Director – Operational Quality, PBL

Salt Lake, UT - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Director Operational Quality PBL

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

Develop and lead the companys Operational Quality Vision aligned with business objectives for safety delivery cost and performance.
Define and implement a Quality Excellence Roadmap to transition from inspection-based quality to process-integrated quality.
Build a continuous improvement culture using Lean Six Sigma root cause analysis and risk-based thinking.
Collaborate with global leadership to ensure alignment between operations engineering supply chain and service teams.

Operational Quality Execution

Lead the deployment and continuous improvement of FLSmidths Quality Management System (QMS) across global manufacturing facilities ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 and customer-specific standards.
Implement in-process quality systems that use data analytics process capability studies and real-time feedback to prevent nonconformance.
Drive supplier quality performance through audits scorecards and partnerships that improve reliability and cost efficiency.
Oversee nonconformance management ensuring robust root cause analysis corrective actions (CAPA) and lessons-learned integration.
Lead manufacturing readiness and First Article Inspection (FAI) programs to ensure successful product launches.

Leadership & Team Development

Build and mentor a global operational quality organization that supports FLSmidths high standards of performance safety and sustainability.
Build capability in operational quality engineering metrology and data-driven process control.
Foster collaboration between quality engineering operations and service teams to embed quality into every stage of the product lifecycle.

Performance & Reporting

Establish and maintain quality KPIs and dashboards (e.g. FPY COPQ supplier PPM warranty claims audit results).
Use digital quality tools and analytics to measure visualize and drive improvement across production lines and facilities.
Present quality performance and improvement initiatives to executive leadership and customers.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Bachelors degree in Engineering Manufacturing or related technical field (Masters preferred).
1015 years of quality or operational leadership experience in capital equipment heavy industrial or mining OEM environments.
Proven experience transforming global quality systems and implementing preventive quality practices in multi-site global operations.
Certification in Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt or higher) strongly preferred.
Experience with ISO 9001 APQP PPAP FMEA and process capability studies.

Technical Competencies

Strong knowledge of machining fabrication welding and heavy assembly processes relevant to mining equipment manufacturing.
Proficiency with digital quality tools data analytics and QMS/ERP systems integration.
Deep experience in supplier development and customer quality assurance for engineered-to-order products.

Leadership Competencies

Strategic thinker with a passion for operational excellence and change leadership.
Strong communication and influencing skills across all organizational levels.
Demonstrated ability to build high-performing collaborative teams that drive results.

Passion for continuous improvement sustainability and operational excellence.

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Director Operational Quality PBLKey ResponsibilitiesStrategic LeadershipDevelop and lead the companys Operational Quality Vision aligned with business objectives for safety delivery cost and performance.Define and implement a Quality Excellence Roadmap to transition from inspection-based quality to...