Quality & Ehs Manager

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Job Summary
.The Quality & EHS Manager for Nidec Industrial Solutions - Americas, will ensure that our operations deliver the highest quality products and services consistently, while achieving best-in-class CoQ (cost-of-quality) targets. This individual will be responsible for the development, application and maintenance of the Quality Management System for encoders, drives, systems, and services. He/she will work with all functions within the business to achieve Quality objectives. For Environment, Health & Safety, the manager will ensure the correct application of the rules, processes in compliance with regulatory requirement and Nidec policies.
Job Description
Essential Job Functions
Quality

• Implement, enhance, & maintain quality systems across departments (not limited to production)
• Pragmatically translate & implement Quality objectives and plans into actions by functional areas
• Review, create, modify and update quality metrics and periodically report out to NIS Management
• Lead, manage, and supervise the Quality/Test team
• Manage and maintain pertinent quality records in accordance with business needs
• Manage & Support legal and regulatory compliance programs: UL, ATEX, IECEX, RoHS, REACH, etc.
• Monitor, assess, and ensure Suppliers' quality; manage charge-back to vendors for returns
• Establish programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of production and processing equipment and testing, measurement and analytical facilities

EHS

• Lead in compliance review, general risk assessments and other safety assessments to support and improve environmental, health and safety practices.
• Perform data entry to track EHS training and development or other pertinent data for employees with the Human Resources support
• Maintain training records for employees and assist with New Hire Orientation and Safety Training with Human Resources Support.
• Prepare documents and materials for training and safety committee meetings as required
• Organize the training to include: review the list of participants, distribution of materials and training, monitor trainee in training, support trainer in training.
• Lead environmental, health and safety incident investigations, including identification of root cause(s) and actions necessary to prevent recurrence in the future.
• Walk in the facility on a regular basis to establish presence, communication and provide support.
• Manage Audit, combine, and maintain the Q & EHS training records including to:

• Compile spreadsheet of all employee training to upload into HR database
• Record results of evaluation and training

• Promote and monitoring the improvement actions as per Audit requirement or company standards
• Prepare and update the KPI and share periodically the progress with the management team
• Administering and maintaining compliance programs including Emergency Response, LOTO, Hazard Communication, Hearing Conservation, Hot Work, Respiratory Protection, Blood Borne Pathogens, etc.

Experience Requirements

• 10 years' experience in manufacturing with growing responsibility in a Quality and EHS department/role
• Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Product Functional Testing
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action tools and processes
• Previous experience with ISO9001 certification & processes - 1 year required
• Experience with electrical safety standards in high voltage testing applications preferred
• Process Mapping/Value-Stream-Mapping (VSM) experience will be given preference
• Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System (TPS) or similar will be given preference
• Experience with EHS Audit, process and regulations
• Experience to conduct training in the context of Environment, Health & Safety

Education/License Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or related)

• Six-Sigma Black-Belt certification preferred / Green-Belt required

Competencies

• Action oriented - biased towards small immediate steps (Kaizen)
• Data-Driven - focused on data-driven decision making & change monitoring
• Quality by example - demonstrates quality leadership through personal attitude & actions
• Communicator - consistent, effective, clear, timely, and polite (internal & external communication)
• Autonomous - Ability to set priorities without input or supervision in fast moving/fluid situations
• Level Headed - Ability to stay calm and make the best business decisions under pressure

Additional Job Details
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
No Soliciting
Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.