Quality Manager Jobs

At Trane TechnologiesTM and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

Job Summary:

Trane Technologies is hiring a Business Quality Leader in LaCrosse, WI. In this role, you will be responsible for manufacturing and quality improvement initiatives between three different Commercial HVAC business units that allow Trane to meet organizational goals and support a lean strategy to bring Trane’s products to new levels of quality, reliability, and value. This leader will apply advanced manufacturing and lean strategies to promote quality and remove waste in operations. The candidate must be highly motivated and be able to lead a team of employees in the development and implementation of new processes, tools, and procedures that meet Trane’s safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide training and development in problem solving methods, Design of Experiments (DoE), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Control Plans.
• Responsible for driving improvements to equipment, tools, technologies and other factors impacting production capability and capacity.
• Supervises tooling activities, including design, order, maintenance, gages; and fulfill customer requirements relating to engineering or processing, i.e. FMEA, flow charting, and problem solving.
• Evaluate field and internal failures with the Product Quality Team and aid in problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Responsible for Non-Conformance Material Reviews; lead team in developing and coordinating rework of materials while minimizing cost to company.
• Responsible for driving product quality improvements with ownership of the Cost of Quality to help eliminate waste and meet organizational goals.
• Supports ISO and other company standard practices and procedures such as the Quality Management System (QMS) and Business Operating System (BOS) via Leader Standard Work.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience with lean principles and techniques to include Visual Management, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Cycle Time Reduction and Process Balancing, 5S, Set Up Reduction (SMED), and Kanban.
• Experience in engineering systems to include CAD, PLM and MES systems. Ability to contribute in design reviews and assist during validation and qualification, to include safety and ergonomics.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• In-depth knowledge, understanding and application of APQP tools, to include process flows, process FMEAs and control plans, to meet Quality and Reliability requirements and targets.
• Seven years (7+) years of experience in manufacturing engineering and quality management required.

What’s in it for you:

• 6% 401K match, plus an additional 2% of eligible pay in core contributions.
• Benefits*: https://www.tranetechnologies.com/en/index/careers/benefits.html
• Benefits kick in day one!
• 3 weeks of vacation per calendar year, plus paid holidays.

Base Pay Range: $127,000 - $169,000

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.