Quality Control & Process Chemist Resume Example

Lead of Quality Control lab operation at Honeywell in Claymont, DE to support the manufacturing of Boron Trifluoride (BF3) gas, its liquid complexes, and its intermediate product, Fluorosulfonic Acid (FSA). This Honeywell plant is the world's largest producer of BF3 for more than 60 years and the sole manufacturer in North America. BF3 is sold to other chemical manufacturers to be utilized as a Lewis acidic catalyst in their own chemical process.

• Six Sigma Green Belt project resulted in $33,000/year cost savings due the application of lean process and variation reduction. Reduced process time of FSA quality inspection from 6 hours to 30 minutes. Improved efficiency and productivity by programming analytical instruments for an automated data calculation. This lead to 97% reduction time in data analysis. Improved precision and accuracy by method improvements and automation.Designed and implemented this project in 3 months.
• Lead ISO9001 Internal Audits and functioned as ISO9001 Management Representative during an external audit for a successful plant recertification.
• Built and set-up labs, procured instruments, and transferred methods to analyze new generation low global warming potential and non-ozone depleting refrigerant as part of business expansion for the plant.
• Modernized and redesigned existing BF3 labs to optimize process flow in the labs.
• Developed IC and GC methods to quantify impurities in BF3. Received a "Global Silver Bravo Awards" for each method development.
• Lead the computer networking of labs to optimize the data flow between production, quality inspection, and delivery.
• Revised 80 SOP, work instructions, quality management system manual and ISO9001/quality documents.
• Implemented 140 impactful continuous improvements and 40 accident prevention techniques for the labs, quality department, and plant-wide.

Technical Responsibilities

• Performed all non-routine, complex analytical research for method development, product line expansion, and analytical equipment upgrades.
• Tested and qualified in-process and finished products through wet chemistry and instrumental analysis using GC with TCD and FID, Cryogenic GC, IC, UV-Vis, Potentiometric Titrators, and Karl Fisher.
• Generated and authorized certificate of analysis of products.
• Troubleshoot, calibrated and maintained analytical instruments in the labs and production areas.
• Trained the hourly union workforce to perform routine tests of in-process products.
• Used Labworks as LIMS for data entry and data management.
• Used SAP for quality inspection release, purchasing, lab material inventory, maintenance notifications, and quality management.
• Transfer new methods from R&D to the plant-level for routine quality inspection of newly implemented products.
• Reviewed and simplified all SOPs and instrument programs to increase efficiency, to error-proof, to prevent deviation, and to increase precision, reproducibility, accuracy, and trueness of data.

 Lab Management Responsibilities

• Representative of QC during plant's daily interdepartmental meetings and weekly corporate meetings with sales and marketing.
• Defined the standards: routine processes documented; SOPs reviewed yearly and updated as needed, outlined frequency of instrument PM's, calibration, and qualification; training and coaching of lab technicians and operators; records retention; lab housekeeping; open communication of changes.
• Responsible for identifying opportunities to improve quality through the use of Six Sigma Tool, Statistical Quality Control (SQC) charts, non-conformance reports, and internal quality audits.
• Investigated abnormalities, variance, deviations, and out of control data and applied appropriate corrective actions and preventative actions.
• Ensured that all analysts were in compliance with all laboratory procedures and practiced safe chemical handling and disposal process.
• Provided the most effective technology for the laboratory.
• Interfaced with vendors for purchasing of lab services and equipment.
• Defined cost and budget for the lab.
• Continuous improvement of the lab, on-time delivery of results, and data integrity.
• Maintained quality records, forms, and documentation.
• Procured lab equipment and services.
• Approved raw materials and the release of finished products for delivery.
• Redesigned and 5S'ed labs and implemented process design for flow to improve safety, reduce defects and excessive motion, over processing, excessive supplies and inventory.

ISO9001 Lead Internal Auditor Responsibilities

• Planned, coordinated, conducted, and compiled internal audits to improve the effectiveness of the plant's Quality Management System (QMS) and meet ISO9001 requirements.
• Lead the Plant Quality Committee in quarterly meetings to identify gaps in the processes plant-wide, identify risks and areas for improvement, track incidents, customer complaints, and ensure that incidents are resolved in a timely fashion, and that corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) and continuous improvements (CI) are in place and followed through.
• Coordinated surveillance and recertification audits performed by a third party auditor.
• Functioned as the Plant's ISO9001 Management Representative during the external audits.
• Reviewed and updated QMS manual.
• Trained to transition the Plant's QMS from ISO9001: 2008 to version 2015.