Regional Quality Leader – Performance Films

Eastman Chemical Company; Fieldale (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastman Chemical Company in Fieldale, Virginia, is seeking a Quality leader to promote a Zero Incident Mindset and drive regional quality improvements across operations. You will translate customer needs into internal quality requirements, lead CAPA activities, and engage with customers on quality initiatives and issue resolution.

The role requires five years of related experience, a science-based degree, and travel up to 10-15%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry or related science; significant roll-to-roll film or coating operational experience may substitute.
• Minimum of five years of related industry experience in quality, operations, engineering, or technical functions.
• Knowledge of plastic films, coatings, or adhesives is preferred.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems, including ISO 9001, is preferred.
• Experience with Operational Excellence tools, including statistical analysis, problem analysis, FMEA, and Six Sigma, is preferred.
• Willingness to travel domestically approximately 10-15% of the time.

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

Honesty & integrity

Inclusion & teamwork

Continuous improvement

Initiative & planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer trust & resolution

Education

Bachelor's in engineering/chemistry or related science

Roll-to-roll film/coating experience may substitute degree

Job description

Eastman Chemical Company in Fieldale, Virginia, is seeking a Quality leader to promote a Zero Incident Mindset and drive regional quality improvements across operations. You will translate customer needs into internal quality requirements, lead CAPA activities, and engage with customers on quality initiatives and issue resolution.

The role requires five years of related experience, a science-based degree, and travel up to 10-15%.