qa senior manager [chemical].

We are currently looking for a QA Senior Manager for a leading player in the Chemical Manufacturing Industry for their expansion. This company has a legacy of more than 30 years in Malaysia. This position requires your urgent attention.

• Based in Selangor
• Reporting to: COO

the job

• Provide strategic leadership for QA operations, ensuring consistent implementation of quality systems and procedures across all plants.
• Lead, mentor, and coach Plant QA Managers, leveraging KPIs, trend analysis, and performance evaluations to strengthen QA capabilities and drive results.
• Oversee comprehensive QA processes, including inspections (incoming, in-process, final), validation, lab testing, CAPA, complaint management, and audit readiness.
• Manage supplier quality performance, including rejections, holds, SCARs, trend monitoring, escalation of systemic issues, and oversight of change controls, FMEA, and risk mitigation.
• Deliver technical guidance for troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), corrective actions, and laboratory challenges to ensure consistent resolution across sites.
• Drive multi-plant audit readiness, standardize QA documentation and audit practices, and coordinate with Central QA to ensure compliance and operational alignment.
• Develop QA talent through coaching, succession planning, knowledge sharing, and deployment of best practices to enhance team capabilities.
• Promote a proactive, accountable quality culture by fostering cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Central QA, while optimizing QA resources and operational efficiency.