What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Quality and Operational Excellence position at Nufarm?
Grow a Better Tomorrow with Nufarm.
We know that growing is about more than just crops and cultivation. It’s about sunshine and rain, early mornings and hard work. It can be frustratingly unpredictable but also wonderfully uplifting. More than anything, it’s about people. Nufarm is the dependable partner behind thousands of agricultural success stories. Every day, growers around the world turn to our products and our people to help with the challenges of fighting disease, weeds and pests, and to increase crop yields.
How can you grow with Nufarm?
Based in Alsip, IL, Nufarm is looking for a Director Quality & Process Excellence who will be accountable for driving the Quality strategy for the North American business to ensure that products meet/exceed customer expectations and are produced in a safe, cost effective and efficient manner. Ensure compliance to manufacturing regulatory, product integrity, contamination prevention, quality assurance, quality control and overall management system requirements. Drive the learning organization and continuous improvement agenda for the region and lead initiatives to reduce cost, improve quality, service and safety in formulations and packaging operations. Interact with sales, customer service and key customers to improve service level, reducing quality complaints. Lead reduction of rework inventory and manage product shelf-life.
What will you be doing?
You hold a bachelor’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering with 10 years of experience in quality control/assurance leadership roles. The right candidate will have experience in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) techniques and facilitation and a proven record of 5 years of experience managing people. You have experience managing continuous improvement programs and experience in chemical manufacturing, agricultural chemicals.
What do we offer?
Our compensation structure is designed to reflect the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The base salary for this position ranges from $151,000 per year in our lowest geographic market to $200,000 per year in our highest geographic market. Compensation is determined by several factors, including market location, and may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
At Nufarm, we believe in total compensation. Depending on the position, additional forms of compensation may be included as part of a comprehensive package, alongside a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.
If you want to be a part of a thriving, supportive environment and are inspired by the prospect of being a part of something bigger, we’d love to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. All employment decisions are decided based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We are committed to building an inclusive environment for all Nufarm employees.
We know that growing is about more than just crops and cultivation. It’s about sunshine and rain, early mornings and hard work. It can be frustratingly unpredictable but also wonderfully uplifting. More than anything, it’s about people. Nufarm is the dependable partner behind thousands of agricultural success stories. Every day, growers around the world turn to our products and our people to help with the challenges of fighting disease, weeds and pests, and to increase crop yields.
How can you grow with Nufarm?
Based in Alsip, IL, Nufarm is looking for a Director Quality & Process Excellence who will be accountable for driving the Quality strategy for the North American business to ensure that products meet/exceed customer expectations and are produced in a safe, cost effective and efficient manner. Ensure compliance to manufacturing regulatory, product integrity, contamination prevention, quality assurance, quality control and overall management system requirements. Drive the learning organization and continuous improvement agenda for the region and lead initiatives to reduce cost, improve quality, service and safety in formulations and packaging operations. Interact with sales, customer service and key customers to improve service level, reducing quality complaints. Lead reduction of rework inventory and manage product shelf-life.
What will you be doing?
- Lead all aspects of the Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes and procedures. Identify plan and implement processes and systems to quantify and report on factors affecting quality performance.
- Define quality initiatives and implement the Nufarm Global Quality Strategies and Systems, such as Enablon. This includes but is not limited to quality incidents and root cause analyses, material dispositions, document management, internal and toll audits, customer complaints, operations training, QC analytical testing, lot traceability and formulation instructions.
- Be the Operations interface with SalesForce and set company business rules in areas related to Supply Chain.
- Responsible to achieve and maintain management systems certifications such as ISO14001, ISO9001 as defined by Nufarm.
- Lead and ensure full compliance to all contamination prevention polices, programs, audits, metrics, root cause investigation and improvement efforts. It includes internal and external manufacturing.
- Drive the region’s continuous improvement and excellence initiatives (4DX, Lean, Six Sigma etc.) to make measurable improvements in cost, quality, service.
- Partner with regulatory, manufacturing, procurement and formulation development to ensure compliance with the most recent CSF in all aspects including composition, labels, sourcing and specifications. Ensure together with HSE Director that Nufarm is in compliance with EPA FIFRA and RCRA requirements.
- Responsible to set directions and actions to reduce inventory related to quality hold, re-work, dispose, lot control and expiration.
- Provide direct leadership, coaching and talent development to quality leaders at each site.
You hold a bachelor’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering with 10 years of experience in quality control/assurance leadership roles. The right candidate will have experience in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) techniques and facilitation and a proven record of 5 years of experience managing people. You have experience managing continuous improvement programs and experience in chemical manufacturing, agricultural chemicals.
What do we offer?
Our compensation structure is designed to reflect the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The base salary for this position ranges from $151,000 per year in our lowest geographic market to $200,000 per year in our highest geographic market. Compensation is determined by several factors, including market location, and may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
At Nufarm, we believe in total compensation. Depending on the position, additional forms of compensation may be included as part of a comprehensive package, alongside a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.
If you want to be a part of a thriving, supportive environment and are inspired by the prospect of being a part of something bigger, we’d love to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. All employment decisions are decided based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We are committed to building an inclusive environment for all Nufarm employees.
Salary : $151,000 - $200,000
