Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG
Hard / Vorarlberg / Austria / Quality / Full time
Head of Global Quality Assurance (all gender)
What you will enjoy doing
As Head of Global Quality Assurance, you will lead ALPLA's global quality organization and shape the company-wide quality strategy. In this senior leadership role, you ensure the standardization and harmonization of quality assurance processes across all regions, define quality standards, KPIs, and systems, and drive a sustainable Zero Defect Mindset. Acting as the global quality ambassador, you strengthen customer partnerships.
- Promoting a company-wide quality mindset through training, workshops, and global improvement programs
- Ensuring effective quality assurance by fostering quality-related controlling, analyzing performance trends and quality costs, and deriving specific CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) initiatives
- Establishing global standards as well as monitoring and further developing structured complaint management with clear escalation processes
- Managing the end-to-end quality assurance system by further establishing global standards and methods and further developing CAQ software
- Strengthening product and process stability, optimizing laboratories and equipment, and driving digitalization and AI initiatives in the field of Quality Assurance
- Building close relationships with strategic customers, negotiating quality agreements, and ensuring professional complaint management
- Collaborating closely with internal stakeholders, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and creating a link to new business areas such as Pharma and Recycling
What makes you great
- A university degree in a technical or quality-related field, combined with solid professional experience in quality assurance within the manufacturing industry (preferably in regulated industries such as food, beverage, or pharma)
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, with confidence in customer interactions
- Familiarity with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies; a Black Belt certification is an advantage
- Proven leadership experience, with the ability to guide and develop international teams
- An analytical and dynamic leadership style, combined with strong training and facilitation skills
- Fluency in both English and German, with the ability to communicate complex topics clearly and concisely
- High flexibility and willingness to travel internationally
What you can expect working with us
- Appreciation – we practise diversity and good-natured interaction with one another
- You can expect a secure future with us – as a manufacturing company, we are globally on a growth path
- There is ALPLA Kids all-day childcare for children aged between 15 months and 6 years
- Stay fit and healthy with the professional training offered by ALPLAsports.
- We promote climate-friendly mobility with everything from a year-long season ticket for local public transport to purchasing an e-bike
Contact
Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co KG
mr Robert Wolff, Human Resources
Mockenstraße 34
6971 Hard
+43 5574 602 1516
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