Assistant Quality Assurance Manager

About the job

Company Overview

Enchem Co., Ltd. (founded 2012, KOSDAQ-listed) is the #1 electrolyte producer in Korea and 4th globally. Enchem America supplies critical battery materials to major North American EV and energy storage customers and is in high-growth mode.

Job Title

Assistant Quality Assurance Manager

Location:

Commerce, Georgia (100% on-site / 5 days per week)

Position Type

Full-time, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Position Overview

The Quality Assurance Manager owns and leads the site-wide Quality Management System (QMS) for a chemical and materials manufacturing operation producing high-purity battery electrolyte materials. This role is accountable for end-to-end quality governance across batch chemical processing, raw material qualification, laboratory integration, contamination control, traceability, and customer audit execution.

This is a hands-on, plant-embedded role, not a corporate or advisory QA position. The QA Manager works daily with Production, Process Engineering, QC Laboratory, EHS, Supply Chain, and Executive Leadership to ensure safe, compliant, and repeatable manufacturing performance in a tightly controlled chemical environment.

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Key Responsibilities

Quality Management System (QMS) Ownership

• Own, maintain, and continuously improve the site QMS supporting batch chemical and materials manufacturing.
• Ensure compliance with customer and industry standards, including:
• ISO 9001
• IATF 16949 (automotive quality system
• VDA 6.3 (automotive process audit
• Develop, control, and enforce:
• SOPs and work instructions
• Batch records and manufacturing documentation
• Change management (MOC) and deviation handling
• Document control and record retention systems
• Establish disciplined, audit-ready quality execution across the plant.

Automotive OEM & Customer Quality Interface

• Lead customer quality audits including VDA 6.3 process audits and IATF 16949 certification activities.
• Serve as primary quality contact for automotive OEM and Tier-1 customers.
• Manage APQP, PPAP, and automotive core tools for new product introductions and customer qualifications.
• Execute structured problem-solving methodologies (8D, CAPA, root cause analysis) for customer complaints and quality issues.
• Maintain customer-specific requirements (CSRs) and ensure site compliance.

Chemical Process & Laboratory Quality

• Own batch traceability, material genealogy, and raw material qualification for chemical processes.
• Lead contamination control, segregation, and risk mitigation for high-purity chemical materials.
• Integrate QMS with QC laboratory operations, including:
• Analytical testing and release
• Sampling plans and specifications
• Calibration and instrument control
• Partner with Process Engineering and EHS to ensure process stability, chemical risk management, and material integrity.

Audit Management

• Lead internal audits and serve as the site owner for customer, registrar, and certification audits.
• Prepare the organization for audits through disciplined readiness, not last-minute preparation.
• Own audit findings, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Maintain a continuous compliance mindset across operations.

Continuous Improvement & Leadership

• Drive continuous improvement across chemical processing, laboratory quality, and manufacturing execution.
• Analyze quality KPIs, trends, deviations, and process capability to identify systemic risks and improvements.
• Build quality discipline and technical understanding across production, engineering, and lab teams.
• Champion a quality culture emphasizing safety, documentation rigor, accountability, and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of quality experience in automotive, chemical, materials, battery, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Direct, hands-on ownership of plant-level Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Strong working knowledge of IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3 with experience leading automotive customer audits.
• Experience with automotive core tools: APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC.
• Demonstrated leadership of structured problem-solving (8D, CAPA, root cause analysis) and corrective action systems.
• Experience leading customer audits and regulatory inspections.
• Comfortable operating on the manufacturing floor in a safety-critical environment.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Process Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Internal auditor certification (ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 / VDA 6.3).
• Experience in battery materials, electrolyte production, specialty chemicals, or high-purity materials manufacturing.
• Experience supporting automotive OEM or Tier-1 customer audit environments.
• Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing certification (Green Belt or higher).
• Experience working in multinational or cross-cultural organizations (Korean company experience a plus).

What We're Looking For

We prioritize candidates who are experts in Quality Management Systems (QMS) and automotive quality auditing, including:

• IATF 16949 certification and maintenance
• VDA 6.3 process audit methodology
• Automotive customer interface and audit readiness
• ISO 9001 quality system management

While chemical or materials manufacturing experience is valued, the primary focus of this role is ensuring automotive quality system compliance and customer audit readiness for our battery materials operations serving automotive OEM customers.

Enchem America is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal and Georgia employment laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Equal Pay Act, and the Georgia Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

All applicants must be 18 years of age or older to be considered for employment.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process, consistent with ADA requirements.

Enchem America is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal and Georgia employment laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Equal Pay Act, and the Georgia Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

All applicants must be 18 years of age or older to be considered for employment.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process, consistent with ADA requirements.

Notice:

This position requires five (5) days per week of on-site work in Commerce, Georgia. Candidates must reside within a reasonable commuting distance to Commerce, GA. This role is not hybrid and not remote.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $75,000 - $90,000