i gn m ent wi t h o p e r a t i onal goa l s.
• P r o vi d e l ea d e r s h i p d e v e l o p m ent a n d p e r f o r m a nc e f e e d b a c k t o s t a f f m em b e r s, c oa c h a n d m en t or a c r oss t he o r gan i z a t i on S u pp o r t , l e ad t he "s t o p t he w o r k" i f q ua li t y o r s af e t y is at r i sk

Q u al if ica t io n s/R eq u ir e m e n t s

• M o r e t han 15 y e a r s of e x p e r i en c e i n Q ua li t y wi t h s i gni f i c a nt ex p os u r e t o t he di s c i p l i n e s of glo b a l / o p e r a t i on a l / Q ua l i t y l ea d e r s h ip , i d ea l l y w i t h ex p e r i en c e i n b o t h en g i ne e r e d - t o - o r d er s u p pl y c hain a n d E PC p r oj e c t m a n agement env i r on m en t s
• F i na nc e a c umen ( u n d e r s t a n di ng c ash i mp a c t on P r o f i t & Loss)
• S t r ong u n d e r s t a n di ng of c us t o m er s at i s f a ct i on (net p r o m o t i ng s c o r e (N P S ) / V o i c e of C us t o m er (V OC ) - a c umen -
• IS O 9 0 01 a n d A u d i t sys t ems ac umen ( b a s i c und e r s t a n di n g)
• B a c he l o r' s d e g r ee fr om an a cc r e di t e d u n i v e r si t y (E n g i ne e r i ng d e g r ee p r e f e r r e d )

D e s ire d Cha r ac t e r is t ics

• M as t e r' s d e g r ee in En g i ne e r i ng is p r e f e r r e d
• D emons t r a b l e e x p e r i en c e i n l ea di n g & d e v el o pi n g Q ua li t y p ol i c i es, p r o c e d u r es a n d pr a c t i c es in d e m a nd i ng Q u a li t y - f o c us e d i n d us tr i es, e.g. au t o m o t i v e , avia t i o n , h i gh v o l um e / engin e e r i n g t o or d er b u s i n e ss
• O u t s t a n di ng in t e r p e r so n al a nd l e a d e r s h i p s k il l s, c a p a b l e of in f l u e n c i ng a n d d r i v i ng a s t r a t e gi c c ha n ge age n d a ac r o s s t he o r gan i z a t i on. C ha n ge ag e n t , w i t h s t r ong c r e d i bi l i t y at all l e v el s of t he o r gan iz a t i on. S t r ong c o mm unica t i on s k ill s , ex p e r i en c e of wo r k i ng a n d le a di ng a cr oss/ w i t h i n lo c al c u l t u r es
• S t r ong a n a l y t i c al s k il l s w i t h a bi l i t y t o i d en t i f y a n d ex p l ain c ri t i c al i s s u e s. S i x sig m a / l ean pr a ct i t i on e r e x p e r t i s e i s pr e f e r r e d , w i t h ex p e r i en c e of pr o c ess s i m p l i f i c a t i on in a Q ua li t y c on t e xt
• A bili t y t o w o r k e ff e ct i v el y a c r oss f un ct i ons, E x t ensive gl o b al ex p e r i en c e l e a di n g c r os s - f un ct i onal or g eog r a p h i c a l l y di s p e r sed t ea m s. P r o v en m e n t o ri ng a n d c oa c h i ng a bi l i t i e s , d emons t r a t ed a bi l i t y t o m o t i va t e & i ns p i r e o t he r s
• W illi n gness a n d a b i li t y t o t r a v e l 3 0 - 4 0% of t he t i m e

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