Quality Assurance/Quality Control Leader

Company Overview

Grounded by a history that is deeply rooted in innovation, Hexion is a global employer committed to building and protecting the future by producing innovative performance materials.  Our materials are the building blocks for critical industries, including construction, agriculture, energy, automotive, and infrastructure protection. Everywhere you look, you will find our materials and people at work to help customers make products that are stronger, safer, and cleaner. When you work for Hexion, you’ll join a team that is committed to operating safely and with integrity to build a more sustainable future for all, our associates, our customers, and the communities where we live and work. 

Position Overview

This position is responsible for the testing of inbound and outbound shipments.  Lead daily Laboratory activities to ensure quality and consistency of products.  Lead efforts to ensure customer quality requirements are met.  Maintain the effectiveness of the Laboratory/Quality Council, to include safety and environmental compliance, training, and teamwork.  Partner with all site functions to meet site goals.

This position reports to the Site Leader

Job Responsibilities

Safety

• Ensure that all Safety Manual requirements are followed.
• Maintain housekeeping in the Laboratory and conduct audits.
• Ensure incident management and emergency communications are completed.

Environmental Protection

• Ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations.
• Ensure proper disposal of all hazardous and non-hazardous materials generated or used by the Lab.
• Conduct testing of thermal oxidizer to show compliance.
• Ensure environmental incidents are communicated to the appropriate leadership contacts and team members.  

Quality

• Lead all day-to-day Quality Control activities.
• Responsible for the calibration and certification of all QC test equipment on site.
• Responsible for the certification of all production, shipping and QC personnel on test methods.
• Ensure Non-Conformance Reports are generated throughout the site for non-conforming raw materials and products.
• Responsible for chemical exposure monitoring.
• Ensure Certificates of Analysis are created properly.
• Maintain Laboratory Operating Guide.
• Perform sampling and testing of raw materials and products as required.
• Generate QC charts for customers.
• Review batch sheets for accuracy and to troubleshoot production issues.
• Utilize SAP and Business Warehouse to maintain quality data and troubleshoot production issues.
• Participate in continuous improvement teams.
• Participate and lead the Quality Improvement Plan team.
• Participate on the Site Leadership Team.
• Serve as an ISO Auditor for the site and ensure all site documentation is ISO compliant.

Planning /Productivity/Cost

• Ensure product delivery meets customer needs.
• Purchase supplies and equipment to maintain Laboratory function, while staying within budget.
• Available for off-hours response to delivery and customer issues.

Leadership

• Partner with site leadership team, operating associates and other functional groups to identify opportunities and develop and implement action plans to improve team function. 
• Foster and encourage cross-functional teamwork and a collaborative environment within the department.
• Manage conflict and difficult situations effectively and fairly.

Human Resources

• Establish work schedules and staffing requirements to meet the customer demand.
• Train plant associates as required.
• Ensure all members of the Lab Team have the required job skills and regulatory training to complete tasks.
• Encourage employee involvement in team activities.
• Encourage employee suggestions for improvement and implement feasible ideas.

Other

• Complete other tasks as assigned by Leadership

Competencies

• Leads value creation through the empowerment of others, sharing information, and leveraging knowledge across the organization
• Communicates a sense of larger purpose and develops a shared vision
• Adept at Future Based thinking
• Constantly looking for ways to improve the organization
• Adjusts quickly and efficiently to changes in work goals
• Enables an environment that embraces creativity and innovation
• Builds relationships and motivates team to share ideas openly
• Shares best practices inside and outside of the Core Team
• Demonstrates a sense of personal urgency and energy to achieving results
• Helps others map out actions and plans needed to implement a strategy
• Helps the organization strengthen the processes to deliver speed, quality and responsiveness to the customer

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years experience in a laboratory environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related field. 
• Good communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills are required.  Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Physical: Walking, driving, standing, lifting 55 pounds repeatedly, sitting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, fingering, talking, hearing, and seeing.  Ability to enter confined spaces and wear a respirator.
• Aptitudes: Must possess the ability to understand the meaning of words and their ideas, as well as instructions and their underlying principles.  Perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately and possess eye-hand motor coordination.  Temperaments: Must have the ability to accept responsibility, perform duties under stress, adapt to situations requiring preciseness, and adapt to changing duties and responsibilities.  Must be able to adapt to situations involving the interpretation of feelings, ideas, or facts; be able to influence people in the opinions, attitudes, or judgments; and be able to generalize, evaluate, make decisions, and perform repetitive work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and SAP
• Leadership training and experience
• Must be able to analyze and interpret data, determine sound conclusions and make recommendations.

Other

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.

In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years of age, willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies.

Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

If currently an employee of the Company, you must have current satisfactory work performance and in most cases, have been in your current role for 18 months.

Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet, or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.