Site Quality Manger (Chemicals)

H.B. Fuller is a leading global adhesives provider focusing on perfecting adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemicals across all industries throughout the world. While our products are virtually invisible, they play a vital role in ensuring the quality of modern life and we are committed to connecting what matters to solve some of the world's biggest adhesion challenges.

H.B. Fuller is a leading global adhesives provider focusing on perfecting adhesives, sealants, and other specialty chemicals across all industries throughout the world. While our products are virtually invisible, they play a vital role in ensuring the quality of modern life and we are committed to connecting what matters to solve some of the world's biggest adhesion challenges.

What You will Do:

The Quality Manager reports to directly to the Plant Manager and to the Quality Director EIMEA and has primary responsibility for quality control and quality assurance:

• Ensure all customer requirements are met (In specification, COA requirements, etc.)
• Coordinate with R&D in order to set a specification for new products & improve our process control continuously
• COORDINATE THE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM + DRIVE CONTINOUS IMPROVEMENT
• Quality representative for both operations & sales within the facility
• Coordinate the management review
• Structure the Quality System ensuring it is in line with the European guidelines and any external certifications (ISO 9001, ISO14000 and TS 16949) or specific customer requirements in order to gain and maintain marketing edge
• Promote and support the over-all improvement of all processes and departments through internal quality system audits
• Lead, Coaching and Train an internal cross functional audit team
• Responsible to monitor and coordinate activities on a site level, ensuring quality, service levels targets are met, leading continuous improvement initiatives
• Drive productivity and process improvements in our manufacturing in Dukinfield facility. Be the “go-to” expert for process manufacturing for Water based, Polymers and Hot Melt PSA’s.
• Responsible for timely response/resolution to quality complaints, troubleshooting manufacturing problems and internal complaints/alerts.
• Lead root cause analysis, coordinating corrective/preventative actions for customer complaints, internal nonconformance’s and alerts and also driving continuous improvement initiatives on site in order to deliver year over year improvements in quality, productivity, and yield. Apply innovative thinking, sound engineering principles and continuous improvement tools and methodologies, including LSS principles, to deliver step change results
• Lead new product introduction/scale-up and raw material acquisition, as well as product transfers from and to other sites
• Communicate quality metrics internally by maintaining a quality board
• Collaborate with the Quality Director EIMEA
• Active participation in European quality projects
• Support other facilities by sharing learning’s and conducting internal audits in other facilities.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree. + 5 years’ experience or master’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering equivalent
• 5 + years’ experience quality fields; EHS, regulatory would be beneficial. and/or
• 3+ year experience in the adhesive, specialty chemical and/or pharmaceutical industry
• Knowledge of adhesive manufacturing equipment
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and optimise manufacturing process, including process design and development.
• Project management experience, including the demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
• Has demonstrated success in the application of engineering skills to develop innovative solutions
• LSS – minimum Green Belt - preferred
• Qualified Quality Auditor / Experience
• Knowledge of ISO 9001: 2008; experience in ISO 14001, TS 16949, ISO 22000 would be beneficial
• Excellent organizational abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (French, English).
• Excellent computer skills Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access

Benefits you can rely on:

• An exciting and challenging opportunity to work in a truly global technology company
• An outstanding opportunity to grow and develop your career
• A very welcoming, supportive, and collaborative team spirit and an open company culture
• Attractive compensation and working conditions

Can you identify with this position and are you curious to learn more? Then we are eager to meet you.

>>Please apply online now!

Contact

Ross JC Watson

Talent Acquisition Leader – EIMEA

+49 160 2222 857

At H.B. Fuller, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to providing all applicants and employees with equal employment opportunity. We subscribe to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) policy of employing and promoting individuals based on their merits, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, or any other protected classification.