Area Quality Development Manager

Wärtsilä is seeking an Area Quality Development Manager for its Americas team in Houston, TX. The role involves leading quality improvement initiatives, supporting management systems, and developing programs to enhance competence and reduce costs. Responsibilities include root cause analysis, representing the region in global quality groups, and managing certification processes. The position is critical for ensuring quality standards and continuous improvement in the energy sector.
Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.

Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 79 GW of power plant capacity and more than 130 energy storage installations in 180 countries around the world?

In this fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Want to join the ride?

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Wärtsilä is leading the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our customers unlock the value of energy transition by optimizing their energy systems and future-proofing their assets. Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 73 GW of power plant capacity in 180 countries around the world, including 80 energy storage systems?

In this era of innovation and fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for high performing, future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies with smart technology - together. Are you ready to take the next step?

Area Quality Development Manager - Americas

The Wärtsilä Energy Business – Americas team has a vacancy for an Area Quality Development Manager.

Responsibilities
• Lead the Area Quality Improvement actions including supporting Regions with advanced expertise on Quality and Management Systems matters.
• Lead the Area Quality Development Team to support Business Line, Business Unit and Global Working Groups initiatives and local initiatives.
• Using contemporary Quality Management, Quality Assurance and Quality Control concepts, develop specific programs designed to improve competence and reduce overall costs of non-conformities.
• Lead the continuous improvement effort in AMER through coaching, facilitation and analysis using the WCI model.
• Assess quality improvement data, trends and develop improvement plans.
• Champion the Root Cause Analysis as-a-service program.
• Represent AMER in global working groups related to quality and management systems.
• Act as the key contact for Area in Quality development, implementation, monitoring and training activities related to quality and management systems.
• As a member of the global Management Systems Working Team, review, update, and implement global procedures and provide timely feedback towards stakeholders for possible enhancement needs.
• Act as key contact towards external certification bodies to include support of ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and SA8000 certifications as well as customer-specific certification programs.
• Act as specialist support for local organisations towards customers in customer complaint cases needing escalation or global or advanced support.
• Secure management system adequacy and development in line with global directives.
• Manage certification structure implementation for newly acquired companies and transition for divestitures.
• Manage Audit planning and implementation follow up for Area, including feedback to global functions and other Areas of challenges and development needs
• Participate as lead auditor and trainer for internal auditors.
• Oversee, develop and secure compliance of Area level documentation - mainly legal requirements and/or language needs.
• Define and implement Area wide yearly training plan(s) and secure QEHS competence development.
• Secure compliance to Area EHS legal requirements in regions.
• Manage the process of group sustainability reporting, including development and streamlining of the same.

Requirements
• Relevant bachelors or master’s academic degree (e.g. In engineering, manufacturing or quality).
• 5 – 10 years’ experience in QA and QC in manufacturing, services, or related industrial environment.
• Understanding of different management systems and what is needed from business perspective.
• Track record of leading and facilitating a change in a global multi-functional and cross divisional environment.
• Excellent influencing and communication skills, virtually and in a global environment.
• Positive, hands on and solution oriented working style and an excellent ability to build and maintain trusting relationships with peers and stakeholders.
• English proficiency.

Last application date: 30/05/2025

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.

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