Quality Lead

Essity; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Essity Karachi, a global leader in hygiene and health, is seeking an experienced Quality Leader to uphold uncompromised quality across manufacturing. You will guide quality control, establish specifications, and ensure compliance with local and global standards.

With 8+ years of experience and 3+ years in leadership, you will train staff, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with suppliers. This on-site role offers a challenging environment and opportunities to influence production

Qualifications

• University degree in a related field.
• 8+ years of working experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• An Employee with uncompromised commitment to our I Care journey which ensures a safe, healthy, and sustainable work environment.
• Role Model for Safety and Quality.
• Understanding customer and stakeholder requirements to develop effectual quality control processes.
• Devising specifications for products/processes.
• Setting raw material requirements for suppliers and monitoring their compliance.
• Assessing production processes and curating in-house quality policies.
• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with local and global production standards.
• Collaborating with quality personnel for implementation of systems, procedures, and standards of operation.
• Training quality control personnel for building a strong work unit.
• Establishing procedures for sampling, recording and reporting data.
• Role model and accountable for performance, coaching, and education within their department.

Skills

Safety awareness

Leadership & influencing

Decision making

Conflict management

Effective communication

Presentation skills

Prioritization

Time management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Coaching skills

Education

University Degree in related field

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Job description

Job Description:

Main accountabilities and responsibilities (including I Care)

• An Employee with uncompromised commitment to our I Care journey which ensures a safe, healthy, and sustainable work environment.

• Is a Role Model for Safety and Quality

• Understanding customer and stakeholder requirements to develop effectual quality control processes

• Devising specifications for products/ processes

• Setting raw material requirements for suppliers and monitoring their compliance.

• Assessing the company's production processes and curating in-house quality policies

• Ensure that the manufacturing processes comply with both local and global production standards

• Collaborating with quality personnel for the implementation of systems, procedures, and standards of operation

• Training quality control personnel for building a strong work unit

• Establishing procedures for sampling, recording and reporting data.

• Is a role model and accountable for performance & consequence management, coaching and education within their department.

Experience and qualification requirements

• University Degree in related field

• 8+ years working experience

• 3+ years leadership experience

Skills and Competencies

• Safety awareness

• Leadership & influencing skills

• Decision making

• Conflict management

• Effective communication skills

• Presentation skills

• Prioritization

• Time management

• Delegation

• Advanced problem-solving skills

• Stakeholder management skills

• Financial awareness

• Analytical skills

• Customer focus

• Interpersonal skills

• Learning agility

• Coaching skills

Functional:

• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements (laws and standards), GMPs

• Application of modern quality tools, statistical methods, root cause analysis, (p)FMEA

• Auditing (internal / supplier), lead auditor qualification

• Method and software validation. equipment qualification

• Continuous improvement (e.g. Lean Six Sigma) and CAPA

• Implementation of Quality Control processes/procedures

• Knowledge of laboratory safety protocols and procedures, using lab PPE

• IT systems and software skills such MS Office, preferably SAP

• Language skills, English

Application End Date:

30 sep. 2026

Job Requisition ID:

Essity264900

Requirements: