Head of Quality and IMS India

Job description

**Responsibilities / Tasks** - Overall responsibility for Quality Management and Integrated Management Systems (such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and other applicable standards) within GEA India - Functionally leading the Quality Teams in India. - Ensure alignment with global GEA quality standards, policies and governance requirements - Drive harmonization, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of the IMS processes - Plan, coordinate, execute and follow‑up on internal, external and certification audits. - Definition, implementation and monitoring of measures to sustainably improve product, process and system quality - Support quality ownership across the engineering lifecycle, including design quality, engineering change management, and quality requirements for product adaptations and new developments. - Provide governance and oversight for supplier and subcontractor quality, including qualification, development, audits and performance monitoring. - Provide governance and oversight end‑to‑end quality for white‑label and outsourced components, products and services, ensuring clear responsibilities and effective quality controls. - Close collaboration with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement and Local/Global Quality functions - Prepare and monitor quality KPIs, audit outcomes, management review inputs, and improvement dashboards for India. - Establish supplier quality governance, escalation mechanisms, supplier audit plans, and performance review cadence in collaboration with Procurement and Supply Chain - Provide functional guidance and governance to production site quality stakeholders - Promote a strong culture of quality compliance and ownership as well as continuous improvement across functions and locations. - Work closely with the Country MD India for country-level priorities, risk escalation, and alignment on quality and IMS governance - Act as the interface between India operations and regional / global quality and IMS stakeholders. **Your Profile / Qualifications** - University degree in Engineering, Quality Management or a comparable qualification - Several years of professional experience in Quality Management within a manufacturing environment, preferably in an international context - Strong knowledge and hands‑on experience with Integrated Management Systems (IMS) and relevant ISO standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001) - Qualified Auditor / Lead Auditor for relevant management system standards (certified training required) **Did we spark your interest?** Then please click apply above to access our guided application process.