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GATX · 1 month ago

Vice President, Quality

US-IL-Chicago

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

GATX Corporation, founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, is an industry leader committed to quality and operational excellence. The Vice President of Quality will direct the development and execution of Quality Assurance policies and programs, drive a quality culture across the organization, and manage compliance with regulatory requirements in North America.

Financial ServicesIndustrialTransportationVenture Capital

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Drive quality culture and strategy

Conduct quality management meetings at all levels of the organization, including executive management

Manage staff development and department budget

Utilize a lean/continuous improvement management framework through data driven metrics and daily visual management

Identify variance from requirements through procedures and metrics and resolve using root cause analysis and corrective action

Direct and support the quality site managers in execution of hold point inspections, training programs (qualification nondestructive testing, welding, and protective coatings) and calibration

Oversee and assist with routine audits of critical processes with goal of achieving consistent readiness for external regulatory compliance and certification audits

Develop and administer the quality management system and associated infrastructure for the North American rail organization consistent with DOT, Transport Canada, and AAR M-1003 requirements

Provide and manage a cross functional forum to review and address opportunity improvement reports (OIR’s) involving customer complaints and process failures

Work with department heads and functional leaders to identify and control critical quality processes

Conduct compliance audits of all critical processes, partnering with Internal Audit as needed

Deploy quality engineering to facilitate root cause analysis and implement sustainable solutions

Manage external audits conducted by the Association of American Railroads, Department of Transportation and Transport Canada

Administer and continuously improve a training program that provides function specific training to employees at all levels of the organization for critical quality processes

Liaison with Human Resources department to identify and implement training strategies, considering human factors and use of technology

Support selection, auditing, and non-conformance resolution of a contract railcar repair network

Work with component suppliers to identify, contain, and correct defects and non-conformances with purchased products

Partner with New Car Inspection team to ensure newly purchased railcars comply with GATX and customer requirements

Qualification

Quality Management SystemsRoot Cause AnalysisQuality AssuranceContinuous ImprovementASQ CertificationManufacturing OperationsWelding KnowledgeExecutive LeadershipTraining Program DevelopmentSupplier Quality Management