Production And Quality Manager

Role: Quality Manager (Polymer Manufacturing)

Location: Houston, Texas

Salary: $130k

Right to Work Status: Candidates must already hold authorization to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Smart4Chemicals is seeking a Quality Manager for a leading polymer chemical manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas. This role is critical in ensuring product quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across all plant operations.

Position Overview

The Quality Manager will lead plant quality systems, manage audits, and oversee statistical process control (SPC) initiatives to ensure consistent, high-quality production. You will collaborate closely with production, engineering, and customer teams to resolve quality issues, implement improvements, and maintain compliance with ISO 15378, GFSI, and cGMP standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain plant-wide Quality systems and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Audit plant departments and processes to ensure adherence to procedures and quality safeguards.
• Lead investigations into customer complaints and internal failures, facilitating root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Provide technical support to customers regarding product quality and compliance.
• Manage SPC systems, including training hourly and salaried personnel.
• Oversee quality documentation, certificates of analysis, and reporting of quality performance metrics.
• Supervise and develop quality staff, including Inspectors, Lab Technicians, and Coordinators.
• Ensure maintenance and calibration of quality equipment and tools.
• Participate in new product and process qualifications in collaboration with product development and engineering teams.

Key Requirements

• High School Diploma required; ASQ certifications preferred.
• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Quality, Statistics, Engineering, Management, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in quality roles within polymer or chemical manufacturing; Quality Manager experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Quality systems, audits, and SPC.
• Familiarity with ANSI/ASQ/MilStd sampling plans, cGMP, and FDA regulations (21 CFR parts 110, 210, 211).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and technical writing skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and continuous improvement capabilities.