Key Skills
Job Description
Why are we proud of what we do at allnex? We create coatings, products which help protect the world for all nex>t generations – and that’s exactly what you can do joining us!
Imagine how fast your smartphone would become scratched-up, ugly and unusable without a coating. Or an e-bike, the cabin of a train, a beautiful wooden floor, and countless other things in life.
Making objects and their surfaces more attractive and longer-lasting means making them more sustainable, and that’s a huge part of what working at allnex is about. No matter which role you step into, you’ll become part of a global team of passionate people who care deeply about the chemistry, quality, and global impact of coatings.
You’ll also join a highly multicultural and diverse team of more than 4,000 employees in four regions who – as part of one of the world’s leading coating resins companies – serve customers in over 100 countries across the globe.
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Position overview
As Quality Manager, you are responsible for the full scope of Quality Management process in our production plant in Bergen op Zoom. You will be accountable for quality assurance, product quality control, promoting ongoing improvement and maintaining the working processes according to internal and external quality guidelines.
You report to the site manager with 3 direct and 12 indirect reports.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining and improving the Site Management processes. Ensuring compliance to ISO standards 9001 and 50001. Together with SHE ensuring compliance to ISO 14001 and 45001.
- Improving and maintain Quality Management procedures. This includes ensuring a quality culture and monitoring and improving adherence to site procedures.
- Improve and maintain continuous improvement processes in product quality control also using statistical process control and quality control tools (such as SPC/SQC, Process Reviews, and Value Stream Mapping) and drive improvement and employee involvement in quality management.
- Responsible for professional follow up quality complaints from customers, including implementing containment, corrective and preventive actions.
- Professional communication to the customers on the progress and completion of complaint investigations.
- Oversee product release and support to continuously improve QC processes and systems, including working processes, equipment, spare parts.
- Collect and analyze performance data against defined parameters to monitor and report quality key performance indicators (KPIs), and utilize data analysis to further improve manufacturing processes.
- Promote quality achievement and performance improvement through active communication and collaboration with other functions, including sales and procurement teams, as well as visiting customers and suppliers
Required skills and experience
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Chemistry, Chemical or Biochemical Engineering, or a technical field.
- Minimum 5 years experience in the chemical industry or industries with equivalent quality systems.
- Structured thinking, with an aptitude for analysis and decision-making based on facts and data.
- Good knowledge of quality tools and methodologies such as Six Sigma, SPC, TPM, and LEAN.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and take a hands-on approach.
- Fluency in Dutch and English.
We offer
Equal Employment Opportunity
allnex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an environment where all colleagues contribute for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our communities.
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Core Responsibilities
The Quality Manager is responsible for the full scope of quality management processes, including compliance with ISO standards and continuous improvement initiatives. They will oversee product quality control, manage customer complaints, and lead a team to ensure adherence to site procedures.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, or a related technical field. A minimum of 5 years of experience in the chemical industry or equivalent quality systems is required, along with fluency in Dutch and English.
Benefits
- International working experience
- Career development opportunities
- Innovative company environment
About Allnex
Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
allnex is a leading global manufacturer and solution provider of coating resins and additives for industrial and composite markets. With a 75-year heritage and €2.0 billion in revenue and around 4,000 employees worldwide, our focus is to create innovative chemistry for all nex>t generations, driven by the needs of our customers in a fast-changing world. We do this with sales, research and production network spanning 35 countries, a workforce representing over 50 nations with an all-in dedication to innovation, sustainability and reliable partnership. allnex supports customers to enhance their product and service solutions with a wide range of chemistries and innovative products, including the sustainable ECOWISE™ offerings. As part of PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC), our main markets are Mobility & Transportation, Packaging & Consumer Goods and Construction & Infrastructure. Would you like to know more about who we are and what we do? Visit www.allnex.com or our social media channels! (LinkedIn and YouTube). Interested in joining our team? Watch our video: https://bit.ly/2kqA84H You can find all our latest vacancies on our Career page: https://careers.allnex.com/