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This position is responsible for supporting manufacturing processes at the Covestro South Deerfield Site. This position develops and maintains Quality systems used for the production of Thermoplastic Polyurethane and Polycarbonate films and sheets that meet internal Quality standards and Customer requirements. This includes supporting local / global Quality objectives, ensuring the effectiveness of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System at the Covestro South Deerfield Site and improving Quality outcomes using structured problem solving tools to investigate and address Quality problems, issues and opportunities.
Major Tasks and Responsibilities
- Safety: Understands and demonstrates the site's incident workplace culture. Manages minor safety related improvement projects and participates on site safety teams. Capable of Management of Change activities for simple changes.
- Regional Technical Product Management: Supports NA RTPM responsibilities aligned with Global TPM. Creates and completes PPAP (assemble document packet) and maintains PPAP library. Supports specifications for raw materials, packaging and films. Creates and maintains standard film specifications and PLM related activities. Supports medical testing and basic IMDS requests. Supports SAC tracking in JTS (post new material set up process - not linked to SAC approval). Prepares and submits Oekotex samples and documentation. Maintains RTPM and QA SharePoint sites.
- Quality Management System: Supports SDF Quality Management System for ISO 9001:2015 certification and alignment with Global IMS. Serves on Self-Assessment team to meet annual Compliance requirements. Maintains / updates existing Quality documentation. Supports QMS processes (Calibration, DCR, NCMR, MRB, Supplier Management (raw materials), etc.) and suggests improvements. Supports requests for Customer specifications, PPAP, Quality Survey and other Customer documentation.
- Technical Support: Provides day to day support to the Internal Customer (Production, Engineering, GQM, GTPM, CO/OM, MM, Innovation) to ensure Quality outcomes at site. Evaluates Quality outcomes on standard issues and suggests improvements. May provide work direction to Quality Technicians, Production employees or Process Technicians in making quality related decisions. Maintains and updates Quality documentation (raw material specifications, Production Record Reports, Quality SOP/Work Instructions, etc.) and materials for Quality training activities. Participates in Quality training and supports process and product development trials. Provides engineering support to simple projects across product lines.
- Continuous Improvement: Possesses a continuous improvement mindset. Leads smaller continuous improvement teams / efforts at the site. Utilizes CI tools in both project and daily work to meet customer expectations. Generates Quality KPI data as assigned and supports data analysis. Learns / Applies statistical analysis to determine process and product capability.
- Business Support: Applies basic business and economic principles in daily / project work. Develops in role as Voice of the External Customer / Voice of Business.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline with 1+ years of relevant work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Engineering degree discipline in Chemical, Polymer or Materials
- ASQ certification - LSS Yellow/Green Belt, Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor.
- General extrusion and web handling, ISO 9001, Quality and 5S tools, Continuous Improvement.
- Proficiency in Minitab, JMP, SEEQ, SAP desirable.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills.
- Practices active listening skills, able to communicate openly and effectively, providing timely and relevant feedback to facilitate appropriate actions by self and others.
- Relates well to people at all levels in the organization and possesses a balanced sensitivity to safety, employee concerns and business needs.
- Able to function as a peer in a team environment to ensure timely delivery of results.
- Diligent and conscientious worker, self-motivated, self-starter and possessing self-directive capabilities.
YOUR APPLICATION
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- Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline with 1+ years of relevant work experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organizational skills
- Engineering degree discipline in Chemical, Polymer or Materials
- ASQ certification (LSS Yellow/Green Belt, Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor)
- General extrusion and web handling, ISO 9001, Quality and 5S tools, Continuous Improvement experience
- Proficiency in Minitab, JMP, SEEQ, SAP
- Experience creating/completing PPAP, maintaining PPAP library, familiarity with PLM, IMDS, JTS and SharePoint
Covestro Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Covestro and has not been reviewed or approved by Covestro.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — The company publicly commits to pay equity and a transparent compensation structure, signaling consistency across roles and levels. Competitive pay for manufacturing, engineering, and operations is frequently highlighted alongside solid benefits.
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Retirement Support — U.S. offerings include a 401(k) with company matching and additional retirement contributions, plus an employee stock purchase program. The retirement setup is repeatedly described as especially strong, with examples of automatic contributions and generous matching.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off and holiday observance are standard, complemented by two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Supplemental parental leave and adoption assistance add depth to family support.
Covestro Insights
What We Do
Covestro is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. Covestro supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from Covestro are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, cosmetics and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself. The company is committed to becoming fully circular and is striving to become climate neutral by 2035 (scope 1, 2 and 3). Covestro generated sales of EUR 14.4 billion in fiscal 2023. At the end of 2023, the company had 48 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,500 people (calculated as full-time equivalents). Data protection information: https://www.covestro.com/en/social-media-privacy-statements








