At Orbia, purpose is what draws us together and drives us every single day. Everywhere we are, we are thinking big and working smart to solve some of the toughest challenges.  

This is where your abilities can be developed. Where your ambitions can be realized. Where you can own your part in our transformation. Where you can find a diverse, global community of teammates who are making a difference with you. And where you’ll be taken care of as you take care of bringing purpose to life. 

Orbia Fluor and Energy Material is a global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of fluorine-based products that play a fundamental role in enhancing everyday lives. Our products are used in a vast range of applications such as the construction of towns and cities, keeping homes cool, food fresh and even in the treatment of respiratory conditions. The company is based in Maddison, WI and is part of the Orbia group of companies. Orbia is a purpose-led company with big aspirations. We are out to advance life around the world while maximizing value to our shareholders, customers, and employees. The Company is passionate about the topics that define how people will live and thrive tomorrow: the future of cities, buildings, agriculture, materials, and transport. Orbia has operations in 41 countries with more than 22,000 employees. This position is based in Maddison, WI. 

MAIN PURPOSE

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• To facilitate the production of quality electrolyte products through planning, control, and continuous improvement of robust quality systems at the new electrolyte blending facility in Madison, WI.
• To generate batch documentation following sales order receipt and review executed batch production documentation following completion to ensure all processes and product specifications have been met.
• To generate and review shipping documentation and prepare shipments of finished goods to customers.
• To lead a program to qualify and release raw materials for use in electrolyte blending activities.
• To support coordination of test timing and analytical data reporting to achieve targeted shipment dates.
• To support the design, development, installation, validation and improvement of analytical instruments, methods and technology.

The role will support the implementation of new and improved laboratory systems, processes and procedures.

1. COMPLEXITY OF THE JOB

e.g. The occupant manages vendors from different geographical regions with various financial and legal conditions, level and impact of decisions the occupant needs to make.

• The QA Lead is responsible for implementation of quality procedures and leading the quality program at the electrolyte blending facility in Madison, WI.  
• The position is critical to the successful production and release of fine chemical products with exacting quality standards
• This position must work with general direction to ensure quality tasks associated with batch production and release, including testing of incoming raw materials and finished goods, supports customers’ expectations for high quality product meeting expected shipping timelines.
• This position will support preparation and release of hazardous material shipments to customers including review and release of batch quality documentation and labeling.

• This position’s tasks will be executed in a hazardous chemical environment where attention to detail is imperative for worker safety
• The position will require fine attention to detail for meeting product quality standards
• This position will monitor process and product quality, including leading quality-specific investigations, to ensure a high level of control in the blending of custom electrolytes.
• The job holder will be responsible for successful implementation of improvement projects in the Quality area involving introduction of procedures to better support production, new equipment, analytical techniques or test methods.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prioritize work supporting business production, sales, and customer demands, coordinating material release schedules to ensure production schedules and shipping schedules are not impacted by timeliness of results reporting.
• Generate batch production documentation, review executed batch documentation against required product specifications to ensure product meets criteria.
• Prepare shipping documentation and prepare shipments to customers.
• Review results of samples submitted to the QC lab.
• Carry out investigation into any abnormal occurrences in the Quality area and report to the QC Lead, production personnel, and others as appropriate.
• Lead or support technical projects to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and/or compliance of Quality processes, procedures, and IT systems.

Work closely with production, technical, and QC teams to understand production processes and analytical requirements to support problem-solving and/or improvement activities.

1. EDUCATION

Minimum: Degree in Chemistry or related subject.  Relevant experience can be accepted in place of the education requirement.

1. KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

• Knowledge from experience of working in a QC laboratory, preferably to cGMP standards or similar accreditation.
• Knowledge of Analytical techniques and wet chemistry testing performed in the QC lab (KF, GC, IC, HPLC, ICP-OES).
• Knowledge of equipment troubleshooting for instruments used in techniques listed above.

2. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

 5 years’ experience of working in a Quality team or QC Laboratory in the chemical manufacturing industry, coordinating Quality activities with production teams to achieve production goals.

If you are excited about this role and your experience and competencies somewhat align with the qualification in the posting, we encourage you to apply. Everywhere you are, you bring your unique skills, talents and perspective to moving your career, the company, people and the planet forward. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! 

We believe that every voice matters; every community deserves respect; and every challenge is an opportunity and united by empathy, we are stronger for our different perspectives. We are dedicated to building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that supports the needs of all our employees regardless of their role, location, identity and background. 

Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what working at Orbia is all about.

Orbia is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Dura-Line and Koura have developed and maintain a written Affirmative Action Program (AAP).  Orbia's Chief Executive Officer supports the AAP and urges each employee to commit to carrying out the intent of this policy.

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