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The Quality Manager is responsible for leading all quality assurance, quality engineering, laboratory operations, and continuous improvement activities at the Clearing, Illinois manufacturing facility. The role provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure product quality, process capability, regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement across a complex chemical manufacturing environment.\nThis position serves as the quality leader for a site producing colloidal silica, polymer technologies, water treatment chemistries, specialty chemical products, and emerging microelectronics materials. The Quality Manager drives advanced Statistical Process Control (SPC), process capability improvement, laboratory excellence, and quality systems maturity while partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, RD&E, and Product Stewardship.\nA critical responsibility of the role is developing a world-class quality engineering culture that utilizes data analytics, process capability studies, risk management tools, laboratory science, and statistical methods to reduce variation, improve customer outcomes, and support future business growth.\nWhat You Will Do:\nQuality Leadership\nLead all site quality activities including Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Laboratory Operations, Supplier Quality, Customer Quality, and Quality Engineering.\nMaintain compliance with ISO 9001, NSF, Kosher, Halal, customer-specific requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements.\nEstablish annual quality objectives aligned with plant, division, and corporate goals.\nLead Management Review processes and provide quality performance updates to site and divisional leadership.\nOwn site nonconformance management, CAPA systems, deviation investigations, and change control processes.\nDrive quality culture and Progressive Quality (PQ) Pillar initiatives throughout the manufacturing organization.\nChemical Manufacturing Quality\nPartner with Production and Process Engineering to establish process control plans and manufacturing standards.\nSupport Process Safety Management (PSM) processes where applicable.\nEvaluate manufacturing changes through risk assessments, FMEA, and validation plans.\nEnsure robust transfer of new products from RD&E into commercial manufacturing.\nStatistical Process Control (SPC) and Quality Engineering\nServe as the site expert in Statistical Process Control, Statistical Thinking, Process Capability Analysis, and Quality Engineering methodologies.\nDevelop and maintain SPC strategies and tools utilizing LIMS, PI, Seeq, SAP, and manufacturing data systems.\nImprove process capability through Cp, Cpk, Pp, and Ppk analysis.\nPartner with manufacturing engineering teams to develop robust process controls and early-warning systems for process drift.\nLaboratory and ICP Operations\nLead all site laboratory functions including Quality Control Laboratories and ICP analytical laboratories.\nEnsure laboratory operations meet the highest standards of data integrity, reliability, and scientific rigor.\nManage laboratory equipment qualification, calibration, preventative maintenance, and method validation activities.\nCustomer Quality and Continuous Improvement\nLead customer complaint investigations utilizing: 8D Methodology, Root Cause Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)\nDrive reduction of customer complaints and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).\nServe as the primary quality interface with strategic customers, auditors, and regulatory agencies.\nQuality Systems and Compliance\nMaintain and continuously improve the site's Quality Management System.\nSupport internal and external audits and ensure timely closure of findings.\nChampion risk-based thinking throughout the quality system.\nMinimum Qualifications:\nBachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Quality Engineering, or related technical field.\nMinimum 8 years of experience in chemical manufacturing, quality management, quality engineering, or laboratory leadership roles.\nMinimum 5 years of people leadership experience.\nDemonstrated expertise in Statistical Process Control and process capability analysis.\nExperience leading quality systems in an ISO 9001 certified manufacturing environment.\nExperience with laboratory operations and analytical testing.\nNo immigration sponsorship is available for this role\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster's Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Quality, or Business.\nASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).\nLean Six Sigma Black Belt.\nExperience with colloidal silica, specialty chemicals, water treatment chemicals, or semiconductor chemical manufacturing.\nExperience with ICP-MS, ICP-OES, and advanced analytical laboratory systems.\nExperience with SAP, LIMS, PI, Seeq, Minitab, JMP, or equivalent analytical platforms.\nAnnual or Hourly Compensation Range\nThe base salary range for this position is $107,600.00 - $161,500.00. This position is eligible for annual bonus pay based on performance, per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.Benefits\nEcolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits.\nIf you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.\nPotential Customer Requirements Notice\nTo meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:\n- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.\nAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA)\nEcolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. 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