QEC Manager

Alexander Chemical Corp•La Porte, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality and Environmental, Health, Manager (QEC Manager) is responsible for implementing and maintaining the company’s quality system, including document control, Certificate of Analysis/Conformance (COA/COC), and responding to customer inquiries. This role involves analyzing and updating quality documentation, coordinating with production and sales/marketing to ensure product quality, and managing corrective actions to prevent recurring issues. The QEC Manager also ensures Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are followed, manages hazardous waste shipments, performs statistical analysis for SPC and CPK, and leads/participates in various safety management programs like PSM, RMP, PHA, MOC, PSSR, and JSA. Additionally, the role supervises industrial wastewater treatment systems, assists with emergency preparedness, ensures environmental regulatory compliance, and backs up the Safety Manager, which may include conducting safety trainings. The QEC Manager acts as a Lead Technical Resource during audits and develops an audit program for FIFRA compliance, ensuring adherence to facility policies, procedures, and regulations such as EPA, OSHA, NACD, NSF, NAFTA, TSCA, and NMFC. This position requires staying informed of plant operating procedure changes and actively participating in training and meetings to enhance safety, production, and quality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Chemical Engineering or Quality Control/Environmental Science preferred with a minimum of 7 years’ experience in the chemical industry.
Must be proficient with computer systems, and experienced in Microsoft Word and Excel, and be accustomed to working with databases containing large amounts of data.
Exceptional analytical and organizational skills, with close attention to detail.
Excellent professional verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to prioritize workload and multi-task effectively
Must be work well in a fast-paced team environment
Ability to manage confidential information
Exceptional management and supervisory skills.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a management role is preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for implementing and maintaining the company’s quality system including document control, Certificate of analysis/Conformance (COA/COC) and responding to customer inquiries.
Analyzes and updates quality documentation (test procedures, product specification sheets, safety data sheet etc.), making certain that current practices are being documented.
Coordinates with production and sales/marketing to ensure product quality meets customer requirements and delivery expectations.
Manages and monitors all corrective actions (CARs) to determine the root cause and to prevent reoccurring issues.
Ensures proper Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are followed, and collects documentation on advanced container maintenance, and production operations.
Ships product samples to customers and manages hazardous waste shipments and documentation.
Performs statistical analysis of data to generate Statistical Process Controls (SPC) and Certified Process Capabilities (CPK) information.
Lead/Participate in site specific Process Safety Management (PSM), Risk Management Program (RMP), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), Pre-start safety review (PSSR) and Job Safety analysis (JSA).
Assists with providing guidance, education, and assistance with compilation of process safety information (PSI).
Supervises the operation of industrial wastewater treatment systems to ensure procedures and operating equipment limits have been reviewed and risk assessed.
Involved in site emergency preparedness and response including on-all weekend requirements.
Responsible for Environmental Regulatory Compliance, including Air Permit, RCRA waste disposal, TRI, FIFRA Reporting, Tier 2, EPA Federal and State Pesticide reporting.
Backs up the Safety Manager which may include conducting site-specific safety trainings for union and non-union employees.
Act as a Lead Technical Resource during facility audits and customer/supplier quality audits.
Develop and lead audit program related to FIFRA compliance including, but not limited to: labelling, packaging, CSF, etc.
Ensures compliance with established facility policies and procedures and other regulations and standards (IE: EPA, OSHA, NACD, NSF, NAFTA, TSCA, NMFC) as applicable.
Keeps informed of plant operating procedure changes.
Attends and actively participates in training and other meetings to enhance safety, production, and quality of plant operations.
Performs housekeeping duties necessary to maintain company standards.
Performing other duties as required.