Quality Specialist
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About The Job
The Quality Specialist supports the quality team and the Quality Manager in all activities, maintaining records, processes, procedures, and handling data entry of quality‑related information. They provide support to other departments as needed, coordinate activities across departments and external parties, and participate in all ISO certification and site management system maintenance activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Quality control of compounds and semi‑finished products, performing inspections on raw materials and finished compounds in accordance with quality plans.
- Conduct rheological and physical‑mechanical tests, including Mooney viscosity, MDR/ODR rheometer, Shore A/D hardness, density, compression set, and tensile strength/elongation; verify compliance with technical data sheets and customer specifications.
- Non‑conformity management: record and analyze internal or customer‑reported non‑conformities, support root‑cause analysis (5 Whys, Ishikawa diagrams, etc.), and define and monitor corrective/preventive actions.
- Production support: provide technical assistance to operators during compounding and production of semi‑finished products, evaluate process/product adjustments to improve quality, and manage in‑line controls.
- Data analysis and reporting: process quality data for trends, KPIs, and statistical analysis (Cp/Cpk); prepare reports and technical documentation.
- Collaboration with R&D and Technologies: support testing of new formulations, contribute to industrialization of compounds and semi‑finished products, and validate recipe changes and laboratory tests.
- Regulations and Management Systems: ensure compliance with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2023, and industry‑specific regulations; update quality documentation and laboratory procedures.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field (engineering, chemistry, materials engineering).
- Knowledge of elastomers, additives, fillers, and mixing processes.
- Proficiency with key laboratory instruments.
- Knowledge of technical drawings and material specifications.
- Experience with quality management software.
- Precision and attention to detail.
- Analytical and problem‑solving skills.
- Excellent communication with production and technical departments.
- Commitment to continuous improvement (Lean/Kaizen methodologies).
- Knowledge of English.