Quality Control Manager Höganäs

The Company

The world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with over 16,000 employees and over 200 sites worldwide, Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to diversified set of industrial sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. The Group draws on its knowledge of applications, technological expertise and its material science know-how to deliver solutions based on beneficiation of its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations. These contribute essential properties to customers’ products and performance, including refractoriness, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and repellency. Imerys is determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of environmentally-friendly products and processes.

If you want to grow your skills and develop your career, find out more at www.imerys.com

The Position

Job Summary

About us

High Temperature Solutions (HTS)/Calderys is an Imerys Business Area which serves three core markets – Refractory solutions, Foundry & Metal flow, and Absorbents.

We combine unique business expertise to provide customised and innovative solutions from our 35 plants along with end-to-end value-added services to all our customers.

Being an international business, we offer to our more than 2500 employees a world of opportunities in our various locations in 33 countries. We put to work over 100 years of expertise to foster a positive impact for all our stakeholders. Every day we build a sustainable future through teamwork, customer orientation, and proactive mindset. We are a company where performance is recognized and learning is promoted; an environment where you can grow and fulfil your potential; a workplace where every day is a new day and it is NEVER BORING!

For more information on what we are made of, please visit www.imerys.com and www.calderys.com

Mission

We are looking for a Quality Control (QC) Manager to join Calderys site in Höganäs. Your mission will be to ensure the manufacturing production lines run smoothly and generates a consistently suitable output of products that set standards of quality, reliability and performance.

Responsibilities

As QC Manager, you will be responsible for managing quality control activities of the Höganäs site. You will be responsible for ensuring, developing and maintaining quality control standards.

Set and implement internal/external quality requirements to ensure company products/services meet customer expectations.

Ensure continuous manufacturing process improvement for higher-quality goods.

Work tasks

Implement quality & control procedures and associated documentation
Manage in-process and finished product inspections
Conceive, improve and review products and processes new specifications
Make sure the local Quality team is focused on quality improvement opportunities identification
Define relevant monitoring indicators to ensure production and QC improvement
Analyse deviations recorded by Production/quality.
Implement Quality Management Documentation related to QC processes
Manage Supplier performance by controlling/inspecting raw material delivery and track supplier non conformities compliance - If applicable
Analyse customer complaints (quality) and propose associated corrective actions for repeated failures or unreliability of quality.
Liaise with customers, auditors, and ensure the execution of corrective action and compliance with customers' specifications.
Perform internal audits upon management request, after customer complaints or major issues.
Perform tests and analyse the samples coming from production or Suppliers
Supervise local Quality team to ensure procedures and standards implementation, data systems management and team knowledge management and improvement

Your profile

Education & competencies

Master’s Degree in Engineering, Chemical, Mining or equivalent
Knowledge of the refractories industry (including raw materials and formulations) and/or our customers’ operations in the different market segments
Experience from similar roles

Certification - preferred

Certified Quality Manager or other advanced quality certification
Six Sigma Green Belt (is a plus)

Technical skills - preferred

Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Problem Solving Techniques: 8D, A3, Brainstorming, Ishikawa (Cause & Effect), 5 Whys
Experience with APQP or DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) procedures and techniques
Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant regulations, standards and operating procedures

Soft skills

Excellent communicative and pedagogical skills
Excellent language skills - Swedish and English
Time management - organisation and prioritisation
Detailed oriented
A positive management style with the ability to motivate and gain commitment from the team through leading by example

Do not hesitate to reach out to hiring manager Marc Gondolf (marc.gondolf@calderys.com), Quality Control Manager or Lisa Mattsson (lisa.mattsson@calderys.com), Nordic HR Officer and Training Specialist, if you have any questions about the role.

Apply no later than June 14th. We are handling applications ongoing.

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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