Element Qualification Manager

Job Description

Would you like to work for the company whose products bring happiness to millions of children and adults all over the globeAre you up for leading a team of skilled specialists which secures the quality of our LEGO moulds

Bring your passion for Leadership and Quality and join our global collaborative culture. We need you to keep building the capabilities for the future to keep our product premium Quality

Core Responsibilities

• To lead a high-performance team which is highly motivated and capable of delivering strong results (SQDCP) and optimizing the Element Qualification (EQ) operations continuously (Verification & Approval). This EQ process is the one validating and approving our new injection moulds before mass production.
• To secure timely/relevant tactical plans and its execution to have the EQ function supporting and enabling the strategic direction of EMV (Element & Mould Validation) E&M (Elements & Moulds) & The LEGO Group. This is achieved by driving projects/tasks through team and cross-functional collaboration.
• To Ensure an elevated level of collaboration with the local site stakeholders (QEHS and Mould Qualification Leaders and organizations) and with global stakeholders (EMV LT colleagues Global Mould Qualification E&M Processing R&D etc.). At the same time making decisions based on that detailed understanding of dependencies and delivering according to Customer changing needs.
• To develop own team through leveraging the business needs/opportunities with the individual needs for development of the team members. During this process clear and ambitious expectations must be set and eventually accountability towards that and learning extraction are to be secured. All of this while always adhering to the LEGO Values.
• To Follow the Global Processes and to make sure they stay locally relevant while at the same time playing an active role in improving them through professional feedback and collaboration.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Element & Mould Validation organization consists of 5 Element Qualification teams (3 on-site in China Hungary and Mexico which are all built alike and support the daily operation on the site & 2 teams in Denmark); and 1 Platform team.

The Element Qualification (EQ) teams are responsible for the daily operations of measuring and approval of moulded elements and thereby the new moulds. Hence the EQ teams are the guardians/stewards for the premium quality of bricks we send out to consumers.

Do you have what it takes

• Engineering degree
• At least 4 years of experience on Injection Moulding technology metrology or quality. Combined with intense knowledge of LEGO operation is a huge plus.
• 3-5 years of leadership experience
• Knowledge about general Quality tools: FMEA LEAN Six Sigma ISO standards is considered a plus
• Must be experienced in MS office (SAP knowledge is an advantage)
• Willingness to join team seminars (F2F and online) often in challenging time schedules due to time zone differences
• Proficiency in English written and oral is required.
• Traveling is expected to approx. 10 days / year

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time including prior to any advertised closing date. So if youre interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Whats in it for you

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount We know youll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible youll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team youll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group where everyone feels safe valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeksto encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex gender identity or expression race/ethnicity national origin sexual orientation disability age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Childrens Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Childrens Rights.

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