Enchem America INC. · 14 hours ago
Quality Assurance Manager
Enchem America INC. is the leading electrolyte producer in Korea and supplies critical battery materials to major North American customers. The QA Manager will lead the Quality Management Systems for a chemical manufacturing operation, ensuring product integrity, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness.
Responsibilities
Own and continuously improve the site Quality Management System supporting chemical/materials manufacturing operations
Ensure compliance with applicable standards and customer requirements including:
VDA 6.3
ISO 9001
IATF 16949 (as applicable to customer expectations)
Develop and maintain SOPs, batch documentation, control plans, change management, deviation handling, and document control systems
Ensure audit readiness, regulatory alignment, and disciplined execution of quality processes
Establish and maintain robust batch traceability, raw material qualification, contamination control, and material genealogy systems
Integrate Quality Management with QC laboratory operations, analytical testing, calibration, sampling, and release processes
Partner with engineering and EHS to manage chemical risk, process stability, and material integrity
Lead internal audits and support external customer, registrar, and certification audits
Own audit preparation, findings management, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification
Maintain continuous compliance tracking and audit readiness culture
Lead customer quality issue response, root cause analysis, and corrective / preventive actions in a regulated environment
Apply structured problem-solving methodologies including:
8D
5-Why
Fishbone (Ishikawa)
FMEA
Control Plans
Interface directly with OEM and Tier-1 customers on audit readiness and quality performance expectations
Drive continuous improvement initiatives across chemical processing, laboratory quality, and manufacturing operations
Analyze quality data, KPIs, trends, and process capability to identify systemic improvement opportunities
Build quality capability and discipline across production, engineering, and laboratory teams
Promote a strong quality culture emphasizing safety, compliance, documentation rigor, and operational excellence
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Process Engineering, or closely related technical discipline
Minimum 8+ years of quality experience in chemical, materials, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, or process manufacturing environments
Hands-on ownership of Quality Management Systems in regulated manufacturing operations
Proven experience integrating quality systems with laboratory operations, analytical testing, batch manufacturing, and traceability
Strong working knowledge of VDA 6.3 and customer audit expectations
Demonstrated leadership of structured problem-solving and corrective action systems
Experience leading customer audits and regulatory inspections
Strong documentation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, safety-critical manufacturing environment
Legally authorized to work in the United States
Preferred
Internal auditor certification (VDA / IATF / ISO)
Experience in battery materials, electrolyte production, specialty chemicals, high-purity materials, or regulated process manufacturing
Experience supporting German OEM or Tier-1 customer audit environments
Experience working in multinational or cross-cultural organizations
Company
Enchem America INC.
About Enchem America Enchem is a global leader of specialization in development and manufacturing of electrolytes and high functionality additives or rechargeable batteries.
H1B Sponsorship
Enchem America INC. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (3)
2023 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
Company data provided by crunchbase