The primary responsibility of this position is to lead/manage/improve overall safety and quality measures at Kyoto site and the Power solution segment in Japan through evolving a high Safety/Quality awareness and culture.
It is expected to strengthen the current Quality and EHS organization with autonomous leadership at all levels
Report to
Plant Director Kyoto
The position has the responsibility of 2 area in Quality and EHS(Environment, Health and Safety).
In both areas, the position will lead/manage and improve the key measures in Kyoto plant for these 2 areas
• Key responsibility in Quality includes followings
Improve quality culture in the plant
Lead and manage the activities in following 5 areas, Management
Systems/Customer Quality/Operations Quality/Supplier Quality/R&D Quality
Relationship management with key customers
Maintain ISO9001 Certification and achieve gaining IATF QMS certification through updating the current Quality practice and procedures
Manage Quality KPIs – External/internal PPM, Cost of poor quality, set up and brush up the organization to manage the responsibility abov
• Key responsibility in EHS includes followings
Improve Safety culture in the plant aiming zero incident
Manage EHS KPIs - # of incident, Total recordable accident, CO2 footprint,
Maintain ISO140001 certification and achieve gaining ISO45000 certification
through updating the EHS practice/procedure
Run plant safety committee with key managers and union members
EHS Engineer(s) and QA managers in each area are assumed to report this position, potentially several quality engineer may directly report to this position as well
Key Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering or 高専
• 5+ years of working experience for quality in manufacturing environment (Automotive
industry as preferable)
• 3+ years of working experience as people leader
• Experience in manufacturing EHS will be a plus
• Good knowledge in management systems (ISO/IATF)
• Solid experience in developing a strong organization
• Fluent in both Japanese/English
Work environmen
Location
Kyoto plan
Budget
For Manager title hire: 13M-15M JPY (Proximity 90K-105K JPY/M + 20% Incentive
Other benefits
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At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways - driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.
Following our founder’s mindset “action speaks louder than words”, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.