DuPont

Site Quality and Regulatory Specialist

Al Jubail, Eastern Province Full time

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Quality responsibilities:  

  • Ensures plant operating procedures and policies meet both ISO requirements and Water business quality/IMS requirements.

  • Establishes and manages the plant QMS audit program in order to maintain ISO 9001Certification.

  • Hosts and facilitates external audits for ISO 9001:2015, KIWA, NSF, Halal and Saudi Made

  • Acts as the liaison between the Business, Plant and Site Quality System/ network working closely with the business quality functional leader (BQL).

  • Manages customer complaints (product warranty claim) in SFDC tool and ensures effective RCI and corrective/preventive actions.

  • Participates in the review of Plant’s projects with potential impact on product quality.

  • Supports qualification projects (i.e.: alternate raw material supplier, products transferred from Edina plant to Jubail plant, manufacturing equipment changes /improvements, testing equipment). 

  • Reviews risks on proposed changes as a reviewer in MOC process; submit MOCs for quality as needed. 

  • Tracks, investigates and reports ‘quality unplanned events’ ensuring effective corrective and preventive actions.

  • Coaches Operations Team (Technical Advisors/Lead Technicians/Production Engineers) to identify issues and improve product quality/Yield by using quality/six sigma tools/techniques.

  • Assists with New Employee Training program.

  • Provides quality reports to KSA Site leadership Team and Business Quality Leader.

  • Audits plant’s quality tracking systems (cell quality checks, autopsy results, DMR’s, etc.) and follow-up
    on findings to ensure compliance with site policies /procedures/ operating discipline.

  • Supports IMS Coordinator during Site Management System Review (facilitate MSR meetings as back-up)

  • Must be willing to come in off shift for meetings and necessary site support.

Regulatory responsibilities:  

  • Obtains adequate training from RO Product Steward in order to support Jubail site if/when needed.

  • Guides the plant on both ‘product’ and ‘plant’ requirements to maintain NSF/KIWA/Halal certifications, and leads facility audits with these agencies

  • Ensures new raw material(s) (i.e.: chemicals, components, and labels) meet Dupont regulatory and food contact requirement per RM drawings, in partnership with RO Business PSR and regional PSR.

  • Maintains a qualified supplier list for the site (after an alternate RM Supplier is qualified for use by Jubail site); this will ensure visibility for yearly performance reviews of the site RM Suppliers

  • Coordinates with RO Business PSR and/or EMEA PS to ensure consistency of practice to maintain certifications.

  • Coordinates with product stewardship as needed to ensure consistency of practice to DuPont standards and local requirements.

  • Ensures Product SDS and Label content is correct, and available in applicable languages. 

Analytical responsibilities:

  • Work with and under the directions of the RO R&D Analytical Specialist from Edina on analytical projects

  • Ensure proper implementation of the analytical methods at KSA plant guiding Jubail’s Analytical Chemist

  • Assist Jubail’s Analytical Chemist with validation of new testing method transferred from Edina and as necessary with qualification of new analytical testing equipment.

  • Ensure proper training implementation at Jubail plant per RO R&D Analytical Specialist guidelines.

  • Assist Jubail’s Analytical Chemist with troubleshooting per RO R&D Analytical guidelines.

  • Maintain adequate PM Program for the quality/analytical testing equipment/instruments in the plant.

  • Lead the root cause investigations of “out of spec” analytical testing results and ensure ‘out of spec’ results are not caused by the lab errors.

  • Identify gaps and improvements needed in analytical testing/Jubail’s Lab and work with RO R&D Analytical Specialist to prioritize, charter and drive improvement projects forward to close gaps.

Qualifications:

  • 4-year degree in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering

  • Min 5 years of quality experience in manufacturing environment (desirable 7 years)

  • Min 3 years supervisory experience

  • Experience with Saudi Arabia regulatory requirements highly desired

  • Experience with ISO 9001-2015 highly desired  

  • ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certificate highly desired

Competency profile for this job:

  • Strong data analysis skills. Require learning JMP tool and Excel data functions to analyze and present SPC data. Capable of becoming Six Sigma certified.

  • Capable to evaluate production data or experimental design data to isolate source of quality issues.

  • Strong Interpersonal skills; must effectively interact with people from all departments at site level and across business. Communicate and resolve issues from manufacturing product failures to
    validated customer’s complaints.

  • Strong Leadership skills: must influence diverse workforce in areas of ‘manage product quality’ and recommend improvements of the quality/integrated management system. Enlist support or direct resources across departments to identify/ isolate defective products.  

  • Good organizational skills: need to organize meetings to ensure alignment with site and supporting functions.

  • Good problem-solving and time management skills: understands site/business goals/priorities and resources as well as production and shipment schedules.    

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