Senior Quality Assurance Chemist

About the role

You will support the quality management system and operational needs to achieve internal and external customer satisfaction. You will promote a safe work environment and report safety near-misses or observations on the EHS management. You will oversee the Quality Control Laboratory and all testing performed. You will lead the use of a quality management system. You will be on site in Petaling Jaya and report directly to Quality Assurance Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Promote a safe work environment and report safety near-misses or observations on the EHS management
• Promote and demonstrate a culture of quality through communication, awareness activities and action on the KPI's dashboard
• Lead the use of a quality management system
• Monitor quality control processes to ensure that product performance criteria are met
• Participate in internal audit program to ensure product conformity and identify improvement opportunities
• Participate in the customer complaint management process by ensuring root causes are accurately identified and effective corrective actions are implemented and verified
• Manage the daily activity and workflow of QC technicians
• Lead safety initiatives, continuous improvement projects, and employee training programs to enhance workplace safety, operational efficiency, and capability development
• Establish and implement strategies for cycle time reduction for in-process and final testing functions
• Support the scale up of new products to ensure quality is achieved

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree major in chemistry engineering or chemistry
• Minimum of five (5) years relevant QA/QC working experience in a manufacturing plant environment
• Minimum three (3) years experience in the paint or chemicals industry
• Familiar with company and industry quality standards (e.g. ISO 9001, IATF 16949)
• Good oral and writing English