Quality Associate Manager

About the role

SC Johnson is seeking a Quality Associate Manager to lead the plant Quality Team at its Kyiv facility. You will act as the quality voice for projects, assess risks, and ensure compliance with specifications and new product introductions.

Key responsibilities

• Drive implementation of quality standards, procedures, and global initiatives at the plant level.
• Build and maintain a robust Quality Management System that meets regulatory, internal, and ISO 9001:2015 requirements.
• Collaborate with Site Manager, Regional Quality Director, and Business Leads on priorities, KPIs, and strategy execution.
• Lead quality improvement, assurance, and control activities, including new product validation, line trials, and documentation.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams on quality engineering tasks such as statistical analysis, production line qualifications, and compliance validation.
• Manage quality incidents and escalations through root‑cause investigation, corrective and preventive actions, and validation.
• Analyze quality data, monitor KPIs, and prioritize projects that reduce losses and support cost reduction.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline (e.g., chemical or physical science, quality engineering, or quality management).
• 5+ years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably FMCG.
• Previous experience leading or supervising a quality team with a proven ability to coach and develop staff.
• Strong understanding of laboratory testing, quality management systems, problem solving, process control, and process capability.
• Knowledge of validation, calibration, and preventive maintenance programs.

Required skills

• ISO 9001:2015
• Quality Management Systems
• Statistical analysis
• Validation procedures
• Calibration techniques
• Preventive maintenance programs
• Problem solving methodologies
• Process control
• Process capability assessment
• Quality laboratory testing