Quality Control Engineer in Clarksville

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"We connect science to life for a better future."

LG Chem will become a world-class corporation that creates new value for our customers based on "science," beyond "chemistry."

Job Summary (Basic Functions):  LG Chem Advance Materials, Inc. (LGCTA) is actively searching for a Quality Control Engineer to join our team in Clarksville, TN. The Quality Control Engineer will be an individual contributor reporting to the Quality Manager. The Quality Control engineer will handle PQA (Process Quality Assurance for the mass production line) tasks.
The primary responsibilities for the QC Engineer will focus on quality management of the mass production line and setting up the analysis laboratory.

This position is based full time in Clarksville, TN and is not a remote role.

What You’ll Be Doing

Essential Functions (include but are not limited to):

Quality Management for Production Lines:

• Monitor and manage the quality performance of production lines, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality standards are maintained during production.
• Analyze production and quality data to identify trends, potential risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Manage containment actions and escalation processes for critical quality issues affecting production or customers.
• Review and approve engineering changes, process modifications, and new product introductions from a quality perspective.

Data Analysis and Reporting : 

• Analyze quality-related data and generate actionable insights to improve process efficiency.
• Prepare and present quality reports for internal stakeholders.

Cross-functional Collaboration :

• Support the Quality and Engineering teams during process improvements and troubleshooting activities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: What We’re Looking For

Competencies/Desired Skills:

• Quality Focus: Ensure that all work throughout the organization, by operators and technicians is performed with excellence and to high standards for quality and integrity.
• Engineering Review, Decision Making& Analysis: Knowledge of and ability to use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions and/or reaching conclusions. Ability to make decisions and take action consistent with available facts, constraints, and anticipated consequences. Identify issues, obtain relevant information, relate and compare data from different sources, and identify alternate solutions.
• Quality Technical Knowledge: – Understand quality theories that encapsulate the objective analysis of facts to form a judgment; ability and understanding of quality theories to approach several different quality assurance and controls processes holistically.
• Document Control: Maintain a systematic approach for managing documents, keep up with industry standards and practices, as well as any new regulations or guidelines that could affect our product.
• Training:  Knowledge on how to train production personnel on new processes and/or new equipment procedures that may be necessary.

Education:  Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Material Science, Engineering, or a related field is .

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in manufacturing/operations engineering, or a technical field preferably in powder, chemical, glass, refinery, plastics, food, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automotive or batteries.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Able to work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work supplemental hours and Participate in on-call rotation
• Able to respond off hours and weekends to troubleshoot plant issues.
• Able to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, stoop, squat, crawl, twist, climb, and lift 40 lbs.;
• Exposure to heat, noise, outdoors, vibration, confining work space, chemicals, explosive materials, mechanical hazards, and electrical hazards;
• Able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and other garments as needed. This may include safety shoes, safety glasses, Masks, full body gowns, hair nets, gloves and hearing protection.

Qualification/What We’d Like to See:

• (Highly ) Proven experience in quality control and quality assurance within high-volume manufacturing environments.
• (Highly ) Strong problem-solving capability with hands-on experience in 8D, 5Why, and root cause analysis methodologies.
• (Highly ) Ability to lead cross-functional teams in resolving production quality issues and driving corrective actions.
• () Experience in statistical quality management and process capability analysis (SPC, Cpk/Ppk).
• () Experience managing quality risks associated with 4M changes (Man, Machine, Material, Method).
• () Knowledge of Quality Core Tools, including APQP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, Control Plan, and PPAP.
• () Strong data analysis and reporting skills using tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Minitab
• () Experience in customer quality issue management, including complaint handling, containment actions, and corrective action verification.
• () Experience with laboratory testing equipment and analytical instruments used for manufacturing quality control. ((e.g., ICP-OES, XRF, SEM, PSD, BET, XRD, Titrator, Tap Density and Battery Cycler).
• () Strong understanding of continuous improvement methodologies and quality KPI management to improve yield and reduce defects.

Work Environment

The working conditions (including the general work environment, and table with physical/mental demands) in this job description reflect the typical conditions you can expect while performing the essential functions of this job. LGCTA provides reasonable accommodations – appropriate changes and adjustments – to applicants and employees to be considered for a job opening, enable them to perform a job, gain access to the workplace, and enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment.

General Work Environment.  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The incoming primarily works in an office setting, but work requires exposure to manufacturing environment operations, such as moving sample of product, noise, fumes, vibrations, dust, etc to manage plant.

About the LG Chem Family of Companies

With 50,000 patents, 20,000 employees and 58 locations worldwide, LG Chem is one of the largest science and chemical companies in the world. With its rapid growth, LG Chem endeavors to become a 'Global Top 5 Chemical Company' with a balanced business portfolio that has a competitive advantage across the globe, including business divisions in petrochemicals, advanced materials, life sciences, and a subsidiary specializing in batteries.

LG Chem is a leading chemical company in Korea that has continuously achieved growth through relentless challenges and innovation since its establishment in 1947.​​ From the infrangible facial cream lid to the world’s most advanced batteries, LG Chem has turned dreams into reality and enriched our lives for 70 years. Building upon a balanced and globally competitive business portfolio, LG Chem manufactures a wide range of products from high-value added petrochemicals to renewable plastics, specializing in cutting-edge electronic and battery materials such as cathodes, as well as drugs and vaccines to deliver differentiated solutions for its customers.

Beyond a chemical company, LG Chem will become a leading science-oriented corporation that creates value for our customers and is committed to reaching carbon-neutral growth by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050 by managing the impacts of climate change and making positive contributions to society through renewable energy and responsible supply chains.

"We connect science to life for a better future."