Vacancies QC,Process and CI Manager

Job Purpose

Lead and integrate Quality Control Process Engineering and Continuous Improvement activities to ensure safe reliable and cost-efficient production that meets or exceeds customer and regulatory requirements. Provide managerial and operational leadership for QC/QA teams act as the process expert for the site and champion Lean/Six-Sigma (ALPS/L6S) practices to continuously improve safety quality delivery cost and material efficiency.
Member of local Management Team reporting to the Site Manager.

Key Accountabilities

Quality & Compliance
Lead Quality Assurance and Quality Control functions to ensure finished products semi-finished goods and incoming raw materials meet specifications and that processes are statistically controlled.
Maintain compliance with national and international quality standards (e.g. ISO) customer requirements and company policies.
Own customer complaint & returns handling rework operations and corrective/preventive actions.
Act as the companys official Quality Representative to legal/professional bodies and the management team for quality performance.
Ensure documented SOPs audit readiness and timely closure of internal/external audit actions.

Process Engineering & Operations
Act as the site process expert: deeply understand plant/process detail lead impact assessments of changes and drive process improvements.
Own process performance metrics (Yield Materials Manufacturing Efficiency (MME) Right-First-Time / First-Run OK batch cycle time throughput waste indices) and take corrective action on adverse trends.
Interface with R&D Marketing central engineering and off-site technical support on product recipes new raw material approvals and industrialization of new products.
First point of contact for process aspects of Process Safety (Area Classification SIL) and lead/coordinate hazard studies as required.
Ensure calibration reliability in collaboration with Engineering.

Continuous Improvement (CI)
Champion CI culture site-wide (Lean ALPS L6S) develop CI capabilities and lead the improvement portfolio to deliver measurable gains in Safety OTIF cost MME quality and inventories.
Apply problem-solving methodologies and statistical tools (L6S Green Belt or higher expected) to lead and coach teams on improvement projects.
Scope and support capital and process improvement projects (initial scoping business case commissioning training and handover/ownership of technology).

People & Stakeholder Management
Lead coach and develop the QC/QA and process engineering teams; promote continuous learning and engagement.
Effectively engage stakeholders across Production Planning Procurement Supply Chain R&D HSE Marketing and external authorities.
Ensure strong internal/external communication for knowledge transfer and timely feedback on supply chain improvement actions.

Key Activities

Monitor and report process and quality KPIs; perform root cause analyses and drive corrective/preventive plans.
Design and deliver focused improvement plans (operational and capital) to improve yield RFT MME and reduce waste.
Manage change using formal tools (MOC procedures) and ensure process/product changes are controlled.
Provide process troubleshooting support to operations and lead commissioning and training for new technologies/projects.
Develop and maintain SOPs RFT procedures QA documentation and quality management records.
Coordinate and host customer/supplier quality audits; identify and implement improvement opportunities.
Ensure continuous compliance with accreditation requirements and maintain action closure discipline.

Experience

Degree in Chemical Engineering Chemistry Materials Science or equivalent.
Significant experience (preferably 5 years) in coatings or chemical manufacturing.
Proven track record in Quality Management Process Engineering and Continuous Improvement.
Certified or experienced in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt minimum; Black Belt preferred) and CI deployment (ALPS desirable).
Strong knowledge of process safety principles and hazard study leadership.
Experience in customer & supplier audits packaging approvals and regulatory interfaces.
Strong coaching stakeholder management and project management skills.
Technical depth in process technology and quality systems.
Strong analytical and statistical problem solving (root cause analysis data driven decision making).
Change management and MOC governance.
Leadership coaching and people development.
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
Commercial awareness and ability to translate quality/process performance into business impact.
Commitment to HSE&S and company values.