Plant Quality Manager
About The Position
Reporting to the Company’s General Manager Vidalia AAM Operations (Phase 2), an exciting opportunity exists for a Plant Quality Manager to join the Syrah team based in Vidalia, Louisiana. This role is responsible for leading an independent, high-performance laboratory and quality assurance function within the Vidalia Active Anode Material (AAM) facility. This role is designed to strengthen independence between laboratory decision-making and process operations, ensuring rigorous analytical standards, robust product certification, and disciplined process-control analysis in accordance with the facility’s Control Plan. The position provides dedicated leadership to elevate analytical excellence, enhance certification performance, and strengthen overall QA/QC capability across the full production lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical discipline
- 8+ years of experience in analytical laboratory leadership within advanced materials, chemical processing, battery materials, or equivalent industry
- Demonstrated expertise in specialised analytical techniques relevant to carbon-based or engineered materials (e.g., particle sizing, surface area analysis, spectroscopy, impurity analysis, thermal analysis, etc.)
- Strong experience in QA/QC systems within a regulated or high-specification manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting customer qualification and certification processes
- Proven leadership experience managing laboratory or quality teams
- High level of analytical rigor and scientific credibility
- Strong independence and integrity in decision-making
- Exceptional attention to data accuracy and documentation quality
- High-level problem-solving and analytical capability
- Strong communication skills with technical and operational stakeholders
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-growing industrial environment
- Strong ability to engage with, and drive outcomes within a team environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain an independent laboratory function with clear authority over analytical standards, data validation, and certification outcomes
- Ensure separation of laboratory decision-making from production pressures to safeguard data integrity and compliance
- Develop and enforce robust analytical governance and quality control procedures
- Lead specialized analytical programs for graphite anode materials
- Ensure consistent, accurate and defensible test results supporting product certification and customer specifications
- Implement best-practice analytical methods, calibration protocols, and validation procedures
- Oversee laboratory equipment maintenance, qualification and continuous improvement
- Champion a zero-harm safety culture
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and applicable federal, state and local regulations
- Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions
- Maintain compliance with environmental permits and reporting obligations
- Enhance inspection, control, and verification processes across the entire production process
- Strengthen QA/QC systems to ensure conformance with product specifications and customer requirements
- Lead root cause investigations related to quality deviations and non-conformances
- Ensure traceability, documentation integrity, and audit readiness
- Build a high-performing laboratory team
- Develop specialised analytical capability within the site
- Promote a culture of scientific rigor, data integrity and continuous improvement
- Support cross-functional collaboration while maintaining appropriate independence
- Manage laboratory function budget
- Monitor and control operating costs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
