Regional Quality Leader – Performance Films

Eastman Industrial Supply, Inc.; Fieldale (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base pay plus performance-based Incent

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Career growth and mentorship

Job summary

Eastman Chemical Company in Virginia is seeking a Performance Films Regional Quality Manager and Film Specialist to lead quality initiatives across regions and to translate customer and commercial needs into robust quality requirements. You will guide process improvements, support new product qualifications, and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams.

The role requires five years of industry experience, ISO 9001 knowledge, Six Sigma tools, and travel about 10–15%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry or related science preferred.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in quality, operations, engineering, or technical functions.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and quality management systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote "Zero Incident Mindset" principles across the quality organization.
• Represent regional quality by translating customer and commercial needs into internal quality requirements and aligned processes.
• Engage with customers on quality initiatives, product performance, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate regional customer feedback and trend analysis to identify improvement needs and secure resources.
• Lead mitigation of major film quality excursions, including root cause investigation, CAR/MOC documentation, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead quality improvement projects using Operational Excellence tools and structured project documentation.
• Support new product and raw material qualifications as well as process/machine changes through quality requirements, risk review, and production-release readiness.
• Guide internal nonconforming material deviations, disposition decisions, and containment actions.
• Support internal process quality challenges, including process issues, specification gaps, and cross-functional alignment needs.
• Improve product release criteria, quality standards, and control practices to strengthen consistency and customer fitness for use.
• Support site Quality Management System audits, including ISO 9001 activities.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001

Six Sigma

FMEA

Statistical analysis

Root cause analysis

Project leadership

Quality improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry or related science

Job description

Eastman Chemical Company in Virginia is seeking a Performance Films Regional Quality Manager and Film Specialist to lead quality initiatives across regions and to translate customer and commercial needs into robust quality requirements. You will guide process improvements, support new product qualifications, and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams.

The role requires five years of industry experience, ISO 9001 knowledge, Six Sigma tools, and travel about 10–15%.