Quality Assurance Manager Benelux

Job Description

As the Quality Assurance Manager you are managing and optimizing the QA team for the site in Heerlen (NL) and Grobbendonk (BE).
As a technically and analytical strong people manager you can make a real impact on both sites!

 
About the job 
You will manage a diverse team on site in Heerlen and Grobbendonk of skilled analysts. The team is responsible of the day-to-day quality control of our incoming raw materials, third party products and the finished products of the factory. You manage, monitor and optimize all quality related activities of the site and the subcontractors. You will be part of the site Management Team Heerlen and can add to the overall strategy. 

 
Your main responsibilities will be: 
•    Manage the full Employee Experience lifecycle of your team of 12 people. 
•    Manage and optimize the QC/QA department: resources, tools, budget, performance, efficiencies, legal and company EHSS aspects. 
•    Achieve and set targets, report and reduce costs. Identify and correct material and capacity constraints. Set guidelines, develop tools and objectives. 
•    Implement and maintain the relevant standards (ISO9001; ISO14001; ISO45001; RHP; SNI) according ICL QA guidelines. Responsible for the internal ISO auditing team. 
•    Budget control and performance indicators: define, control and monitor. 
•    Coordinate actions in case of new products/suppliers regarding requested analysis, certificates: including QA documents needed for export shipments.
•    Production support: Coordination of rework possibilities of rejected products, quality advice, quality follow up. 
•    Coordination of vendor complaints and customer complaints. 
•    Responsible for Quality related tasks for New Product Requests, recipe checks and specifications. 
•    Contribute in and manager of multidisciplinary department and or site project teams. 
 

 
About you
We are looking for a real people manager with the right technical know-how and analytical skills to support the team and the Management Team. You need knowledge in Chemicals and therefore have a relevant education in Chemical Engineering or Technology. To manage the team you already have experience in Management within Quality Assurance or R&D area; preferably in fast moving goods environment and/or chemical (fertilizers) process industry. 

 
In addition, you have the following know-how and skills: 
•    Several years of experience with ERP (QAD/SAP), WMS and QA/QC systems.
•    Excellent knowledge (verbally and in writing) of the Dutch and English language; German knowledge is an advantage.
•    Ability to communicate at all levels and with various functions inside and outside the organization.
•    Safety oriented behavior.
•    Has the ability to drive change through his team, having a proven ability to motivate personnel at all levels within the organization.
•    A passion for driving results, flexible and customer oriented.
•    Willingness to travel to other sites/locations. Travel-% estimated 20%: Relevant sites, customer complaints, external meetings/audits with/regarding customers/suppliers/Marketing and Sales departments.
 
 
 
 
Location: Heerlen, The Netherlands
 
 
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