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AirProducts
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Tamaqua,
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD), a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, is seeking a high energy, self-starter with strong interpersonal skills to fill a Quality Manager position at its Tamaqua (Hometown), PA facility, who will be responsible for the overall quality program at the Hometown facility.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree, preferably in science or engineering
- Minimum of 5 years of plant, business, and quality experience is preferred
- Previous chemical manufacturing experience preferred
- American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) is preferred; certification can be achieved on the job
- Strong leadership and supervisory skills
- A working knowledge of statistical process control, corrective and preventive action activities, problem solving and continuous improvement techniques
- Strong knowledge of quality systems such as ISO 9000, and RCMS
- Must be able to work in a team environment
Job Responsibilities:
- Assure the Hometown plant quality system meets the requirements of the ISO-9001:2000 and the RCMS standard and that the Hometown plant ISO-9001:2000 and RCMS certifications are maintained
- Supervision of the Quality Coordinator and Document Control Coordinator positions
- Responsible for maintaining the Hometown document control system including owner approval of all document MOC’s, and responsible for maintaining and disposing of Hometown plant records
- Responsible for assuring all customer complaints issued against the Hometown plant are answered in the proper format and in a timely manner
- Maintenance of the Management of Change (MOC) process and monitoring of requirement progress including participation in the established MOC meetings
- Tracking and posting of key quality metrics such as first time quality, customer complaints, nonconforming product, etc.
- Plant representative for all external audits including customer audits and third-party certification audits
- Conducting management reviews a Quality Steering Committee members and posting meeting minutes; also responsible for addressing quality efforts and metrics in the Hometown Monthly Report
- Maintaining the internal corrective and preventive action process
- Assisting Corporate Supplier Quality with supplier audits as needed
- Interface with vendors on quality related issues as needed
- Conducting plant-wide quality meetings including review of quality metrics
- Participate in the daily Disposition Review Board (DRB) process for Out of Control (OOC) disposition; responsible for all final Out of Control responses for customer use
- Assist in investigation into OOC responses to ensure they are complete and timely
- Responsible for the plant SQC program including chart reviews, CPK analysis, etc.
- Responsible for weekly internal product chart reviews
- Responsible for other KPI/SPC/SQC reviews, where applicable
- Laboratory Calibration Control Charts/Performance
- Operations Calibration Control Charts/Performance
- RFC reviews
- Participate in Customer meetings
- Provide input and Participate in Customer Requirements
- Provide training in quality concepts such as SPC, ACE, problem solving, mistake proofing, etc. as needed
- Providing new employee orientation on the quality program and safety requirements for new employees
- Support the process for determining and validating method detection limits for all analytical instruments.
- Assist with internal audits as needed including interplant audit of other Electronics facilities as needed
- Interface with Divisional or Corporate Quality teams on items such as quality improvement teams, standardization efforts, corrective actions, etc.
- Participate on Divisional or Corporate Quality Steering Committee meetings
- Responsible for maintaining the Accident Preventive Technique (APT) and Quality Preventive Techniques (QPT) programs and associated metrics
- Lead efforts to make improvements to processes as needed
Air Products offers a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays/vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans.
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
To apply for this position, please visit the Air Products Career Center at www.airproducts.com/careers. Click on the link – Search job openings from the left navigation bar. You can apply specifically to Job Req #8457BR.
If you are a current Air Products employee, please apply via APOnline by clicking on Online Applications, then selecting Career Center.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.
Air Products is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) where diversity matters.
Type of Relocation Benefits Provided Domestic
Tamaqua, PA
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
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