We are looking for a global leader to define and deploy the operating system for manufacturing quality and operational excellence across our global production network as
Head of Manufacturing Quality and Operational Excellence 80-100% (f/m/d)
Your daily contribution:
- Build up and lead the global Operational Excellence & Manufacturing Quality team in close collaboration with regional units
- Define and implement the global Lean and Operational Excellence strategy, aligned with corporate objectives
- Establish global standards for Lean deployment, including value stream mapping, takt time, standard work, and visual management.
- Govern global CI portfolio with prioritization, benefit tracking, and finance validation
- Own global manufacturing quality standards and drive improvements in problem-solving, inspection methods and reporting
- Reduce CoPQ and improve First Pass Yield through structured quality initiatives
- Drive Lean transformation across sites, including flow, pull systems, and waste elimination
- Deploy standard work and visual management systems to stabilize and optimize processes
- Build global CI capability via training and certification
- Lead global production engineering, ensuring know-how transfer, design for manufacturability and manage global Capex planning
- Conduct systematic reviews of global production footprint, capabilities, and capacities, aligned with strategic goals
- Foster leadership, succession planning, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
Your Profile:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Lean deployment, CI, and manufacturing operations
- Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt
- Proven experience in industrial engineering and productivity improvement
- Demonstrated ability to lead global Lean transformations and CI programs
- Expertise in data analysis, process mining, and digital CI tools
- Financial acumen for benefit validation and budgeting
- Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and manufacturing quality systems.
Your Personality:
- Hands-on, action-oriented mindset with a strong doer attitude
- Bridges strategic vision and shopfloor realities to deliver results
- Executive-level communication combined with shopfloor approachability
- Skilled at simplifying complex challenges and driving execution
- Fluent in English, intermediate German
- Willingness to travel internationally (25–35%, occasionally on short notice)
We offer:
- Flexible and hybrid working conditions
- Versatile and autonomous activities and tasks
- Working environment with professional development opportunities
- Participation in job-related training and further education
- Above-average pension fund
- Appreciative and inclusive corporate culture
- Demonstrated lived values that value diversity
- Dynamic, international environment with committed employees
- Structured induction process
- Short public transport connections
We are looking forward to receiving your complete application documents.
Note:
For this positons we are not able to accept any applications from external recruitment agencies.
Burckhardt Compression AG | Location: Winterthur
Tobias Wyser | Phone: +41 52 261 53 77
Burckhardt Compression creates leading compression solutions for a sustainable energy future and the long-term success of its customers. The Group is the only global manufacturer that covers a full range of reciprocating compressor technologies and services. Since 1844, its passionate, customer-oriented and solution-driven workforce has set the benchmark in the gas compression industry.
