Quality Lead

Job ID: 41577 | Location: Colton, California, USA | Expected Salary Range*: $82,602.00 - $110,136.00 | Work Model: Onsite

Join Clariant and help shape the future of quality. In this role, you'll champion quality throughout the product lifecycle by leading quality systems, driving process improvements, supporting new product introductions, and ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory, and ISO requirements. Your expertise will help deliver reliable products that exceed customer expectations.

Clariant offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, PTO, and opportunities for career growth within a dynamic, global organization. If you thrive on driving quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence, apply today!

Responsibilities

• Leads the Quality Control team in all system management audits, including internal and customer audits.
• Leads Management of Change activities that impact Quality Control activities.
• Responsible for Clariant compliance and subsequent adherence to government flow-down directives.
• Mentors and trains Quality Control technicians on policies and procedures.
• Designs, develops, and implements best quality practices and processes for product development, including new QC methods, and optimizes existing methods to ensure accurate analytical results.
• Ensures that a reporting structure for analytical results is maintained and that accurate results are reported.
• Identifies the root cause of quality problems and coordinates modifications or other corrective actions.
• Ensures contract compliance by reviewing and approving quality requirements for supplier purchase orders, manufacturing, and other related services.
• Production-related: Performs incoming inspection of all materials to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Lab-related: Operates laboratory equipment, including calipers, gauges, and optical inspection equipment.
• Makes/tests RH solution for production, requiring lifting below, at, and above shoulder height of solution containers and dry boxes during the process.
• Administrative: Reviews drawings and releases finished product for shipment.
• Performs data collection and maintains accurate records and files in SAP/SharePoint. Maintains certificates of conformity information, creates certificate packages, archives batch files, and retains samples.
• Manages Quality Systems and Processes (auditing and documentation, including guidelines, procedures, and GMS), ISO 9001, Quality Policy, validation protocols, Management of Change, Management Review, and QA strategy (processes, specifications, standards, and testing) with Sales, Operations, and Project Managers, as applicable.
• Customer Satisfaction & Specification Management: Manages quality inquiries.
• Project Coordination / NPI: Manages new products and the new material validation process in coordination with Sales, Supply Chain, and Production.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field is preferred (commensurate years of experience will be accepted in leu of education)
• 3 to 5 years of experience with ever increasing responsibiity within a Manufacturing / Quality Control environment
• Lean 6 Sigma (preferred), 5S, ISO 9001 & QA Experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• SAP preferred

*This position may involve access to classified information and may be subject to U.S. citizenship requirements.

What's in it for you?

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurances
• Paid Holidays
• PTO time with a carry-over benefit
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Wellness Program
• EAP Program
• Spending and Savings Accounts
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Online discount Mall
• Auto/Home Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Legal Services Plan
• *Includes base salary and annual incentive bonus; final offer based on skills, experience and internal equity.

Mar Del Solar

Talent Acquisition Partner

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Clariant is a Swiss-based global specialty chemicals company, which is concentrated and developed in three business units: Care Chemicals, Catalysts and Adsorbents & Additives. Our purpose as a company is reflected in our tagline "Greater chemistry - between people and planet", which considers the principles of customer, innovation and people orientation, as well as a focus on creating solutions to foster sustainability in different industries by offering high-value and high-performance chemical specialties.
At Clariant, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to our success. We strive to cultivate a workplace where all employees feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. Our diverse workforce allows us to tap into a wealth of perspectives, experiences, and capabilities that drive innovation. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for professional growth and advancement across all levels of the organization, based on objective criteria and regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, protected veteran status ,age, disability, sexual orientation or other aspects of diversity in accordance with the relevant governing laws. By bringing together talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, we gain the agility to meet the evolving needs of our global customers and communities. Join our team to help advance our mission of fostering a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.

Clariant Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other protected class as established by law.

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