Global Quality Laboratory Lead

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We are looking for:  

Global Quality Laboratory Lead

• The incumbent is responsible for implementing laboratory best practices across all sites within the Composites GBU ensuring full compliance to requirements and standards thereby reducing the risk of quality escapes.  This leadership position will have high visibility to the CMLT working across all 12 manufacturing sites within the GBU.  This will include technical and project management support to ensure laboratory robustness and compliance minimizing quality risks that could result in lost revenue, high consequence quality escapes or negative impact to Syensqo reputation.

We count on you for:

• Evaluate and standardize lab organizational constructs across all sites to maximize oversight and efficiency of lab operations.
• Assess, standardize and improve lab practices developing a laboratory manual / procedure for operations and associated laboratory road map.
• Ensure compliance to specification requirements and site laboratory procedures.
• Ensure labs acquire and maintain required certifications (i.e. NADCAP, Airbus QTML)
• Develop and implement laboratory equipment plan to include socialization and maintenance of assets across the GBU.
• Be the subject matter expert for testing across the GBU.
• Ensure laboratory safety benchmark is performed in conjunction with HSE organization.
• Define and execute internal audit program to ensure compliance.
• Support qualification of new instruments establishing a plan and methodology for equipment introduction.
• Mentor and define training requirements for site lab personnel across the GBU (could be external training).
• Apply 6 Sigma measurement principles to lab operations as appropriate.
• Understand the business needs for Lab Ware and be the buffer for requirements and applications across the organization.
• Create a central repository of test methods across the organization.
• Be involved in laboratory capitalization efforts and investments and work laboratory obsolescence issues.
• Provide on-site resource partnering and occasional lead to site Mechanical Testing Specialists
• Oversee site variation reduction efforts to both test methods and problem products.
• Provide direction and influence on LIMS and other software needs in the digital workplace.