Quality Manager (Paint/Coating)

Akzo Nobel Paints (Thailand) Ltd (Samut Sakhon)

Samut Sakhon, Thailand

AkzoNobel supply the sustainable and innovative paints and coatings that our customers, communities – and the environment – are increasingly relying on. That’s why everything we do starts with People. Planet. Paint. 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 have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering paints company that’s committed to science-based targets and is taking genuine action to address globally relevant challenges and protect future generations.

About this position

The Quality Manager (Paint/Coating) will be responsible for leading quality initiatives, managing quality incidents, and ensuring compliance with quality standards across the South Asia powder coatings site.

Responsibilities

• Lead South Asia powder coatings site key quality incidents and escalated customer complaints, non-conformities on root cause analysis and set up preventive actions with all relevant parties when required.
• Harmonize and be a bridge of best practice sharing relevant to quality to all the sites across the region.
• Organize routine meeting to review safety/quality performance and stress day’s focus.
• Manage the raw material and product quality and achieve set targets.
• Set up department procedure document and ensure that is executed.
• Support root cause analysis on customer, internal process and product related issues and drive corrective/preventive actions to eliminate the problems at the source.
• Implements the regional quality strategy to secure customer certification and product and process quality including complaint handling.
• Create and maintain site quality management system (ISO based) based on global and regional directions.

Requirements

• Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering / Polymer or equivalent.
• 10 years of QA/QC working experience in manufacturing environment; Chemical / Color / Coating production experience will be advantage.
• Knowledge in Quality System, ISO9000, TS16949.
• Operation excellence experience, Green Belt & above is preferred.
• Good command of spoken and written English.