Global Head of Quality (m/f/x)

Interroll Holding GmbH

Jobbeschreibung

The Interroll Group is the leading global provider of material-handling solutions. The company was founded in 1959 and has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 1997.

Interroll provides system integrators and OEMs with a wide range of platform-based products and services in these categories: Rollers (conveyor rollers), Drives (motors and drives for conveyor systems), Conveyors & Sorters as well as Pallet Handling (flow storage systems).

Interroll products and solutions are used in express and postal services, e-commerce, airports, the food & beverage industry, fashion, automotive sectors and many other manufacturing industries. Among the end users are leading brands such as Amazon, Bosch, Coca-Cola, DHL, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, Walmart and Zalando.

Headquartered in Switzerland, Interroll has a global network of 36 companies with sales of CHF 527.1 million and around 2,300 employees (average number of employees in 2024).


  • Develop, own and execute the global quality strategy, aligned with Interroll's business objectives and growth plans.
  • Partner directly with Engineering and R&D leaders to establish and govern a robust Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) framework for all new product developments, innovations and major change projects.
  • Establish global standards for production process control, inspection, and testing protocols across all manufacturing sites.
  • Lead major, cross-functional problem-solving initiatives (utilizing methodologies like 8D) for critical field failures or customer escalations, driving to root cause and permanent correction.
  • Develop and execute a global supplier quality management strategy, including qualification, audit, performance monitoring, and development programs.
  • Champion a culture where quality is everyone's responsibility. Partner with the Interroll Academy to develop and deploy a global quality curriculum for training on core tools, standards, and problem-solving.
  • Act as the key quality advisor and partner to the leadership teams in Operations, Technology, and Sales.

  • Master degree or equivalent education in mechanical engineering
  • Minimum of 5 years' management and leadership experience in a comparable role in Quality
  • Deep knowledge on quality methods and tools such as SPC, FMEA, 8D, Root Cause Analysis) and engineering methods and tools such as APQP and PPAP
  • Pragmatic and Hands-on in Execution Excellence
  • Able to foster global collaboration with an intercultural mindset
  • Taking Ownership and Accountability (“Own the solution”)
  • Provide People Management with ethical leadership
  • Min. C1 in English and German, additional languages a strong plus
  • Strong identification with our corporate values: Long-term thinking, Committed to excellence, Always respectful, Passionate about customers

  • Attractive employer benefits: Secure job in a growing, international company
  • Open corporate culture: Individual induction, various team events
  • Agile working environment: Modern and well-equipped workplace, short decision-making processes thanks to flat hierarchies
  • Personal development as well as varied and responsible tasks
  • The opportunity to contribute your own ideas and increase innovative strength
  • Many additional benefits: job bike, urban Sports, free parking, discounted lunch, etc.
  • 30 days vacation
  • Flexible organization of mobile office and on-site work
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