The Flooring Systems division offers a broad and attractive range of environmentally friendly natural linoleum, high-quality vinyl floors, entrance matting systems for cleaning and drying shoes, carpet tiles, needle felt, and Flotex, the washable high-tech textile flooring. Thanks to their excellent technical properties and attractive design, these flooring products are invariably the first choice for public buildings, department stores, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities, schools, libraries, commercial and office spaces, leisure centers, shops, hotels, restaurants, and cafeterias as well as for applications in the residential market. With a market share of about 70 percent, Forbo is the world leader in linoleum.
Flooring Systems also provides ready-made adhesives for floor covering installations, parquet flooring, and ceramic tiles, leveling compounds for the construction industry as well as liquid floors under the trade name Eurocol.
Amongst other responsibilities you will Develop Quality Control Plans and Process Control Instructions for all manufacturing processes according to existing Forbo reference engineer guidance, maintain documentation to support processes and all external/internal audit criteria. You will ensure quality and process systems conform to all External Certification Frameworks and train the team in all aspects of quality control.
Quality & Process Engineer
- Understand and comply with health and safety regulations and the relevant statutory requirements, leading and contributing to risk reduction/ initiatives.
- Comply with the sites ‘code of practice’ together with Forbo Floorings internal policies and procedures.
- Develop Quality Control Plans and Process Control Instructions for all manufacturing process and maintain documentation to support processes and all external and internal audit criteria
- Control and authorize Procedures, Systems and Equipment.
- Provide Technical expertise to relevant Processes, Product development and Design generation.
- Process Documentation: Ensure up to date and representative of actual processes to be compliant to internal and external accreditation bodies
- Leading and contributing to problem solving activities as part of on-going continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain an updated outlook on all associated Process work (log) and deliver a monthly report on pertinent/agreed Process dept KPIs
- Reporting of Operational KPIs - Continuous Improvement ideas & H & S improvements for Operations Director
- Facilitate, attend and support Operational focus meetings when required
- Communicate presentations and technical reports when required
- Liaise with external Suppliers to improve Raw Material Quality
- Organize and manage calibration of production equipment/gauges/monitors/measurement devices
- Undertake additional duties as directed by the team leader or line manager.
- Assist with Strategic Projects as requested
- Highlight any training requirements for self and others, undertake and assist with the training of Forbo colleagues against the Control Plans and Process Instructions.
- Ensure quality and process systems conform to all External Certification Frameworks
- Process Control:
- Continual evaluation of equipment and processes to ensure both efficiency and quality remain high
- Completion of quality and process checks/inspections, including maintenance of production line databases and issue of relevant check sheets and forms on request.
- Ensuring housekeeping and hygiene standards are maintained and improved, including support and involvement of 5s (housekeeping) activities.
- Process Improvement
- Initiate and stimulate production process improvements and innovation, analyze and test production process adjustments, define and formulate processes and requisites
- Liaise with external contractors to assist in the development and/or repair of some elements and machinery/plant.
- Liaise with external Suppliers for Equipment Upgrades
- Track metrics to discover areas for improvement and monitor upgrades.
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience high value add processing, plus relevant qualification
- 5 years+ experience in a continuous process environment with complex recipes and high value add processing.
- A track record of similar work from a rolled products sector (film / paper / textiles) or food, pharma, or plastics manufacturing.
- Experienced in real time monitoring and improvement of high value processes.
- Lean manufacturing processes with the ability to persuade others to change existing practices.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, written and verbal communication skills.
- Impeccable mathematical and statistical analysis skills for interpretation of on/offline production data systems
- Strong attention to detail, with proven ability to identify, assess and solve problems
- Calm under pressure, troubleshoot at advanced level, coming up with effective solutions quickly
- Good innovation and conceptual thinking
- Strong knowledge of technical processes, business processes and quality control systems
- Able to work autonomously, learn & develop, plus strong IT skills
- Good MRP type systems support knowledge
- Be able to work flexibly on either shift from time to time as required.
We offer a competitive salary and a very comprehensive benefits package, including 401K, paid holidays, PTO, and vacation time.
Equal Opportunity Employer, providing a drug-free work environment.
For Further details including salary range and benefits please contact Lori Opiary (HR Manager) with your CV and an introduction letter/email at:
HR.NA@FORBO.COM
