Senior Quality Assurance Manager

Stepan Company•Columbus, GA

52d•$101,000 - $136,000•Onsite

About The Position

Stepan is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Manager to join our Leadership team in our Manufacturing facility in Columbus, GA. This position will be responsible for quality of products and services by driving quality assurance and quality control, operational and compliance excellence, and continuous improvement philosophies throughout the line organization. The candidate will integrate key practices into the manufacturing foundation to meet internal and external customers' expectations and represent the "Voice of the Customer".

Requirements

5 years' experience in manufacturing in chemical industry (surfactants and person care product manufacturing preferred)
5 years of supervisory experience
Knowledge and experience with implementation, maintenance, and audit of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001 or similar)
Experience leading teams and working with customers
Experience in troubleshooting difficult problems in a plant environment
Excellent project management and organization skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, and to manage cross functional teams.
SQC, SPC, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement
Bachelor's Degree reqeuired / Chemistry or Chemical Engineering preferred

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred

Responsibilities

EHS&S: Responsible for ensuring the safe operation of the quality department.
QA & QC: Responsible for Quality Assurance and Quality Control on site and the monitoring and maintenance of the ISO 9001 and HOQ (House of Quality) system.
Financial: Ensure delivery on budget fixed cost performance and identify and drive cost reduction opportunities for plant
Regulatory and Policy Compliance: Understand all applicable regulations and policies and assures compliance.
Strategy development and customer focus
Laboratory management
Quality risk identification and management
Ensure compliance to changes resulting from continuous improvement initiatives
Coordinate and conduct training for new processes or changes to processes
Provide appropriate training to strengthen plant personnel knowledge of and capabilities for meeting quality objectives
Identify development opportunities to increase job-related skills
Provide feedback to site management on laboratory performance
Leading and Managing audits (internal & external)
Improve the efficiency of the laboratory and increase manufacturing support through increased utilization of the laboratory information system (SAP QM Module)
Monitor in-process data entry and lead monitoring, performance improvement and reporting
Partner with R&D and peers at other sites to identify opportunities in new method development and reduction in current method variation
Establish and manage plan for SQC/SPC data review of in-process and final data for improved performance
Responsible for tactical and strategic proposals around service level improvements and works with leadership to make these reality
Establish and monitor performance metrics for Process Control/Right First Time/Restricted Inventory Generation
Provide support for site restricted inventory management and rework plans
Establish metrics to monitor laboratory support in manufacturing, and monitor and report results
Escalate issues and obtain resources if necessary to provide site support