At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
- Lead Quality Operations – Oversee incoming, in-process, outgoing, and laboratory quality systems to ensure product conformity, process control, material release, final disposition, and traceability across Huntsville and Canadian operations.
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Drive Customer Quality & Risk Management – Manage customer complaints, field quality issues, root cause investigations (8D/A3/FRPS), CAPA effectiveness, MRB activities, containment actions, and customer communications to prevent recurrence.
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Own Quality Systems & Compliance – Maintain and continuously improve the Quality Management System, support IMS integration (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001), and lead audits, regulatory inspections, certifications, and management reviews.
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Lead Change Management & Continuous Improvement – Govern product, process, supplier, equipment, specification, and regulatory changes while driving Lean, Six Sigma, and quality excellence initiatives to improve FTR, COPQ, process capability, and operational performance.
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Develop People, Analytics & Quality Culture – Lead the site quality team, establish KPIs and quality reporting, provide floor-level leadership through daily management and Gemba activities, and foster a culture of prevention, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Education: Bachelor’s in engineering, Chemistry or related.
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Experience: 5+ years in Quality, 3+ years management experience required; union management experience preferred.
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Certifications preference: ASQ CQE/CQA/CQM or equivalent; Six Sigma Black Belt (or Green Belt with strong track record); HACCP; Lead Auditor.
- Technical: PFMEA/Control Plan, SPC/MSA/GR&R, FRPS/8D/A3, DOE, audit management, CAPA effectiveness, change control, lab method validation, traceability, complaint management.
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Digital/Tools: LIMS; eQMS; ERP (e.g., SAP); SPC/Stat software (e.g., Minitab); BI (Power BI/Tableau); MS 365 suite.
- Leadership Skills: Executive presence; crisp risk communication; coaching and influence in a matrix; urgency bias; data driven decision making; customer back problem solving; resilience in ambiguity.
- Health Insurance: comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day 1
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time.
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Financial: Savings Plan matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, and service awards
- Family Support: Gender neutral parental leave (top up), fertility support, Employee and Family Assistance program, and scholarships
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Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
The salary for this role is $90000.00 - $110000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
