Quality Manager NA

The Company

The Position

Job Summary

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

North America Quality Manager (PMA NA)

Job Summary

Imerys, the global leader in Specialty Minerals, has an exciting new Career Opportunity for a North America Quality Manager. This role has multi-site responsibility covering Imerys’ PMA NA footprint.

The location for this position will be in Roswell, GA or Work From Home, if close to an IMERYS Location and a major airport.

If you are strategic and results driven, yet willing to roll up your sleeves to get the job done, then this will be an ideal career opportunity for you.

The Quality Manager will define and implement Best-in Class Quality Assurance and Control practices within the business area, in line with Imerys group and industry policies, standards and guidelines to enhance customer satisfaction and improve process efficiency and cost competitiveness.

The role will lead quality related projects and interact with other BA's, including BA QMS structure development, software selection, and 5 year plan.

It will be part of the PMA NA Industrial Support group, which is a team of SME’s (subject matter experts) with the mission of charting the strategic technical direction in key technical areas, and providing support for PMA NA plants in complex technical issues.

Travel requirements around 25-50% depending on activity.

A Day In The life Could Include:

• Drive the implementation of a proactive quality management system and practices across relevant Business Area functions and sites in line with local regulations and industry requirements

• Ensures Business Area quality assurance practices are in line with regulatory / industrial and Imerys group guidelines

• Define, collect and analyze service and product quality KPIs.

• Supports corrective action plans definition.

• Monitors resolution progress

• Defines Quality documentation processes

• Coordinates all product quality improvement initiatives across Business Area

• Coordinates continuous improvement of quality control practices

• Actively participates in quality-related discussions with Key Account customers.

• Validates sales product / service specifications in coordination with other Business Area functions.

• Ensures consistency with product catalog, industrial capabilities, internal specifications.

• Ensures no over-quality

• Directly manages all quality claims from Business Area Top 10 customers

• Raise awareness of all Business Area functions on product design / properties impact on application properties.

• Ensures “Fit for Use” product criteria are fully taken into account to process changes on sites

• Leads consumables / raw material homologation process in coordination with Purchasing Center of Excellence and Industrial VP

• Validates / prioritizes CAPEX related to quality improvement and analytical tools

• Key interfaces: BA Segments, BA Industrial VP, Hub Operations Directors, Hub Quality Managers, Imerys Center Of Excellence for Industrial - I3, GTI Path Forward / Purchasing

What You Will Bring to The Position:

• Bachelors in Engineering or Science

• 5 years experience in Quality Assurance / Quality control system implementation and management

• Good knowledge of Quality Assurance and Quality Control systems and practices

• QMS development and implementation experience

• Ability to positively influence teams in a matrix organization

• Problem solver

• Continuous Improvement mindset

• Strong analytical skills, incl. research

• Commercial awareness: ability to work within commercial constraints / anticipate customers’ expectations

• ISO certification, preferred

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