Head of Quality & HSE

About The Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4.8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Summary

The Regional Quality & HSE Leader is responsible for deploying and maintaining quality, health, safety, and environmental strategies across the region in alignment with global governance and operational standards. This role ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and ISO standards while leading regional Quality & HSE teams to drive operational excellence, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement. The position oversees audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions, manages customer quality feedback and environmental risks, and monitors key performance indicators to support data-driven decision making. By partnering with global functions and regional operations, the role strengthens business management systems, standardizes best practices, and fosters a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain regional Quality & HSE strategies aligned with VH/VHZ governance.
• Ensure fulfillment of relevant regulatory, legal, and ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001).
• Lead and develop regional Quality & HSE teams, ensuring capability and adequate staffing.
• Maintain and enhance BMS processes, instructions, and KPIs.
• Plan and execute internal and external Quality & HSE audits, including follow-up actions.
• Lead preventive and corrective actions, incident investigations, and root-cause analyses.
• Manage customer quality feedback and oversee hazardous material and environmental risks.
• Deploy and monitor Quality & HSE KPIs; prepare the annual management review.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives (OPEX/EPEX) and standardize best practices.
• Provide reporting and ensure alignment with global Quality & HSE functions.
• Full empowerment over regional Quality & HSE program implementation and improvements.
• Authority to block or reject non-compliant suppliers, processes, or components.
• Power to assign tasks and initiate problem-solving activities based on data analysis.
• Functional leadership over regional Quality & HSE teams.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent; several years of leadership experience in Quality/HSE.
• Auditor qualifications (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, ISO 19011).
• Strong knowledge of regulations, standards, and operational best practices.
• Competence in Lean Management, risk assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with SAP, SharePoint, MS Office, and HSE tools.
• Strong communication, leadership, analytical, and customer-focused mindset.
• Fluent English; willingness to travel (30–50%).

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to walk, stand and use hands to finger, handle or feel.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
• Often required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Required to talk and hear in an industrial setting (noise level can be high at times).
• Regularly required to lift 10 pounds and occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds.