Quality & EHS Director
- Location
- Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
- Job ID
- 0000020604
- Category
- Quality Management
Job Description
- Are you ready to continue your career at The LEGO® Group? Are you someone with solid QEHS experience and you are highly committed towards production? This role is an excellent opportunity to join a team focusing on employees health and safety!
What your day will look like:
- Drive a World-Class Safety Culture: Lead by example to foster a proactive safety culture and implement initiatives that ensure the health and wellbeing of all employees. Establish and maintain a safe work environment through risk assessment, targeted training programs, proactive incident/near miss prevention, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Promote Health and Wellbeing: Develop and manage initiatives aimed at minimizing exposure to physical, chemical, environmental, and ergonomic hazards. Partner with cross-functional teams to create programs that support the holistic health and wellbeing of our workforce.
- Environmental Stewardship: Our company is committed to continuously implement activities to reduce the environmental impact of our operations. You shall support those projects and continuously seek opportunities to reduce waste, emissions, and energy use in line with corporate and regulatory standards.
- Ensure Compliance with EHS regulation: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all relevant EHS requirements, both national and corporate, and guarantee compliance through regular audits, training, and documentation. Develop policies and procedures that meet or exceed industry standards.
- Deliver Right-Product Quality: Drive product safety and right-quality by implementing rigorous quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) processes. Leverage data-driven insights and continuous improvement methodologies to uphold our reputation as a premium brand.
Are you up for the challenge?
- +10 years of experience in a Quality (or Continuous Improvement) and EHS leadership role within a manufacturing environment.
- Preferred certifications include CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist), CQE (Certified Quality Engineer), or other recognized EHS/quality certifications.
- Familiarity with quality and safety management systems (e.g., ISO standards, HAZOP, 5S, FMEA, Control Plan) and proficiency in quality tools and methodologies (e.g., PDCA, Root Cause Analysis, Pareto Analysis).
- Additional beneficial certifications could include ISO 9001/14001 Lead Auditor, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (or Green Belt), and OSHA certifications.
- Willingness to travel up to 30-40 days p/year.
- The base salary for this position generally ranges between $ $160,000 USD- $210,00 USD. This range is an estimate, based on potential employee qualifications, operational needs and other considerations permitted by law.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer-sponsored visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
What’s in it for you?
Here are some of what to expect:
Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.
We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.
We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.
Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.
We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.
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