Quality Head / Quality Specialist

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Position Overview

Quality Control Process Expert

Key Responsibilities

1. Quality Systems Leadership

• Develop, implement, and maintain

  QC protocols

  for petrochemical products (olefins, polymers, intermediates, specialty chemicals)
• Oversee

  IATF, and API

  quality management systems
• Lead

  quality audits

  (internal, customer, and third-party) and ensure timely corrective actions

2. Process Quality Optimization

• Establish

  critical quality parameters

  for cracking, polymerization, and distillation processes
• Implement

  statistical process control (SPC)

  and

  Six Sigma methodologies

  to reduce product variability
• Conduct

  root cause analysis

  for quality deviations and non-conformances

3. Laboratory & Testing Oversight

• Supervise

  QC laboratory operations

  (GC/MS, FTIR, rheology, mechanical testing)
• Validate

  analytical methods

  per ASTM, ISO, and customer-specific standards
• Manage

  calibration programs

  for all quality testing equipment

4. Regulatory Compliance & Safety

• Ensure compliance with

  REACH, TSCA, OSHA, and EPA

  regulations
• Develop

  material safety data sheets (MSDS)

  and product certifications
• Lead

  Process Safety Management (PSM)

  initiatives related to quality control

5. Continuous Improvement

• Drive

  lean quality initiatives

  to reduce waste and improve efficiency
• Benchmark against

  industry best practices

  in petrochemical QC
• Implement

  digital QC tools

  (LIMS, MES, QMS software)

Technical Skills & Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's/Master's in

  Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Polymer Science

• Advanced certifications in

  Quality Management (CQE, CSSBB)

Experience:

• 15+ years in

  petrochemical QC / QA

  with hands-on plant experience
• Expertise in:
• Polymer characterization (MFI, DSC, FTIR)
• Hydrocarbon analysis (GC, distillation curves)
• Catalysts and additives quality control
• Proven track record in troubleshooting production-quality interfaces

Systems Proficiency added advantage:

• LIMS (Lab Vantage, STARLIMS)
• SAP QM module
• Minitab/JMP for statistical analysis

  Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile