Contract Manufacturing Specialist

C100 Quaker Houghton PA, Inc.; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Quaker Houghton in Conshohocken, PA, is seeking a Contract Manufacturing Coordinator to oversee all CM activities, ensuring on-time delivery, meeting specifications, and cost control. You will support CM Manager in rate negotiations, manage material storage, assist with audits, and maintain ISO/SOX compliance while coordinating with Product Management, SCD, QA, and logistics.

This role requires occasional travel for audits and trials, and is based at our Conshohocken site with visibility across

Aufgaben

• Assist CM Manager in negotiating contract manufacturing rates and bid packets.
• Coordinate with Product Management & SCD to ensure adequate CM capacity.
• Qualify new contract manufacturers with SCD and QA.
• Manage storage of raw materials and finished goods at CM sites; set stocking levels and cycle counts.
• Lead resolution of raw material, shipping or other operational problems to minimize costs and prevent delays.
• Produce reports and monitor costs and KPIs weekly, monthly and YTD.
• Assist with audits, ISO training and maintaining ISO and SOX records.

Jobbeschreibung

Job Summary

Coordinate activities of all contract manufacturing activities to ensure that orders are delivered on time, within specifications and at minimal cost.

Job Description

Assist Contract Manufacturing (CM) Manager in Negotiating Contract Manufacturing rates, including preparation of bid packets. Work with product management & Supply Chain Department (SCD) team to ensure adequate contract manufacturing capacity in accordance with strategic plan. Works with SCD and Quality Assurance to qualify new contract manufacturers. Manage the storage of raw materials and finished goods at contract manufacturing sites by setting stocking levels and doing periodic cycle counts, and select carriers for transport. Provide leadership for resolution of raw material, shipping or other operational problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent delays. Monitor performance by tracking costs and other metrics on weekly, monthly and YTD basis; investigate and respond to CPR’s; identify and implement corrective actions and process improvements. Make required transactions in JDE, including Item Setups, bill of material (BOM) and routings. Compile, store, and retrieve production data; produce reports for position customers as needed. Establish and maintain good working relationships with position customers, and meet customer needs. Assist CM Manager to implement policies and procedures and recommend improvements. Investigate all billing and invoice discrepancies from the contract manufacturers and /or related suppliers. Ensure timely processing of CM orders & shipments. Assist with contract manufacturing site audits, as needed, based on the audit schedule. This includes auditing safety and environmental practices Assist CM Manager in maintain contract manufacturing records as to comply with ISO and SOX requirements. Position requires up to 15% traveling to conduct Quality & EHS audits, support trials, on site physical inventory, ISO Training.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / EHS RESPONSIBILITIES

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk; use hands to finger or handle; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision. Must be able to travel by automobile and air to visit contract manufacturing sites. Must be able to don and wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by work environment and/or job task (example but not limited to: full/half respirator, safety glasses, goggles, gloves, and steel toes boots). Must be able to traverse oily, slippery or uneven terrains. While performing the duties of this job the employee is generally working in an office environment. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock, slippery surfaces, and occasionally exposed to loud noise levels.

About Us

At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.

Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.

Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities.

At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.

What s in it for you

Competitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectory Paid time off for volunteerism Dress for your day; how you dress is determined by what your day may bring Opportunity to participate in comprehensive benefit options including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Parental Leave, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and Savings Plan Work for a global leader in the industrial process fluids industry Quaker Houghton provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities. At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.