Quality Control - Quality Assurance Engineer

• Leads and executes all aspects of the plant quality control and quality assurance programs using existing procedures to enable the facility to profitably meet customer and product regulatory requirements related to the quality management system and related business quality strategies. Enhances front line knowledge and accountability for quality across key roles and promotes a customer-focused culture within a single plant. Requires conceptual knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures within a job discipline.

Responsibilities / Duties

• Implements and maintains the site quality program which aligns to the Business Quality Strategy at the plant level.
• Provides an effective interface between commercial team and the plant to ensure consistent high quality service to customers.
• Acts as plant interface in cross-functional relationships, services and flow of information between the plant and the customer, and functions related to the product quality/regulatory requirements related to the quality management system.
• Monitors effectiveness of the quality management system and identifies improvement opportunities to enhance productivity of system elements.
• Generates quality data to drive product quality improvements.
• Leads plant and/or site-level (includes cross-functional) management of change activities related to product quality.
• Ensures plant Operating Discipline system, procedures and guidelines meet quality system requirements, as appropriate and serves as element focal point for the quality requirements of the Operating Discipline Management System.
• Trains and provides guidance to plant and other roles that impact product quality on customer and product regulatory requirements, and the use of supporting quality tools and processes to achieve plant and business goals.
• Identifies and leads product quality improvement opportunities and problem-solving efforts at the plant level, as determined through data analysis, customer feedback, continual improvement projects, and other quality-related programs.
• Manages the plant quality system audit program and conducts internal and third party audits, in conjunction with Business or Site strategies, leveraging findings to drive continual improvement.
• Leads the QC lab and technician for daily activities.
• Visibility, key accountability for QC lab  and represent the QC lab to functions/site team and customer

Experience

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry/chemical engineering is a plus quality, manufacturing or related experience required.
• English is a must
• Minimum 4 years of experience