The Company

Imerys is a world leader in creating specialty solutions that improve everyday life through minerals. Our success is built on our people, and creating an environment where our 17,800 employees around the globe can thrive.

We passionately believe that our teams are at their best when they have the opportunity to learn, collaborate and find new ways to solve our customers’ challenges, no matter what part of the business they are in.
We can offer you a variety of work and real opportunities to make an impact and be part of our evolution.

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

Context

Imerys is a world leader in creating specialty solutions that improve everyday life. Our success is built on our people and creating an environment where our 18,300 employees around the globe can thrive.

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 customized 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 fulfill 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.

Mission

He/she is responsible for managing quality assurance operations. He/she reports to the Quality Director.

He/she will be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining quality assurance of the perimeter respective sites. He/she supervise, coordinate and partake in Quality Assurance related to Production, Quality, Environment and Safety Management of the plant. He is responsible for EHS, Quality and Energy ISO certification. He/she will coordinate activities of each local QA managers.

He/she is responsible for producing standards of compliance on each site and influence completion of agreed actions and recommendations. He/she manages self-assessment processes and internal audit.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ISO certifications;
• Monitor and validate all policies, procedures and documentation related to ISO, Quality, Environment, Health & Safety and Energy Assurance Plans
• Implement transition plan to migrate from “individual entity” ISO certification to “umbrella” ISO certification (umbrella for multiple site by region). Lead the transition by planning and supporting the strategy in coordination with other QA Managers.
• Coordinate and present Quality follow-up plan during monthly reviews.
• Provide quality assurance support to all functions with a focus on compliance with ISO 9001 – 14001 - 45001 - 50001 / SA 8000 / and possible other local certifications          
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders informing them regularly of all ISO and certification activities, and making monthly reports outs.
• Work closely with Plant Managers and Quality Control Managers to standardize certifications and processes
• Provide leadership, guidance, and technical expertise to ensure compliance with ISO
• Help management to identify gaps and develop strategy to meet customer quality and regulatory requirements
• Raise awareness of Quality, EH&S, and Energy management systems across the plants
• Investigate on customer claims with the support of Plant and Quality Control managers
• Implement, when necessary, Imerys Group policies and procedures
• Update Quality, Environment, Health & Safety and Energy Management Systems; monitor adherence to goals; maintain document control database

Profile/Competencies

Education, background, level of experience

Essential/Mandatory:

• Engineering degree (industrial / Quality) with a minimum of 8 years progressive experience in oversight, development and monitoring assurance systems
• Working experience with Quality systems management (such as ISO 9001, etc.)
• Experience in applying and maintaining ISO certifications
• Experience in Health, Environment and Safety certification such as ISO18001 to ISO45001
• Ability to communicate and work effectively in an international environment
• The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical, planning and management skills
• Ability to lead and motivate a team
• Autonomous and self-starter
• Demonstrates a strong knowledge of the relevant regulations, standards and operating procedures.
• Excellent leadership and project management skills
• Proven ability to create improvement in processes and systems

Preferred:

• Knowledge of the refractories industry and/or our customers’ operations in the different markets

Travel: 30%

Languages: English and French. A third language (German or Italian..) is a plus

Location: any HTS France or Germany sites

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Only technical issues will be monitored through the below inbox:

recruiting.support@ imerys.com

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT RESUMES OR APPLICATIONS TO THIS EMAIL, AS THEY WILL NOT BE REVIEWED. 

To ensure fairness and legal compliance in our recruitment processes, only applications received through the online application process will be considered. 

IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.