Quality Control and After-Sales Service Laboratory Manager (M/F)

DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Quality and Performance Director, you will lead all activities of the Quality Control and After-Sales Service laboratory and guarantee the compliance of raw materials and finished products.

In this capacity, your missions will notably include:

• Managing, supporting, and developing the skills of a team of 8 employees
• Planning and supervising the control activities for raw materials and finished products
• Guaranteeing the application of analysis methods, procedures, and quality standards
• Leading the processing of non-conformities, searching for root causes, and implementing corrective actions
• Making the necessary decisions regarding the release or blocking of products
• Ensuring the link with Production, R&D, Marketing, sales teams, and other relevant departments
• Driving continuous improvement actions to optimize the performance, lead times, and organization of the laboratory
• You will also participate in crisis management meetings and play a central role in decision-making regarding quality issues.

REQUIREMENTS

With a higher education degree (Bac +3 to Bac +5) in chemistry, quality, or a related field, you have at least 5 years of experience in quality control within an industrial environment, supplemented by significant managerial experience.

Beyond your technical expertise, we are primarily looking for a manager capable of being close to the field while maintaining a high-level perspective: you know how to structure an activity, prioritize, make decisions, and support the progression of your team.

Your background has allowed you to acquire a technical culture broad enough to evolve in a complex and multi-technology industrial environment. Knowledge of industrial lubricant control techniques and/or analyses such as infrared, NIR, or spectrometry constitutes a real asset.

You are recognized for your leadership, rigor, autonomy, and ability to manage urgent situations.

A professional level of English allowing participation in exchanges with the Group is necessary.

BENEFITS

• Permanent contract (CDI)
• €55 to €65 K gross annual fixed over 13 months, depending on experience
• Holiday bonus
• Attractive profit-sharing: between 1.5 and 2 months' salary / year
• Management of a team of 8 employees