Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist

Overview

Job Title: Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist

Huntsman is seeking a Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist supporting the Performance Products (PP) Division located in Conroe, Texas. This position reports to the Technical Manager.

Location: Conroe, Texas

Department: Performance Products (PP) Division

• Quality Systems & Procedures: Reporting to Site Quality Leadership, act as SME on site quality systems and procedures, driving standardization, compliance, and alignment with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 31000:2018, and IATF 16949 standards.
• Develop & Implement SOPs, Work Instructions, Control Plans, and Audit Ready Documents.
• Maintain the quality management system for the site, review the quality manual and quality procedures as per the guidelines, and make recommendations for improvement as necessary.
• Facilitate the management review meetings and ensure all actions are closed within the accepted timeline.

• Responsible for maintaining and optimizing the use of the SAP QM module for quality planning, supporting NPI (SAP), traceability, and overall data integrity.
• Ensures SAP QM integration with other modules and external systems for seamless quality control workflow.
• Shared responsibilities with Analytical Chemistry Expert; act as SAP quality module SME for power-users (chemists, technical analysts, process engineers, and operators). Generate and analyze SAP data to drive improvements in process capability, SPC, SQC, Gage R&R, and material non-conformance. Generate and provide reports as directed by QA/QC Team Lead/Quality Management as needed.
• Provide SAP QM module technical support for other Huntsman sites (e.g., Freeport, Pensacola, Ringwood). Maintain other Conroe critical shipping-related applications, such as Car Prod, Car Raw, and Next Day, etc.

• Site representative for ISO 9001, 17025, 14001, 31000 and customer audits.
• Responsible for:
  All audit preparedness & full compliance; CAPA (5-Whys, 8
  
  Ds, Fishbone, etc.); monitoring trends and KPIs; generate & present data to Team Lead/Quality Management as needed for quick decision making; act as a QA analyst for site Quality (Bring the Data).

• Facilitate FMEA across all portfolios—products, processes, equipment, and tools; be nimble and move quickly in identifying and mitigating risk. Serve as the quarterback for Site FMEA. Develop and implement risk management tools, training materials, and train new and existing staff.
• Training &
  
  Coaching:
  
  Train and coach engineers, technicians, and operators on FMEA methodology. Facilitate understanding of how risk-based thinking supports preventive quality and product reliability.
• Integration with Other Systems: Ensure alignment of FMEA with other core quality tools to achieve comprehensive quality planning and process validation.
• Lead Cross-Functional FMEA Teams: Bring stakeholders together to perform structured PFMEA and DFMEA for new process, product, and plant changes.
• FMEA Lifecycle Management: Ensure FMEAs are living documents, regularly updated to reflect process changes, non-conformances, customer complaints, and lessons learned. Ensure traceability of revisions and integration with Control Plans.

• Collaborate with Analytical Chemistry Expert and Process Engineers to support digitization and automation of testing processes in production and laboratory. Promote data-driven decision-making and digitization of data capture from equipment to SAP and other systems, including historical data, record-keeping, customer investigation records, in-process and finished product data.

• Follows instructions and performs other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
• Assists other employees in the accomplishment of Huntsman’s goals.
• Participates in and completes company-required training programs.
• Participates in Environmental, Health, & Safety initiatives as set forth by the company.
• Document Control/Manager.

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition…