Deputy Manager, Quality, Mehsana Plant

The Position

Deputy Manager, Quality, Mehsana Plant

Job Summary

As the world’s leading supplier of specialty minerals for industry, Imerys is organized around the 3 following Business areas:: Performance Minerals (PM), Solutions for Refractory, Abrasives and Construction (RAC), and Solutions for Energy Transition (SET).

Performance Minerals are used as functional additives, providing unique properties to our customers’ products of the following main markets:

Plastics

Paints & coatings

Filtration & life-sciences

Ceramics & building products

This business area is split into 2 geographic areas Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific (PM EMEA & APAC), and the Americas. This plant comes under PM EMEA & APAC.

Group website: www.imerys.com

Group Sales: 4.4 Bn Euro

Markets: PRPA

Country: India

Plant Location - Mehsana, Gujarat

Assessing customer requirements and ensuring that the standards are met or exceeded

Investigating and setting standards of Quality, Health and Safety

Ensuring that manufacturing processes comply with standards at both domestic and international levels

Working with operating staff to establish standards, systems, and procedures

Writing management and technical reports and customer complaint investigations

Determining training needs, conducting routine training for the teams, and self-training for improvements.

Act as a catalyst for change and improvement in performance quality

Directing objectives to maximize profitability

Recording, analyzing, and distributing statistical information

Supervising technical or laboratory staff

Responsible for the product quality control for the entire plant

Maintaining a clean and safe laboratory

Find proactive means of recipe optimization, alternative development , re-formulation, etc

Establish and direct Lab policies and procedures

Responsible leader with continuous coaching / mentoring functional and cross-functional teams

Assisting plant managers in reaching plant production, Customer satisfaction, and costing goals.

Schedule and conduct meetings as and when necessary.

Attend scheduled corporate training and meetings.

Improve the 5S of your area and overall plant standard, Deploy problem-solving techniques to find an innovative solution

Responsible for People management & development.

Networking with the other Plant (both internally & externally).

10% of the job profile involves travelling. ( RM vendor/Mine visit, Customer visits, QC inspection etc)

Education and Experience requirements:

A Bachelor/Master degree in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/Any similar stream.

5-8 yrs of experience.

Preferably form Mineral, Coatings, Polymer processing industry

Knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics:

Proficient in Google workplace, MS office

Excellent technical skills, Preferred software proficiency in Minitab etc

Good numerical skills and an understanding of statistics. (Six Sigma ,Green Belt etc)

Planning and organisation skills

Communication and interpersonal skills

Problem-solving & Leadership skills

Growth mindset

Open Minded and ability to learn new subjects

Organized and rigorous, pay attention to details.

Operational experience in a production environment.

Extended HSE knowledge.

Strong leadership behaviours:

Cares for Self & Others:

You demonstrate self -awareness and nurture an inclusive and safe environment empowering people to do their best.

●Collaborates for Success:

You work together across boundaries to achieve shared goals.

● Commits to Customers:

You Understand (Internal & External) customers need to take action to meet them.

●Drives Results:

You deliver sustainable results and strive for excellence.

●Shapes The Future:

You think in long- term scenarios, anticipate future challenges and opportunities while prioritizing sustainability.

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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