Local Quality Assurance Engineer - Huntsville, AL

Leveraging its deep expertise as the global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world.  Protecting our elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever-new solutions. 

ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.

As a Local Quality Assurance Engineer, you will LEAD by……

We are seeking a professional like you to assure that assigned technologies consistently meet all agreed to customer requirements and fitness-for-use specifications. This is achieved through close partnerships with stakeholders including, but not limited to, Global Channels/Resources, R&D, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Account Managers, and Supply Chain. In this role, you will facilitate customer visits, audits, and outcomes, participate in the internal quality audit program, and evaluate findings for systemic issues and continual improvement. You will work toward resolutions suitable to globally aligned standards and strive to improve overall product/process quality, effectiveness of the quality systems, and successful product launches.

In addition, you will address customer product issues, requests, complaints, and concerns, driving to efficient closure. You will employ proactive quality monitoring to anticipate and prevent product quality issues and manufacturing constraints that impact customer satisfaction. Essential to this role is the management of root cause analysis while partnering with local manufacturing teams to ensure appropriate corrective actions are taken with escalations when appropriate.

In this role you will 

• Lead and execute root cause analysis using 8D or similar principles to identify improvement opportunities and improve quality performance and customer satisfaction.
• Collect data and analyze trends using statistical methods, audit results, and current performance against manufacturing standards to prepare reports for internal and external customers. Additionally, you will monitor process capabilities/performance statistically to identify areas of improvement and variance reduction.
• Participate in internal and external audits using industry standard audit techniques to ensure continued compliance to standards and customer requirements.  Specifically, you will participate in FMEA activities and control plans review/approval.
• Lead efforts to resolve customer concerns and issues in a timely manner by leading/facilitating investigations and internal communications.
• Evaluate suspect and nonconforming material to provide resolution and identify activities to disposition (eg Material Review Board) questioned material in alignment with requirements and business objectives.
• Stop manufacturing processes in cases of non-compliant products. You will coordinate and guide process improvements and Management of Change activities at the local site to ensure a smooth and acceptable transition for affected customers and update appropriate documentation.
• Serve as the local technology quality contact while ensuring analytical and manufacturing techniques are consistent with global standards and customer specifications and requirements.
• Support the Product Life Cycle Process for local program implementation.

Your elements for success……

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering, Quality Assurance, or other related technical discipline
• 3+ years of Quality experience in a manufacturing environment required
• Analytical, problem solving, and strong communication skills required
• Project Management skills and ability to influence others required
• Automotive experience strongly preferred
• Experience with quality systems such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, OEM Standards, and experience with Quality Tools/Methodologies (FMEA, SPC, RCAs, PDCA, and MSAs) preferred
• Internal and external audit experience strongly preferred
• Experience interacting with both internal stakeholders and customers strongly preferred

You @ BASF ECMS

At BASF ECMS you get more than just compensation, Medical & Dental. Our total offer includes a wide range of elements you need to be your best in every stage of your life. 

• Flexible Work Arrangements whenever possible
• Retirement Benefits with company contributions
• Competitive Medical and Dental Plan Options
• Disability and Life Insurance Programs
• Wellness Programs
• Maternity/Paternity Leave, Infertility & Adoption reimbursement
• Mentoring & Development Programs
• Employee Discounts
• Pet insurance

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BASF takes security & data privacy very seriously. We will never request financial information of any kind via email, private text message or direct message on any social medial platform or job board. Furthermore, we will never send a candidate a check for equipment or request any type of payment during the job application process. If you have experienced any of the above, please contact HR4U.US@basf-catalystsmetals.com to report fraud. BASF is committed to pay transparency practices. The competitive Pay Range for this role is $90k-$110k annually. Actual pay will be determine based on education, certifications, experience, and other job-related factor permitted by law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.