Quality Supervisor - Powder Coatings Laboratory

About the role

AkzoNobel is looking for an experienced Quality Supervisor to lead the daily operations of its Quality Control laboratory within a Powder Coatings manufacturing plant. The role sits at the heart of the product, ensuring it meets customer expectations and regulatory standards, and involves close collaboration with Operations, Technical and Sales teams, driving improvement initiatives and building a high-performing QC team.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee daily testing of production batches, control shift performance and manage batch card releases and data logging
• Lead investigations into abnormalities, customer complaints and rejected batches, and analyse quality data to build improvement plans that drive annual Quality KPIs
• Take part in global projects and lead at least one internal improvement project per year
• Manage the introduction of first production batches, maintain laboratory standards, samples and panels, and oversee quality requests such as shelf-life extensions and certificates of analysis
• Maintain the laboratory quality management system (ISO 9001, APAS, QSAQ and others), support internal and external audits and supervise staff on HSE, SOIs, OPLs, cleanliness and maintenance
• Manage QC equipment through spare parts planning and annual calibration, and oversee consumables procurement
• Train and mentor team members, attend daily TIER 2 meetings and run TIER 1 and WISE meetings, and liaise with internal and external customers on batch status

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or a related discipline
• Minimum 3 years of relevant QC or laboratory experience in chemical or process manufacturing
• Demonstrated leadership and people management capability
• Hands-on experience in laboratory testing, quality investigations, non-conformance management and corrective actions
• Ability to stay focused under pressure in a fast-paced environment

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with good communication and stakeholder management
• Desirable: working knowledge of ISO 9001 and experience with SAP or similar ERP systems

What we offer

• A collaborative, globally connected team
• Meaningful quality initiatives with real impact on product and customer satisfaction
• Ongoing professional development and career growth
• A workplace that values safety, integrity and continuous improvement