Senior Quality Engineer - Semi Conductor Industry

Description

SACHEM is a growing privately held chemical manufacturer recognized for innovation, technical expertise, and an unwavering commitment to safety and the environment. We are world leaders with a strong focus on the development of high purity, specialty, and performance products and services. The organization enables worldwide delivery of innovative and customized chemical solutions backed by superior customer service. The multimarket approach provide associates opportunities to collaborate and innovate, while offering visibility, professional growth, and opportunities to directly contribute to the company's success.

Position Description

The Senior Quality Engineer is a leadership role within the Quality Assurance department. They oversee the planning and conducting of activities concerned with the quality assurance of high-purity chemical processes and products. They are responsible for performing complex statistical analysis, monitoring product stability, and working with operations and process engineering to maintain statistical control of finished goods analytical data. They lead quality improvement activities and are responsible for high-level customer-facing activities. They also mentor junior engineers. This position work autonomously without frequent oversight. May involve high-level recommendations to leadership and has strategic decision-making opportunities. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• HSSEE - Actively support the implementation and maintenance of SACHEM’s HSSEE and Quality Management Systems – SACHEM Integrated Management Systems (SIMS).
• Designs and implements new quality policies and policy changes
• Leads internal quality training and auditing and drives to close any gaps identified
• Oversees and monitors product CofA parameters for statistical control and drives corrective or preventative actions to eliminate non-random variation.
• Directs and leads quality improvement activities by monitoring statistical stability of relevant manufacturing processes and analyzing process data by applying statistical methodology.
• Works with process engineering to ensure process changes are properly documented and vetted for impact on product quality. Supports writing Process Change Notices (PCN) and White Papers for those changes that require customer notification. Answers customer questions regarding PCNs.  
• Performs quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and company quality records.
• Develops sampling plans by applying attribute, variable, and sequential sampling methods.
• Applies statistical quality control (SQC) methods for analyzing data to evaluate the current process and process changes. 
• Analyzes quality data of all purchased raw materials for trends and statistical control.   

Travel – Limited

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

Requirements

Required Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in Chemistry or related field or Bachelor’s degree with significant relevant experience
• 15 Years experience in quality assurance or related area 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in conducting internal quality training and auditing
• Proficiency in statistical quality control (SQC) methods
• Proven experience in leading quality improvement activities
• Excellent customer service skills and experience in handling complex customer issues

Competencies:

• The SACHEM Way: Work together in the spirit and intent of the SACHEM Way with integrity, respect and trust.
• Innovation: Use creativity and critical thinking to create value for SACHEM and the customer.
• Business and Market Insight: Learn our business, and partner well with customers and all stakeholders.
• Complex Decision Making: Make complex decisions of good quality on a timely basis.
• Results Focus: Set high-level outcomes and get the job done with a sense of urgency.
• Communication: Communicate for understanding and results.
• Career Mastery: Improve skills and pursue continuous learning.

We support our Associates in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. 

We offer:

•  Competitive Salary
•  Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
•  Generous 401K
•  Profit Sharing
•  Paid Vacation
•  Life, Disability and Accidental Death Insurance