Director of Quality-Operations

About Us

BW Paper systems, part of the Barry-Wehmiller Group, builds capital equipment that transforms paper into products for consumers - every day, around the world. We offer innovative technologies, service and parts, and years of global experience in corrugating, finishing; slitting and packaging; stationery; bookbinding and security documents. Customers rely on our machines to produce and convert items such as corrugated boxes, folding cartons, passports, notebooks, copy paper, board, and coated and other specialty papers.

For more information, visit  Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

The Director of Quality will be responsible for developing the overall Quality Improvement Strategy and lead the team in the cross-functional adoption and execution of that strategy. In this critical role, the Director of Quality will be the leader in developing and maintaining a quality management system to improve operating efficiency, quality and productivity in operations, to improve customer satisfaction, and to increase profitability in a safe working environment.

• Develop the overall Quality Improvement Strategy and lead the management team in the cross-functional adoption and execution of that strategy.
• Develop and maintain a business/quality management system to improve operating efficiency, quality and productivity in operations, to improve customer satisfaction and increase profitability in a safe working environment within the local business.
• Continuously assess the overall Quality Management System, Quality Plan and Quality Organization to determine priorities for quality improvement.
• Establish the key improvement priorities, and using a strategy deployment approach, develop and execute a cross-functional, strategic action plan to drive improvement.
• Identify the leading sources of customer dissatisfaction.
• Determine the underlying causes and develop/execute strategies to eliminate those causes.
• Determine the true, systemic root causes of internal failure and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
• Execute a strategy consisting of well-planned and executed preventive actions that reduce COPQ and other forms of waste.
• Drive improvements in process quality, production efficiency, and the elimination of the factors that drive variability and unforeseen disruptions.
• Drive a strategy that incorporates standard work, effective training, and recurring process audits to ensure process discipline.
• Establish and maintain appropriate KPIs that provide objective evidence of improvement.
• Participate in training and coaching teams in the standard quality improvement approach and quality management standard requirements to develop organizational capability.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, quality, continuous improvement, or related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience leading a Quality Organization in capital equipment manufacturing environment.
• Experience with the execution of continuous improvement methodology such as Operational Excellence, Lean Manufacturing, Strategy Deployment, etc.

Requires the ability to independently resolve complex problems. Requires ability to manage a skilled and diverse staff, communicate effectively, represent the organization, act decisively, and influence decisions of senior managers and customers.…