Quality Manager
Pubblicato il 28-10-2026 - Agco in Breganze
Overview As Plant Quality Sr. Manager you will lead the site quality function to drive customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. You will align cross-functional teams with corporate quality goals and implement modern quality systems to ensure robust, reliable products. You will oversee KPI-driven performance and supplier quality to reduce defects and improve net promoter scores. This role offers impact across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain in a mission-driven agricultural technology company. Responsabilità Lead the site quality function, build a culture of quality, and develop a site quality strategy aligned to corporate goals Implement and mature quality methodologies (e.g., APQP) and ISO 9001:2015 processes for proactive quality management Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and product development to strengthen product/process validation Ensure compliance with customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and internal standards; represent plant quality in customer/dealer forums Oversee daily quality performance using KPIs and drive improvements in Right First Time, Defects per Unit,
and Cost of Poor Quality Eliminate manufacturing
- and supplier-caused reliability issues through robust process improvements and supplier management Set clear, customer-impact priorities based on severity, frequency, and cost to improve product Net Promoter Scores Lead supplier quality initiatives, ensuring supplier readiness for new products and targeting improvements with critical or underperforming suppliers Requisiti fondamentali ~8+ years in Quality Management, including at least 5 years in a leadership role ~ Proven experience in complex manufacturing environments; automotive or agricultural machinery background preferred ~ Strong expertise in Quality Management Systems, supplier quality, and field quality processes ~ Fluent English, written and spoken ~ Cross-functional collaboration ~ Leadership and people management ~ Strategic prioritization and decision making ~ Quality Management Systems (QMS) expertise ~ APQP and process validation ~ Supplier quality management