Quality Control Engineer (1550)

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Job Summary (Basic Functions): LG Chem America Advanced Materials Inc. (LGCTA) is actively searching for a Quality Control Engineer to join our team in Clarksville TN. The Quality Control Engineer will be an individual contributor reporting to the Quality Manager. The Quality Control engineer will handle PQA (Process Quality Assurance for the mass production line) and AQA (Analytical Quality Assurance) tasks.
The primary responsibilities for the QC Engineer will focus on quality management of the mass production line and setting up the analysis laboratory.

This position is based full time in Clarksville TN and is not a remote role.

What Youll Be Doing

Essential Functions (include but are not limited to):

Analytical Lab Setup (AQA):

• Set up calibrate and validate analytical instruments for production quality monitoring.

• Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for lab operations.

Quality Management for Production Lines (PQA):

• Monitor and manage the quality performance of production lines including root cause analysis and corrective actions.

• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to ensure quality standards are maintained during production rampup.
  

Data Analysis and Reporting (AQA PQA):

• Analyze qualityrelated data and generate actionable insights to improve process efficiency.

• Prepare and present quality reports for internal stakeholders.

Crossfunctional Collaboration (AQA PQA):

• Support the Quality and Engineering teams during process improvements and troubleshooting activities.

Qualifications Skills and Experience: What Were Looking For

Competencies/Desired Skills:

• Quality Focus: Ensure that all work throughout the organization by operators and technicians is performed with excellence and to high standards for quality and integrity.

• Engineering Review Decision Making& Analysis: Knowledge of and ability to use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions and/or reaching conclusions. Ability to make decisions and take action consistent with available facts constraints and anticipated consequences. Identify issues obtain relevant information relate and compare data from different sources and identify alternate solutions.

• Quality Technical Knowledge: Understand quality theories that encapsulate the objective analysis of facts to form a judgment; ability and understanding of quality theories to approach several different quality assurance and controls processes holistically.

• Document Control: Maintain a systematic approach for managing documents keep up with industry standards and practices as well as any new regulations or guidelines that could affect our product.

• Training: Knowledge on how to train production personnel on new processes and/or new equipment procedures that may be necessary.

Education: Bachelors degree in Chemistry Material Science Engineering or a related field is preferred.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years experience in manufacturing/operations engineering or a technical field preferably in powder chemical glass refinery plastics food pharmaceutical semiconductor automotive or batteries.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fastpaced environment.

• Strong problemsolving skills and attention to detail.

• Able to work multiple shifts including weekends or be asked to work supplemental hours and Participate in oncall rotation

• Able to respond off hours and weekends to troubleshoot plant issues.

• Able to sit stand walk kneel crouch stoop squat crawl twist climb and lift 40 lbs.;

• Exposure to heat noise outdoors vibration confining work space chemicals explosive materials mechanical hazards and electrical hazards;

• Able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and other garments as needed. This may include safety shoes safety glasses Masks full body gowns hair nets gloves and hearing protection.

Preferred Qualification/What Wed Like to See:

• (Highly Preferred) Experience in setting up analytical labs.

• (Highly Preferred) Experience in managing instrument (e.g. ICPOES XRF SEM and Battery Cycler).

• (Preferred) Experience in managing instrument (e.g. PSD BET XRD Titrator Moisture and Tap Density).

• (Preferred) Strong background in quality control of manufacturing lines

• (Preferred) Experience in quality control of powderbased products and raw materials

• (Preferred) Ability to lead or participate in 8D problemsolving for nonconforming issues

• (Preferred) Proficiency in data processing using computer tools (e.g. Excel and PowerPoint).

• (Nice to Have) Experience with managing 4M changes and assessing impact on quality

• (Nice to Have) Completion of Core Tool Training (e.g. APQP FMEA MSA SPC CP and PPAP).

Work Environment

The working conditions (including the general work environment and table with physical/mental demands) in this job description reflect the typical conditions you can expect while performing the essential functions of this job. LGCTA provides reasonable accommodations appropriate changes and adjustments to applicants and employees to be considered for a job opening enable them to perform a job gain access to the workplace and enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment.

General Work Environment. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The incoming primarily works in an office setting but work requires exposure to manufacturing environment operations such as moving sample of product noise fumes vibrations dust etc. to manage plant.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.