BU Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers (GPHE) is looking for a Global Quality, Health & Safety Manager

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About the job

We are seeking a candidate for the role of Global Quality, Health & Safety Manager in BU GPHE, with the purpose of leading and advancing our quality, health, and safety strategy, activities, projects, and processes to enhance our customer offerings.

Within the BU GPHE (Gasketed Plated Heat Exchangers) with a footprint of 8 factories, you will contribute to develop, Quality, Health and Safety Strategy and Policies, to build Q,H&S mindset and competences in alignment with Alfa Laval Q, H&S Strategy/Policies.

You will also drive, promote and coordinate activities/projects and standardization, promote and manage continuous improvement projects/activities within Q,H&S.

Key responsibilities for this role will be as per the areas below:  

Team Leadership & Global Coordination

• Lead a team of four across H&S, Global Claims, and Corporate Standards.
• Coordinate Q & H&S activities across factories and sites.
• Represent management on Q & H&S topics, internally and externally.
• Drive continuous improvement by coaching problem-solving and tracking progress.

Quality Structure Development

• Ensure compliance with market/customer standards (ASME, Nuclear, etc.).
• Manage quality processes and KPIs.
• Oversee training and competence development.
• Maintain SOPs and working instructions

 Health & Safety Enhancement

• Develop and implement safety standards per Alfa Laval’s program.
• Promote safe working practices and a safety-first mindset.
• Share best practices and deploy prevention tools.
• Support line management in injury and occupational disease prevention

Who are you?

You have a genuine passion for Quality and Health & Safety, driven by a delivery‑oriented mindset and the confidence to make things happen. You challenge the status quo with bold ideas and structured execution, and your success stems from a disciplined approach combined with the ability to communicate clearly and engage others.

We believe you are a true networker that can naturally build relationships and influence across functions, effortlessly motivating not only your own team but also other departments to adopt best practices and continuous improvement.

What you know

You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in the field combined with a proven track record of working experience within Quality and Health & Safety. We trust you have been working in an international environment and have extensive experience in bringing quality improvements in an industrial / manufacturing environment. Ideally, you’ve held managerial or functional leadership roles in a matrix organization. Excellent written and spoken English is essential for success in this global role.

We offer you
We offer a both inspiring and interesting position in an open, friendly and truly international environment where we work together to develop and create value for our customers.
The position reports to the VP Operations BU GPHE with a dotted line to the BU President.

Assessment practicalities

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games. Playing the games is mandatory

For More Information:

Olivier Lallemant, VP Operations BU GPHE, Olivier.LALLEMANT@alfalaval.com

Tanja Sukaj, Talent Acquisition Partner, tanja.sukaj@alfalaval.com

For union information, please contact:

Johan Ranhög, Akademikerna, +46 46 2891664

Stefan Sandell, Ledarna, +46 46 367364

Monica Anderberg, Unionen, +46 709623811

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon so send your application without delay, and no later than 30th of July 2025 Please note, due to GDPR applications sent directly via email will be disregarded without notice.