Quality Leader

Company: Lubrizol Corporation
Location: Lewisville
Posted on: October 31, 2024

Job Description:

About LubrizolThe Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is committed to enabling a sustainable future. Our unmatched science unlocks immense possibilities at the molecular level, driving sustainable and measurable results to help the world Move Cleaner, Create Smarter and Live Better. Our solutions are used by people every day, improving billions of lives around the world.We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as Quality LeaderUnleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the industrial applications and transportation industry, and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.What You'll Do:As a Quality Leader, you'll be at the forefront of our innovation of having responsibility and accountability for all Quality Control / QMS activities / Quality Systems Support, including but not limited to all SWP (Standard Work Process) activities and responsibilities. The Quality Leader will provide leadership and influence all QC activities at the Bayport site. This includes management of personnel assigned to the QC department and all direct reports. The Quality Leader directly reports to the Sr Plant Manager and indirectly to the Corporate Quality Assurance Manager. The Quality Leader is also the Champion for the Voice of the Customer.What We're Looking For:

• Ensures all SWP functional QC activity tasks are value-assessed, prioritized, in alignment with department objectives, deliverables, and priorities.
• Ensures resources are optimally staffed to ensure all priorities are addressed in an efficient and timely manner.
• Leads with excellence in the oversight of OE (Operation Expenses) for his department in an intentionally controlled and proficient manner with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Responsible that all QC/QMS activities are executed promptly and effectively while leading in the areas of accountability through actions, mentoring, and professionalism.
• To Champion the Nonconforming Product and Corrective Action processes for the QC lab.
• Influences and interfaces well with all corporate, commercial, supply chain, customer experience, site peers, and colleagues.
• Leads and develops self-directed work teams in all areas of influence by coaching, enabling, developing, and mentoring all direct reports.
• Empowers and encourages direct reports to make calculated and well-informed data-based decisions on a regular interval through one-on-one interactions.
• Responsible that all QMS activities are executed promptly and effectively while leading in the areas of accountability through actions, mentoring, and professionalism.
• Develop and sustain the Quality Management System in line with the required industry standards (including: TS16949, ISO14001 / ISO 9001 / ISO45001, accreditation requirements and business requirements across the organization through existing and new procedures.
• Manage the audit program to ensure that all nonconformities raised against certification bodies during audits are effectively corrected and independently verified.
• Manage all external registration requirements to ensure they are met. Liaise with external bodies on all matters relating to registration. Maintain and improve, in line with business needs.
• Leads LIMS design, implementation, and maintenance for all site activities. A critical role in system selection, design, and long-term maintenance.
• Supports lab analyst regarding maintenance of LIMS/SAP activities.
• Ensure that all necessary systems and procedures are in place to satisfy all customer requirements and audits.Skills That Make a Difference:
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in chemistry, biology, or chemical engineering.
  • 5+ years' experience leading a QMS within the manufacturing industry (pharmaceutical or cosmetic preferred).
  • ISO 9001 Trained.
  • 5+ years of demonstrated leadership experience leading/managing cross-functional teams.
  • Experience leading audit programs.
  • Experience as a liaison to R&D and customers on quality needs.
  • Considered a Plus:
    • Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
    • Experience within the chemical industry.Perks and Rewards That Inspire:
      • Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans.
      • 401K Match plus Age Weighted Defined Contribution.
      • Competitive medical, dental & vision offerings.Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together!It's an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success - not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities.We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today.
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