Quality Manager

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.

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Job Purpose

Lead process improvements, standardization, and documentation across functions.

Define and implement business and operational requirements.

Manage customer complaints and drive process changes.

Monitor, report, and improve process and quality performance.

Key Responsibilities

Quality & HSF Management:

• Serve as Quality & HSF Management Representative, maintaining ISO and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee QMS and HSF systems, ensuring processes meet internal, customer, and certification requirements.
• Liaise with external parties on quality and HSF matters.
• Promote awareness of customer and HSF requirements across the organization.
  
  

Quality Control:

• Manage the QC department, ensuring finished goods and raw materials meet specifications.
• Oversee lab operations, equipment calibration, and team resourcing.
• Analyze data, prepare QC reports, and drive Right First Time improvements.
  
  

Other Duties:

• Plan and conduct internal audits and management reviews.
• Coordinate and support external and supplier audits.
• Lead corrective actions and cross-functional control plans.
• Identify training needs and drive continual improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with HSE policies and uphold safety standards.
  
  

Experience

• At least 8 years experience in Quality and HSF Management, with 2+ years in a similar role.
• Experience in chemical manufacturing preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ISO9001; Lead Auditor certification is a plus.
• Proven leadership, team management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and fluent in English.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  
  

Education

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
  
  

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 50344