Senior Quality Engineer

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This position is responsible for supporting manufacturing processes at the Covestro South Deerfield Site. This position develops and maintains Quality systems used for the production of Thermoplastic Polyurethane and Polycarbonate films and sheets that meet internal Quality standards and Customer requirements. This includes supporting local / global Quality objectives, ensuring the effectiveness of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System at the Covestro South Deerfield Site and improving Quality outcomes using structured problem-solving tools to investigate and address Quality problems, issues and opportunities.

Major Tasks and Responsibilities:

Safety:

• Integrates the site's incident free workplace culture into all activities.
• Mitigates complex safety related issues and provides leadership on site safety teams.
• Capable of Management of Change activities for complex process and project activities.

Quality Management System:

• Supports SDF Quality Management System for ISO 9001:2015 certification and alignment with Global IMS.
• Leads audit program to meet annual Compliance requirements and calibration for site.
• Leads / serves on Self-Assessment team, as needed.
• Leads Internal / External audits for site.
• Maintains / updates existing Quality documentation and identifies need for new.
• Leads Internal / External Audit.
• Leads QMS processes (Calibration, DCR, NCMR, MRB, Supplier Management (raw materials), etc.) and suggests improvements.
• Completes requests for Customer specifications, PPAP, Quality Survey and other Customer documentation including Quality Assurance Agreement.

Technical Support:

• Provides day to day support to the Internal Customer (Production, Engineering, GQM, GTPM, CO/OM, MM, Innovation) to ensure Quality outcomes at site.
• Evaluates Quality outcomes on complex issues and suggests improvements.
• Provides work direction to Quality Technicians, Production employees or Process Technicians in making quality related decisions.
• Maintains and develops new Quality documentation (raw material specifications, Production Record Reports, Quality SOP/Work Instructions, etc.) and materials for Quality training activities.
• Leads Quality training and supports process and product development trials.
• Provides necessary support to complex improvement projects across product lines.
• Participates/may represent site in global communities and projects.

Continuous Improvement

• Possesses a continuous improvement mindset.
• Leads complex continuous improvement teams / efforts at the site.
• Identifies opportunities and solutions for improvement actives at the site.
• Generates Quality KPI data as assigned,performs data analysis and leads actions to improve Quality outcomes.
• Applies statistical analysis to determine process and product capability.

Business Support:

• Utilizes their understanding of business and economic drivers to identify and develop project opportunities at the site.
• Serves as the Voice of the External Customer / Voice of Business.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferred ChE, Polymer, Materials) or Chemistry and a minimum of 4+ years' experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years' experience with growing responsibilities in a manufacturing, engineering, or quality role
• Thermoplastic film extrusion and web handling, ISO 9001, Quality and 5S tools, Continuous Improvement, Microsoft Office products
• Desirable - ASQ certification - LSS Green/Black Belt, Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor, CMOQ/OE

Knowledge and Skills:

• Computer skills - Microsoft Office products, Minitab, Desirable - SAP
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills.
• Practices active listening skills, able to communicate openly and effectively, providing timely and relevant feedback to facilitate appropriate actions by self and others.
• Relates well to people at all levels in the organization and possesses a balanced sensitivity to safety, employee concerns and business needs.
• Able to function as a peer in a team environment and lead cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of results.
• Diligent and conscientious worker, self-motivated, self-starter and possessing self-directive capabilities.

YOUR APPLICATION

Are you as curious, courageous and colorful as we are? If so, we can offer you an exciting career opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and resume. Become part of our team - apply now!

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