Quality Control Manager Jobs

About the role:

The Quality Manager’s primary objective is to ensure that all cements produced meet plant, customer, industry, and government requirements. Certifies final products prior to shipment to customers. Establishes laboratory practices and ensures that they are performed accurately and precisely in accordance with established standards.

What you'll be doing:

• Responsible for leading and ensuring the safe operations of all aspects of the quality process to include plant and lab safety and the safety of all department and plant employees.
• Maintain effective relations with customer services, sales, and plant personnel.
• Properly resolve and investigate customer concerns and complaints.
• As designated management representative, holds responsibility and authority for operating, maintaining, and implementing the requirements of the Corporate and Plant Quality Manuals, which must comply with ISO 9001 standards.
• Coordinate with other plant departments for continuous improvement in procedures, materials, testing schedules, and equipment.
• Responsible for staffing laboratory personnel and ensuring proper training of any personnel that will be involved in sampling and testing.
• Be able to qualify alternative raw materials based on chemical and physical attributes.
• Control further processing/delivery of nonconforming product until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
• Responsible and accountable for meeting internal and customer specifications, as well as documenting and certifying that cement shipped meets applicable requirements.
• Plan and execute daily QA/QC activities.
• Ensure the completion and communication of required testing from all stages of production, including raw materials, raw mix, clinker, fuel, and cement.
• Identify and record quality issues and initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformance in the product and Quality Management System.
• Work with Warehouse and Purchasing to establish spare parts inventory for laboratory and recommend stocking levels.
• Ensure the accuracy of all equipment used in the quality control and assurance functions.
• Formulate plant specific quality policies and strategies.
• Provide support to Regional Technical Director and Technical Sales and champion the Quality Action Committee.
• Design raw mixes based on available and usable raw materials.
• Coordinate with the sales representatives for continuous improvements in products, or work in developing new product lines.
• Ensure that Quality Department areas are operated safely and in an environmentally responsible manner.
• Contribute to the production and supply of cements within the specified quality parameters while meeting the cost objectives of the Quality department and the plant as a whole.

We're looking for:

Education: Bachelor's degree or years of equivalent experience.
Field of Study Preferred: Technical discipline such as Chemistry or Engineering and / or related fields
Required Work Experience: 5-7 years
Required Computer and Software Skills: Microsoft Office – SAP
Travel Requirements: 10%

• Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviours.
• Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Holcim approved Personal Protection Equipment ("PPE"), including but not limited to respirators. Employees that are required to wear respirators must be clean shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass the qualitative and quantitative fit tests.

What we offer...

• Retirement Savings: Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings
• Dress for your day policy
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent care
• Paid Parental Leave (maternity & paternity)
• Educational Assistance Program
• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance coverage
• Generous paid time off & paid holidays
• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
• Vision and other Voluntary benefits and discounts
• Holistic health & well-being programs for physical, mental/emotional and financial health with access to resources and benefits to help focus on staying well through education and prevention