Quality & CI Manager

Function:

Responsible for the quality management within the plant, the Quality & CI Manager will be in charge of the following missions:

• determines, implements and adjusts quality standards and policies,
• initiates and implements systems of quality control, mainly of : the raw materials and the products manufactured by the plant
• makes the appropriated proposals to improve products or processes
• prepares all the internal and external quality audits and manages the follow-up
• responsible for all other operational aspects related to quality: taking of samples, training and coaching people, …
• maintains ISO9001 and other certifications of quality
• follows and solves complaints
• updates technical documents
• creates and maintains articles in SAP
• regular international contacts with other quality responsibles
• involved in the different projects led in the Group
• manages a team of laboratory workers
• attends to the management meeting, quality meeting, etc.
• making sure that 5S process is well implemented and respected and organizes audit in accordance with the planning
• Is responsible for his own budget
• Takes care that all laboratory equipment is present, enough for the needed analyzes and in good status
• Prepares the glass recipe and follows the chemical analysis
• Regularly checks on Twister system if all the graphs are correct and within the tolerances. In case of deviation: take prompt corrective measures.
• Prepare, plan, follow up and report all quality tests.

Responsible for the CI within the plant, the Quality & CI Manager will be in charge of the following missions:

• To continuously improve plant performance in line with business strategy requirements and reducing overall maintenance lifecycle cost.
• Ensuring plant always produces product to customer specifications.
• Setting internal operational standards and measurement of process capability through KPIs.
• Reporting of operational performance and adherence to both internal and customer specifications.
• Undertake root cause analysis of any out of specification result and recommend effective corrective & preventive actions to avoid reoccurrence in line with the applicable CI techniques.
• Optimisation of plant performance – quality, safety, cycle times, costs etc….
• Ensure Operational readiness for internal & external audits and technical reviews.
• Lead plant teams implementation of Continuous Improvement within the Operational function to deliver the 3 year Business Plan strategy.
• Develop site Benchmarking systems internal & external to drive business to “best in the group”.
• Share “best practice” across all sites to optimize Group synergies across functions
• Explore further opportunities for improving business performance by challenging our full supply chain

 Profile :

• You have a Bachelor or Master degree
• You have relevant experience in Quality and/or Continuous improvement
• You have managerial skills
• You’re result oriented
• You are fluent in Dutch and English
• You have a flexible and no nonsense personality

Offer:

• A very attractive salary package
• A challenging job in a growing activity with a lot of variety and possibilities to learn and to grow
• A team of professional colleagues
• A young work environment where initiatives and new opportunities are stimulated and motivated

Interested?

Send your CV to Dermaut Recruitment & Selection on behalf of Beau Uyttenhove: jobs@dermaut.eu or contact us on 0468/09 10 58.