Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist

Job Description:

Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist

Huntsman is seeking a Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist supporting the Performance Products (PP) Division located in Conroe Texas. This position will report to the Technical Manager.

Job Scope

With responsibility for supporting critical quality activities within the Conroe manufacturing site we are seeking a highly experienced Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist with 10 years of experience in chemical or process manufacturingthe Sr. level role is responsible for ensuring end-to-end quality and regulatory compliance across the facility including ISO 9001 IATF 16949 FMEA SAP QM. Our ideal candidate will be a process-driven detail-oriented professional with deep knowledge of ISO 9001: and 31000:2018

In summary as the Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist you will:

With no supervision required and high decision-making:

Quality Systems & Procedures:

• Reporting to Site Quality Leadership Act as SME on site quality systems and procedures driving standardization compliance and alignment with ISO 9001:2015 ISO 31000:2018 and IATF 16949 standards..
• Develop & Implement SOPs Work Instructions Control Plans and Audit Ready Documents.
• Maintain the quality management system for the site review the quality manual and quality procedures as per the guidelines and make recommendations for improvement as necessary.
• Facilitate the management review meetings and ensure all actions are closed within the accepted timeline.

SAP Quality Management (QM):

• Responsible for maintaining and optimizing the use of the SAP QM module for quality planning supporting NPI (SAP) traceability and overall data integrity.
• Ensures SAP QM integration with other modules and external systems for seamless quality control workflow.
• Shared responsibilities with Analytical Chemistry Expert act as SAP quality module SME for power-users such as chemists technical analysts process engineers and operators. Generate and analyze SAP data to drive improvements in process capability SPC SQC Gage R&R and material non-conformance. Generate and provide reports as directed by the QA/QC Team Lead/ Quality Management as needed.
• Provide SAP QM module technical support for other Huntman sites such as Freeport (EA) Pensacola (MA) and Ringwood (HPU). Maintain other Conroe critical shipping-related applications such as CarProd CarRaw and NextDay etc.

Compliance Audit & Continuous Improvement:

• Site representative for ISO and customer audits:
• Responsible for:
  • All audit preparedness & full compliance.
  • CAPA (5-Whys 8Ds. Fishbone etc..)
  • Monitoring trends and KPIs generate & present data to Team Laed/ Quality Management as needed for quick decision making.
  • Act as a QA analyst for site Quality (Bring the Data).

FMEA & Risk Mangement:

• Facilitate FMEA across all portfolios - products processes equipment and tools be nimble and move quickly in identifying and mitigating risk. Be the quarterback for Site FMEA. Develop and implement risk management tools training materials and train new and existing staff.
• Training & Coaching: Train and coach engineers technicians and operators on FMEA methodology. Facilitate understanding of how risk-based thinking supports preventive quality and product reliability.
• Integration with Other Systems: As a Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist you are responsible for ensuring alignment of Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) with all other core quality tools to achieve a comprehensive quality planning and process validation.
• Lead Cross-Functional FMEA Teams: Bring every stakeholder together to perform structured PFMEA and DFMEA for new process product and plant changes.
• FMEA Lifecycle Management: Ensure FMEAs are treated as living documents regularly updated to reflect process changes non-conformances customer complaints and lessons learned. Ensure traceability of revisions and integration with Control Plans.

Continuous Improvement Production & Laboratory Automation:

• Working with the Analytical Chemist Expert Process Engineers supporting the digitalization and automation of testing processes in production (line) and laboratory. Fostering Data-Driven Decision-Making support laboratory efforts to digitize and automate the capturing of data from equipment to SAP from production to SAP and other supported systems and make the process of capturing analyzing and interpreting lab data seamless. This includes Historical Data Record-Keeping Customer Investigation Records In-process and Finished Product Data.

Other general responsibilities:

• Follows instructions and performs other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
• Assists other employees in the accomplishment of the Huntsman Companys goals.
• Participates in and completes company-required training programs.
• Participates in Environmental Health & Safety initiatives as set forth by the company
• Document Control/ Manager

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for Huntsman in the United States.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or Chemistry with 10 years of auditing and root cause investigation experience.
• Or Masters degree with 8 years of experience.
• Degrees in Chemistry Materials Science or Chemical Engineering are preferred. Other degrees will be considered based on experience. Education could be substituted for years of experience.
• FMEA CAPA RCA knowledge required.
• ISO 9001 experience required.

Skills and knowledge

• Quality Management Systems
• Strong Mathematical Aptitude
• Data Analysis & Interpretation
• Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis
• Some Exposure to Lean Six Sigma or Continuous Improvement Methodology
• Knowledge in 8D Methodology

Competencies

• Communicates tactfully and effectively both verbally and in writing. Maintains effective work relations with those encountered during the course of employment.
• Flexibility and adaptability to new instructions and/or dynamic organizational priorities are critical for job success.

Huntsman is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status gender identification sexual orientation and/or expression or any other characteristic protected by law in every location in which we have facilities national or local.

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