Quality and Environment Manager Celle (m/w/d) at Uponor

Responsibilities in Quality Management:

• Lead, organize, and continuously develop the production QA team to enhance performance and operational excellence.
• Ensure strategic goal setting and resource planning in alignment with local business objectives and in compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of the production QA team’s service performance through close collaboration with key stakeholders, ensuring effective capacity planning and monitoring.
• Foster a strong culture of quality awareness throughout the site and with external partners, including suppliers.
• Oversee and maintain effective support for factory and production processes in alignment with AQL standards (e.g., ISO 2859-1), driving consistency and quality assurance across operations.
• Quality assurance and quality control inspection to maintain the highest standards of quality, compliance, and operational excellence.
• QA/QC inspection and product supervision
• Audit of the production inspection
• Quality Development (QD)
• Monitor and assess variability within the production process to maintain process stability and product quality
• Lead and coordinate root cause analysis of product defects identified internally and externally to drive continuous quality improvement
• Ensure implementation of corrective and preventive actions to prevent product defects from recurring
• Oversee and coordinate the complaint management process at the plant to ensure timely resolution and continuous improvement
• Provide support for internal and external audits
• Process owner for Quality System within IMS and key user of Salesforce.
• Responsible for budgeting, cost control, and reporting, including quality and non-quality cost analyses.
• Actively drive and support the development of the quality community across BFS EMEA
• Lead cross-functional and site-level task force teams in addressing quality incidents and external complaints related to locally manufactured products
• Participate in the annual management review for Quality and Environment (Q&E)

Responsibilities in Environmental Management:

• Implement the corporate environmental and sustainability strategy at the site level
• Ensure the achievement of local environmental KPIs and targets
• Coordinate the local environmental program and ensure compliance with relevant standards, laws, and regulations
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes and capabilities across the organization to achieve environmental and sustainability objectives
• Consolidate and report local environmental data, including waste, water, and energy consumption
• Support corporate environmental and sustainability reporting activities
• Maintain the site’s legal and chemical registers
• Serve as the primary contact for external authorities on environmental matters
• Act as a member of the Energy Management Team, representing the areas of Environmental, Quality, and Process Management

Qualifications:

• Master degree in (Mechanical) Engineering, or in Plastics/Metal Technology or Processing, or a comparable field
• Advanced knowledge of materials science, with a focus on plastics and metals
• At least 5 years of industrial experience, ideally in Quality Management, Quality Assurance, or Environmental Management within a multinational and/or multi-site organization, including leadership responsibilities
• Proven experience acting as a business partner within a cross-functional environment
• Solid understanding of management systems (at minimum ISO 9001, ISO 19011, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001; ISO 50001 is an advantage)
• Experience collaborating with internal and external auditors
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification or equivalent Lean Management expertise preferred
• Basic knowledge of Salesforce and Business Intelligence (BI) tools
• Strong communication skills in the local language (written and spoken) and English at a minimum B2 level
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
   

Personal Qualifications:

• Strong analytical skills with a dynamic, hands-on approach and excellent coaching and communication abilities
• Advanced expertise in root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies
• Excellent communication skills and a strong team-oriented mindset
• Proven ability to assert and uphold quality standards and requirements across functions
• Willingness to travel

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