Head/AVP/Senior AVP - Quality - Fertilizer Firm

Key Accountability

- Head the quality system related activities for products and processes related to fertilizer manufacturing units for continuous improvements.

- Provide quality leadership and support in the development of new products and processes. Sound exposure in troubleshooting and resolving several critical technical issues related to method development, product failures, customer complaints, and plant operations.

- Interface with customers, suppliers, partners, and internal stakeholders in both the plant and at customer locations to enhance their perception and understanding of the product quality and systems

- Provide guidelines to unit QA functions for closing gaps in quality processes, monitoring and reporting results

- Collaborate with the marketing team for field related complaints and provide support for their reduction

- Develop and implement new quality initiatives and strategic projects to continually improve the overall quality of products.

- Facilitate quality audits and inspections as appropriate to demonstrate compliance to FCO standards and process specifications.

- Create an ecosystem to improve product quality & sensitivity towards maintaining high-quality standards through use of 7QC tools, SPC, Six Sigma and Kaizen.

- Lead the development & implementation initiative for improving the quality standards of organization and effective implementation of management systems viz., QMS, TQM, PSMS.

- M.Sc. Chemistry or M. Tech Chemical Engineer or PhD in Chemistry. Preferably with certification or MBA in Quality Management

- Good knowledge in Six Sigma & Lean Six Sigma Principle

- 20 years of experience with 5-7 years of heading the quality function in Indian or MNC Fertilisers companies, Nonliquid / Nonpaste FDA API Pharma companies, FMCG product plants.

- Deep understanding of Customer needs and develop SOPs and norms for Manufacturing processes

- Rich experience in analytical, QC, QA, R&D of Fertiliser industry with highly skilled in analytical method development and handling high-end analytical instruments

- Good knowledge in fertilizer manufacturing processes and system-related knowledge for quality process

- Knowledge in SAP - QM module preferred 

- Minimum 5-7 years of leadership.

- Deep understanding of the products, processes and practices of the business to plan and deliver the functional strategy

- Able to connect Customer needs to Manufacturing needs

- Analytical knowledge, structured problem-solving skills and expertise in management systems like QMS, IMS, LSS