Job Description

Role Outline:

To provide leadership for the Quality and EHS Functions for the Norwich Site. Both responsible for the day-to-day management of Q-EHS Engineers and indirect leadership and functional ownership of Q-EHS across all employees on the Norwich site, Including Manufacturing, Service & Engineering

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating, deploying and holding employees on site accountable for policies and procedures relating to Quality and EHS, Ensuring full compliance with local regulations and corporate policies.
• Owns and manages the integrated management system for the Norwich site accreditations, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001
• Accountable for external customer quality for the Norwich site, measured as the DPPM (Defective Parts Per Million) for all Norwich manufactured products. Uses the FBS Toolset to drive measurable improvements in defect rates.
• Accountable for the investigation, resolution and closure of all Non-Conformances (NCR’s) for the Norwich site, including root cause analysis and countermeasure implementation.
• Trains/facilitates the training of team members to defined standard process and ensures ongoing adherence to the standard.
• Responsible for performance management of defined team, including but not limited to; Performance appraisals, Monthly 1:1 reviews, Disciplinary Investigations, Disciplinary Hearings.
• Responsible for the development of defined team, including but not limited to; Fluke/Fortive supplied training materials, recommendation of external courses, 1:1 coaching/mentoring, Management coaching.
• To recommend appropriate career band status changes and/or salary increases for team members and reviewing/approving recommendations of subordinate managers.
• Uses the Daily Management process to manage team performance, drive improvement, focus and prioritize production support activities.

Additional Information:

FBS Activities:

• A portion of time will be spent attending required meetings, 1:1 reviews, and Performance Appraisal reviews as communicated by the Management team. You are expected to take an active role in these events.
• The business will require you to actively participate/lead in continuous improvement events (Kaizens) or other applicable events which will be communicated to you from time to time.
• The business will require you to actively participate in Daily Management meetings to report out achieved results, drive problem solving and manage business expectations.
• To take an active role in the development of their own and teams FBS depth & breadth of knowledge in order to implement improvements in assigned area(s)

Management Role:

• Provides immediate supervision to Q-EHS Engineers/Technicians
• Acts as a leader for the Q-EHS Function on site, without having direct management responsibility for all staff, so must act as an Influential leader
• Responds appropriately to team conflict/disagreements using defined company procedures and personal judgement.
• Coaches subordinate managers to ensure consistent management/communication to the entire site team.

Position Scope:

• Receives work assignments that are subject to a significant level of control and review.
• Directs subordinates to complete assignments using established guidelines, procedures and policies.
• Accountable for results of defined functions, so must hold others, often peers, accountable to their deliverables relevant to these KPIs
• Interacts daily with subordinates and/or functional peer groups.
• Interaction normally involves exchange or presentation of factual information.
• Frequent interaction with Fluke Norwich Site management.
• Frequent interaction with Fluke HR teams for advice, recruitment, contractual reviews etc
• Ongoing interaction with Fluke worldwide teams to ensure co-operation and escalation of critical issues affecting the production area.

Interaction:

• Interacts daily with subordinates and/or functional peer groups.
• Interaction normally involves exchange or presentation of factual information.
• Frequent interaction with Fluke Norwich Site management.
• Frequent interaction with Fluke HR teams for advice, recruitment, contractual reviews etc
• Ongoing interaction with Fluke worldwide teams to ensure co-operation and escalation of critical issues affecting the production area.

Core Competencies:

• Timely decision making & Sense of Urgency
• NEBOSH Qualified
• Sound judgement of difficult situations
• Team communication
• Ability to build followership and engagement with the team.
• Excellent PC Literacy including Microsoft Office
• Prior Lean Production experience
• Ability to bridge communications between teams of different technical ability through understanding of key concepts/behaviours.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.

We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Fluke

Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer-obsessed market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety.A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with the resources of a Fortune 500 company. We are focused on the growth of our individual employees, teams and the Fluke brand.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.

Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.