Head of Quality and Sustainability

The ASSA ABLOY Group is the global leader in access solutions. We provide access solutions, trusted identities, entrance automation and service for institutional and commercial customers, and for the residential market. Every day we help people feel safe, secure and experience a more open world.

The Head of QSHE is establishing and maintaining systems and processes to ensure high standards in quality, environmental sustainability, and workplace health and safety. This role focuses on compliance, continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of excellence across the organization.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Quality Assurance: Develop and implement quality management systems to ensure product and process compliance with industry standards and customer expectations.
2. Environmental Management: Oversee initiatives to minimize environmental impact, ensure compliance with environmental regulations, and promote sustainability practices.
3. Safety and Health: Create and enforce workplace safety protocols to protect employees and reduce risks of accidents or illnesses.
4. Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to all relevant quality, safety, health, and environmental laws, regulations, and certifications.
5. Audits and Inspections: Conduct regular audits and inspections to identify and address potential non-conformities or hazards( GEMBA, 5S, Process audit as a must)
6. Risk Management: Develop risk assessments and mitigation strategies for quality, environmental, and safety challenges.
7. Training and Awareness: Provide training programs to enhance employee awareness and competencies in QSHE-related areas.
8. Performance Monitoring: Track QSHE KPIs and implement continuous improvement initiatives to drive excellence.
9. Incident Management: Investigate incidents related to quality, safety, or environmental issues, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
10. Cross-Department Collaboration: Work closely with other departments to integrate QSHE principles into all operations.
11. Other areas of responsibility:

• Must have a strong commitment to Quality, Safety and the Environment, ensuring compliance with all QSE related policies and procedures

• Oversees the preparation of complete and correct documentation of all inspections and tests per regulatory, customer requirements

• Oversees calibration of test/measuring equipment per written instructions

• Oversees in-process inspection, internal auditing and maintains proper documentation

• Audits processes and products per established procedures/work instructions to assure compliance with SR EN ISO 9001:2015
• Participates in regulatory audits and work to create plans with leadership team to satisfy any audit findings

• Oversees periodic sampling for environmental compliance

• Evaluates facility for potential risks, makes recommendations for prevention of any hazards

• Oversees the investigations of the workplace safety incidents to find a root cause

Education,Skills, Work Experience:

• University degree
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in a Quality, Safety and Environmental field
• PC knowledge: ERP, MsOffice
• Strong quality management knowledge, including auditing skills
• Advanced English knowledge (level C1)

This role also demands:

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Personable and able to work well with others
• Demonstrating good judgment in critical situations

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.