In January 2024, Livent merged with Allkem Limited to create Arcadium Lithium plc. While we work to integrate our technology systems, including our recruitment platforms, Arcadium Lithium plc will use Livent’s ADP system to capture all candidate information.
About Arcadium Lithium: We are change-makers, joining forces to drive progress. A world enabled by the critical mineral, Lithium - the elemental source powering modern life and our global transition to clean energy. For decades, we’ve grown alongside and collaborated with our people, our customers and communities. Pioneering, collaborating, and evolving Together. From the birth of the first lithium-ion battery to the breakthrough lithium advancements that have followed. We've helped lead the change, powering the future of lithium innovation. Our growth continues to be strategic, expansive and sustainable.
With a wealth of premier lithium resources spread across the world in key locations. We can reliably, safely and responsibly provide the resources to meet the diverse needs of our customers. No matter where they are. No matter the challenge. It's all about delivering on the high expectation for quality, performance and sustainability. And our duty goes even further. It includes everyone on the planet using a lithium-powered device or vehicle. Every battery charged. Every device powered. Every lithium application utilized. Underscoring our commitment to quality, collaboration and our shared vision of powering a more sustainable future for everyone. Arcadium Lithium is more than just a company. It's a promise, and a commitment by our people. To act ethically and responsibly. Ensuring that our legacy is one of positive impact and lasting changePosition Summary: The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for delivering all aspects of the Supplier Quality Assurance function at Arcadium Lithium.
They are responsible for ensuring that the products produced meet customer specific quality standards required to minimize quality costs and maximize customer satisfaction whilst ensuring that procedures and processes are adhered to. Additionally, this individual will maintain the robustness of product builds following new product introductions and offer technical support to ensure continuity and improvement in supplier capability.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the Arcadium Lithium supplier quality management program by driving the site quality team and partnering with the Global Procurement team.
- Partner with the Global Procurement team to develop key supplier contracts and processes as it relates to external suppliers.
- Work with Technology and Quality teams to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability to meet product and process requirements.
- Support the Global Quality Directorto monitor and report on supplier product quality and performance through tracking of key performance indicators.
- Collate and evaluate supplier quality data to identify process improvement opportunities within the supply chain, including participation in Supplier Performance Review meetings with Global Procurement.
- Promote the use of customer preferred techniques for continuous improvement such as lean, six sigma, poke yoke, measurement system analysis and process failure mode and effect analysis.
- Lead new supplier and existing supplier 4M change (internal and external) approval process by assessing manufacturing and technology capabilities.
- Perform on-site supplier visits for supplier audits, root cause analysis, and verification of corrective actions of supplier quality issues in conjunction with the Global Procurement Supplier Performance Management Program.
- Develop suppliers and their processes to conform with the needs of our business and downstream product quality.
Education and Experience
- Bachelors in Engineering discipline require. Chemical Engineering degree preferred.
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements
- Must have a working knowledge of chemical processes / Packaging Processes to provide basic service and support to suppliers.
- Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP and FMEA preferred
- Vast experience in quality engineering and working with Quality Management System, specifically
- (ISO45001, ISO14001, IATF16949).
- Skilled at dealing and communicating with suppliers in resolving problems
- Understanding manufacturing processes
- Knowledgeable about the requirements like PPAP, DOE, process validation. for new raw material introduction.
- Ability to lead the audit and qualify new/present suppliers from Quality perspective
- Immense ability to work in both traditional and matrixed organization
- Strong analytical skills and proficient in Minitab to understand the statistical analysis preferred.
- Good interpersonal & communication skills to effectively communicate with quality network, Manufacturing and technology organization.
- Must be ready to travel internationally.
Safety Requirements: (position and location specific)
All employees are expected to carry out their work functions in a healthy and safe manner, to encourage and support safe work practices at all times, and to report and/or rectify any unsafe conditions that may come to their attention immediately.
Physical Demands: (position and location specific)
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to [10] pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.
Work Environment: (position and location specific)
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Personal Protective Equipment – (position specific)
Must wear PPE as required based on job duties or when traveling to locations where PPE is essential.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ARCADIUM LITHIUM employs people across a broad range of occupations in locations across the world. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets.
Employees enjoy competitive compensation, a menu of work/life benefits and opportunities to continue developing their skills and building their career. ARCADIUM LITHIUM is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO, AAE, MFDV and supports a drug free workplace.
