Senior Quality Assurance Chemist

PPG; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Malaysia is seeking a QA/QC Leader to support the quality management system and ensure internal and external customer satisfaction at the Petaling Jaya site.

You will oversee the Quality Control Laboratory, lead the quality management system, and participate in internal audits and customer complaint processes while driving continuous improvement and safety. The role reports to the Quality Assurance Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry engineering or chemistry.
• Minimum 5 years QA/QC in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 3 years experience in paint or chemicals industry.
• Familiar with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949.
• Good written and spoken English & Malay.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe work environment and report safety near-misses or observations via EHS management.
• Promote quality culture through KPI dashboards, awareness activities and communication.
• Oversee the quality management system and lead its use.
• Monitor QC processes to ensure product performance criteria are met.
• Participate in internal audits to identify improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to customer complaint management by root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Manage daily activity and workflow of QC technicians.
• Lead safety initiatives and continuous improvement projects, plus training programs.
• Implement strategies to reduce cycle time for in-process and final testing.
• Support scale-up of new products to ensure quality.
• Ensure adherence to company processes, procedures, and standards.

Skills

QA/QC leadership

Quality assurance

Process improvement

English communication

Malay communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Tools

ISO 9001

IATF 16949

Job description

You will support the quality management system and operational needs to achieve internal and external customer satisfaction. You will promote a safe work environment and report safety near-misses or observations on the EHS management. You will oversee the Quality Control Laboratory and all testing performed. You will lead the use of a quality management system. You will be on site in Petaling Jaya and report directly to Quality Assurance Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• You will promote a safe work environment and report safety near-misses or observations on the EHS management.
• You will promote and demonstrate a culture of quality through communication, awareness activities and action on the KPI's dashboard.
• You will lead the use of a quality management system
• You will monitor quality control processes to ensure that product performance criteria are met
• You will participate in our internal audit program to ensure product conformity identify improvement opportunities
• You will participate in the customer complaint management process by ensuring root causes are accurately identified and effective corrective actions are implemented and verified.
• You will manage the daily activity and workflow of QC technicians
• Lead safety initiatives, continuous improvement projects, and employee training programs to enhance workplace safety, operational efficiency, and capability development.
• You will establish and implement our strategies for cycle time reduction for in-process and final testing functions.
• Support the scale up of new products to ensure quality is achieved.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable company processes, procedures, and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree major in chemistry engineering or chemistry will be preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years relevant QA/QC working experience in a manufacturing plant environment
• Minimum Three (3) years experience in the paint or chemicals industry will be preferred.
• Familiar with company and industry quality standards (e.g. ISO 9001, IATF 16949)
• Good oral and writing English & Malay

About Us

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD

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We are customer champions

Proactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, move fast and don’t stop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow.

We act with purpose and speed

Agile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.

We are excellent operators

Productive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support our frontline, the faces of PPG to our customers.

We compete to win

Future-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace new technologies and leverage agility and speed as strengths.

We are PPG proud

Strong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act with integrity and value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world.

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