Site Quality Leader

INVISTA; Seaford (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

INVISTA’s Seaford, Delaware site seeks a Site Quality Leader to guide the site’s quality strategy and management system, advancing a culture of quality across operations, technical, and laboratory teams. The role champions PBM to empower the workforce and drive continuous improvement while sustaining certifications like ISO 9001 and OEKO-TEX.

You will lead audits, manage the quality scorecard, and collaborate with the leadership team to reduce risk and improve customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, or quality-related field.
• 3+ years of experience managing a QMS, including ISO 9001 maintenance.
• Experience leading internal/external quality audits and corrective actions.
• Experience applying continuous improvement to improve quality and reduce waste in manufacturing.
• Experience influencing and driving change across teams you do not supervise.

Responsibilities

• Build a quality culture using Principled Based Management (PBM) and empower teams to own quality outcomes.
• Set the quality vision and 5-year plan; drive proactive risk reduction and continuous improvement.
• Own the Quality Management System and certifications; lead audits end-to-end and close corrective actions.
• Lead the Seaford Quality Business Team; partner with commercial and marketing to address Voice of the Customer and manage customer complaints.
• Own the site quality scorecard and communicate performance clearly across teams.
• Develop and deliver training and knowledge sharing to raise quality fluency across operations, technical, and laboratory teams.
• Support laboratory quality systems and oversee LIMS and calibration integrity.

Skills

Quality leadership

Audit leadership

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality culture

Education

Bachelor’s degree (science/engineering/quality)

Tools

FMEA

MSA

SPC

Gage R&R

Job description

Your Job

INVISTA's Seaford, Delaware site is seeking a Site Quality Leader to lead the site's quality strategy, quality management system and advance the culture of quality at the site. This is a high-impact role with direct influence on customer confidence, site performance, and Seaford's long-term competitiveness.This role is the site's champion for quality culture - using our Principle Based Management (PBM) framework to strengthen the capability of our site and empower the organization to continuously improve.

Our Team

The Site Quality Leader is a member of the Site Technical Team, reporting to the Technical Manager, and partners with the Site Leadership Team as a key resource for quality strategy and continuous improvement. As an individual contributor with site-wide influence, this role works closely with the site lab and technical, operations, and business teams to execute the site quality plan, improve customer satisfaction, and create long-term value for INVISTA. The role also connects with quality resources across INVISTA sites to share knowledge and best practices.

What You Will Do

• Build a quality culture through Principled Based Management (PBM). Champion quality as a shared responsibility and empower employees closest to the work to own quality outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
• Set the quality vision and strategy. Own the site's 5-year quality plan, defining a shared vision, key strategies, and roadmap that move Seaford from reactive response to proactive risk reduction and continuous improvement.
• Own and advance the Quality Management System. Maintain ISO 9001 and OEKO-TEX certifications, lead management reviews with the site leadership team, and own internal and external audit processes end to end, including findings documentation and corrective action closure.
• Lead the Seaford Quality Business Team. Collaborate closely with the commercial and technical marketing teams to understand the Voice of the Customer and serve as the primary site point of contact for customer complaints, ensuring investigations are timely, root-cause driven, and effective. Provide regular status updates in leadership and core team meetings.
• Own the site quality scorecard. Establish measures that align to the site vision, and communicate performance clearly and consistently so that every team can see how their work affects the result.
• Build site-wide quality capability. Develop and deliver training, coaching, and knowledge-sharing that raise quality fluency across Operations, Technical, and Laboratory teams - including proper use of tools such as FMEA, MSA, RCA, control plans, and process audits.
• Support laboratory quality systems. Partner with the laboratory team to monitor method reliability, measurement systems, calibration integrity, and oversee the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), ensuring lab practices align with QMS requirements.

The Experience You Will Bring (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering, or quality-related field.
• Three (3) or more years of experience managing a Quality Management System (QMS), including maintaining ISO 9001 certification
• Experience leading and/or coordinating internal and external quality audits, and investigating customer complaints with effective corrective action.
• Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies to measurably improve quality and reduce waste within a manufacturing operation.
• Experience influencing and driving change across teams you do not directly supervise.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Five (5) or more years' experience in a quality lead role
• Experience in a fiber, textile, polymer, or continuous-process manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing and delivering training or coaching
• Working knowledge of advanced quality tools: FMEA, control plans, MSA, SPC, and gage R&R.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification, ASQ CQE/CQM, Six Sigma, or similar quality credentials.
• Experience with OEKO-TEX certification and compliance.
• Technical familiarity with laboratory methods, calibration systems, or Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).
• Experience with supplier or vendor management

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

INVISTA is a global manufacturer of chemical intermediates, polymers and fibers. From parts for the automotive industry to medical equipment, air bags, food packaging, carpet and clothing, our ingredients in the nylon 6,6 and polypropylene value chains help bring many of life's essential products to market. A subsidiary of Koch Industries since 2004, INVISTA is committed to innovation and responsibly creating more value for its customers and society while consuming fewer resources to make these products. See the bigger picture at INVISTA.com.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.