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Director of Global Organizational Excellence

United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 May 2026

About the role

GTI is a contract manufacturing partner supporting customers in renewable energy, power generation, infrastructure, and industrial systems.

We fabricate custom designed, purpose-built enclosures and skids for our customers and perform mechanical and electrical integration in-house, delivering a true turn-key product to our customers. Our scope spans Engineering, prototype builds, through full production, requiring teams that can move fast, adapt, and execute with precision.

GTI Values: Safey I Quality I Customer Obsession I Speed I Agility

Position Overview

The Director of Global Organizational Excellence is responsible for improving process capability, stability, and systemic performance across all GTI Fabrication sites. This role drives Lean and Six Sigma deployment, ensures disciplined execution of APQP and product realization processes, and strengthens Built-In Quality through robust PFMEA, Control Plans, and process validation.

The role focuses on performance improvement, prevention, and process capability, not ISO compliance or daily production quality execution.

Key Responsibilities

Continuous Improvement Leadership

Lead global deployment of Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving (A3, 8D)
Improve process stability, flow, and predictability across sites
Reduce variation, waste, scrap, and rework through data-driven improvement
Establish standard work and operational discipline
Identifyand deploy best practices across all facilities

APQP / Product Realization Governance

Own the global APQP framework and standards
Ensure disciplined execution of:

Feasibility reviews
Design & process risk assessment
PFMEA development and maintenance
Control Plan development and effectiveness
Process validation and readiness

Ensure cross-functional ownership of APQP deliverables
Drive prevention-based thinking across product lifecycle

Built-In Quality (BIQ)

Strengthenprocess-based defect prevention
Improve operator-driven quality systems (OAP / layered quality)
Ensure controls are designed into the process, not inspected in later
Improve first-pass yield and process predictability

Process Capability & Data-Driven Quality

Drive process capability culture (Cp,Cpk,Ppk)
Establish statistical thinking across operations
Ensure process controls are measurable and effective
Improve use of data for root cause and predictive quality

Cross-Site Improvement & Standardization

Lead systemic improvement across Phoenix, Buffalo, Goodyear, and Monterrey
Deploy global standard work for key quality and manufacturing processes
Eliminatevariation in how processes are executed across sites
Build a continuous improvement pipeline tied to business performance

Training & Capability Building

Develop Lean / Six Sigma culture and training roadmap
Coach Quality Managers and engineers in structured problem solving
Improve PFMEA / Control Plan competency across sites
Strengthen prevention mindset across organization

Key Deliverables

Improved process stability and capability across all sites
Effective and disciplined APQP execution
Strong PFMEA and Control Plan integrity
Measurable reduction in defects, variation, and waste
Mature Built-In Quality system
Global CI pipeline tied to measurable performance improvements

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree inEngineering, Quality, Operations, or related field or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
8+years experiencein Continuous Improvement, APQP, or Process Quality
Strong experience with PFMEA, Control Plans, and process validation
Strong problem-solving and root causeexpertise
Experience in manufacturing or fabrication environment
Proven ability to lead cross-functional improvement

Preferred Qualifications