Quality Leader – MENAT & JAFZA Site
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GE Vernova seeks a Software and Controls Solutions Quality Leader for the MENAT region and JAFZA site to drive quality excellence, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
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Responsibilities
- Maintain and secure essential qualifications and certifications including ISO 9001:2015, TR&S, and IEEE 1012
- Direct internal and external audit program to ensure adherence to QMS and regulatory standards
- Act as voice of the customer during Pre Qualification and Project Quality Engineering phases
- Conduct daily Gemba walks to identify process bottlenecks and champion quality KPIs
- Partner with Sales, Projects, Engineering, Operations, and Sourcing to enforce 'Stop the Line' protocols
- Provide quality oversight for contract project manufacturers
- Champion Lean, RCA, Six Sigma, and Shainin methodologies
- Mentor stakeholders to cultivate a Zero Defect framework and Built in Quality mindset
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university or college
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a quality leadership or commercial/operations/supply chain role with significant focus on quality management
- Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal
- Willingness to travel approximately 25%, primarily within the region
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Job Description Summary
- As the Software and Controls Solutions (SCS) Quality Leader for the MENAT region and the JAFZA site, you will serve as the primary advocate for quality excellence.
- Reporting to the SCS Global Quality Leader, you will provide strategic oversight and tactical leadership, driving rapid issue resolution and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Your mandate is to ensure total regulatory compliance, elevate the customer experience, and minimize operational waste across the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Regulatory Compliance & Certification: Maintain and secure essential qualifications and certifications required for regional growth, including ISO 9001:2015, TR&S, and IEEE 1012.
- Audit Management: Direct the internal and external audit program to ensure strict adherence to QMS and regulatory standards; serve as the primary owner of certificates of compliance for JAFZA manufacturing operations.
- Customer & Project Quality: Act as the voice of the customer during Pre Qualification and Project Quality Engineering phases; facilitate clear, frequent communication to align expectations and outcomes.
- Operational Excellence: Conduct daily Gemba walks to represent the voice of the employee, identify process bottlenecks, and champion high impact Quality KPIs (Customer Experience, CoPQ, resolution cycle times, and nonconformance management).
- Cross Functional Collaboration: Partner with Sales, Projects, Engineering, Operations, and Sourcing to enforce 'Stop the Line' protocols, accelerate defect resolution, and integrate lessons learned into future workflows.
- Supply Chain Oversight: Provide rigorous quality oversight for contract project manufacturers to ensure consistent delivery standards.
- Continuous Improvement: Champion Lean, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Six Sigma, and Shainin methodologies. Advocate for scalable, data driven solutions at the operational level.
- Quality Culture Leadership: Mentor stakeholders across the organization to cultivate a mindset centered on the Zero Defect framework, Built in Quality, customer passion, regulatory rigor, and systematic waste reduction.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university or college.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a quality leadership or commercial/operations/supply chain or similar role with a significant focus on quality management.
- Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
- This role requires around 25% travel, primarily within the region with occasional travel outside the region.
Desired Characteristics
- Deep process expertise in the Software and Electronics industry, with experience in critical infrastructure preferred.
- Ability to rapidly master new systems, processes, and digital tools.
- Superior communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence cross functional teams and present the business case for quality to senior leadership.
- Proven track record in Change Management and the successful implementation of Lean cross functional initiatives.
- Demonstrated proficiency in 'hands on' problem solving, with clear examples of leading full corrective action lifecycles from identification to resolution.
- Ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships while driving organizational transformation.
Additional Information
- Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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