Solenis is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals focused on delivering sustainable solutions for water-intensive industries, including consumer, industrial, institutional, food and beverage, and pool and spa water markets. Owned by Platinum Equity, the company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, and cleaners and disinfectants, as well as state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments.  

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 69 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over 16,100 professionals in 130 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2024 US Best Managed Company, recognized fouryears in a row. For more information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com. 

Primary Role - Ensure the plant is in full compliance with existing International Quality Standards Regulatory requirements, manage the document control system, and review daily plant quality data for trends that could lead to product defects. Develops, implements and maintains policies, procedures, instructions, and programs designed to minimize deficiencies, ensure compliance, minimize customer complaints, and operate the quality system at the lowest possible cost. Drive root cause analysis for all field failures and plant/supplier quality issues.  Responsible for the review of new and proposed quality related activities and interpreting the potential impact on operations, procedures, facilities, and reporting requirements.  Overall Quality department responsibility including Quality Control personnel management.

Key Accountabilities:

- Must know and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report of actual and potential accidents and injuries. Must comply with safety policies of the company and site.

- Ensure the plant adheres to international standards for ISO 9001:2015. Includes maintenance of Quality Management System as needed, periodic QMS reviews, internal auditing, Document control oversight, KPI monitoring, Management of change interaction, Management Review, and audits.

- Familiarity with EPA FIFRA requirements, EN900, NSF, and Kosher standards.  Includes notifying management in a timely manner of regulatory inspections, serious deficiencies, process deviations, product defects and related actions.

- Supervise Lab Staff- 8 lab technicians, one supervisor (Performance Reviews, Schedule, etc.)

- Lead internal and external complaint investigations. Includes Customer complaints, supplier complaints, corrective / preventive actions, and effectiveness review.

- Coordinate & lead various certification audits.  Includes Kosher, EPA and Product Safety, NSF, etc.

-  Sponsor any large scale quality projects, provide quality impacts insight on plant projects as needed.

- Coordinate QA/QC requirements for Suppliers, Quality Assessments, Quality Visits, etc., and assist various business segments with Supplier Questionnaires, statements, non-routine CoC requests, new material qualification requests, etc.

- Responsible for Department Budget & Costs

 - Track and report all quality metrics.

- Align with processes and expectations of Global Quality leadership. Work with cross-functional teams, ensure that integration with Solenis policies is considered, including regional toll manufacturing.

Education: Bachelor of Science - Chemical engineering, chemistry, or other related technical study program.

Experience: Quality experience required in large chemical manufacturing setting of 10 years or greater in an ISO certified business environment.

- Prior supervisory or management experience

- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite is required

- Working knowledge of basic lab instrumentation

- Experience managing an ISO quality system

Other: ISO Certified Auditor certificate preferred but not required

We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification.  If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include medical, dental, vision & 401K, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, whether in the lab or the field, consider joining our team.

Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer, including Minorities / Women/ Veterans / Disabled.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Should you require assistance in applying to this opportunity, please reach out to Solenis Talent Acquisition at [email protected]