We are looking for a Quality Control Chemist / Engineer to lead and follow up daily quality control activities across manufacturing operations. The role is highly shop-floor oriented and requires continuous presence on production lines to ensure products and processes meet approved specifications, drawings, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and follow up daily QC activities and ensure required inspections are performed correctly and on time.

• Perform and supervise incoming, in-process, and final product inspections according to specifications, drawings, control plans, and inspection standards.

• Maintain regular presence on the production shop floor and closely monitor product and process quality.

• Ensure proper first-piece / start-up approval before production continues.

• Monitor critical product dimensions, appearance, weight, physical properties, and other defined quality parameters.

• Identify nonconforming products and ensure proper segregation, identification, and disposition.

• Take immediate action when quality deviations are detected and coordinate with Production to contain affected products.

• Investigate recurring defects and process deviations using Root Cause Analysis and problem-solving tools.

• Follow up corrective and preventive actions and verify their effectiveness.

• Analyze quality problems, rejection trends, scrap, rework, and recurring defects and recommend improvement actions.

• Prepare and review daily, weekly, and monthly quality reports and ensure inspection records are accurate and complete.

• Ensure QC inspectors follow inspection frequencies, sampling plans, work instructions, and approved quality procedures.

• Guide, train, and follow up QC inspectors during their daily activities.

• Coordinate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Planning, and other departments to resolve quality issues.

• Participate in handling customer complaints and investigating quality-related issues when required.

• Support internal audits, customer audits, and quality improvement activities.

• Ensure measuring and testing equipment is properly used, maintained, and within valid calibration status.

• Escalate critical quality issues immediately and ensure production is not released when requirements are not met.

• Promote a strong quality culture and ensure that production pressure does not compromise product quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, or a related discipline.

• 1–3 years of experience in Quality Control within a manufacturing environment.

• Strong practical experience in shop-floor quality control and production inspection.

• Basic knowledge of engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances, and measuring instruments.

• Basic knowledge of Lean Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, 5 Why, Fishbone Diagram, CAPA, and basic quality tools.

• Experience supervising or guiding QC inspectors is preferred.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Very good attention to detail and ability to identify abnormalities and recurring problems.

• Strong reporting, documentation, and organizational skills.

• Good communication skills and ability to deal effectively with production teams, technicians, and operators.

• Able to make quality decisions and handle disagreements professionally.

• Able to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced production environment.

• Must be comfortable spending the majority of working time on the production shop floor, performing inspections and following up quality issues.

• Good command of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.

• Residents of 10th of Ramadan, El Shorouk, Badr, Obour, Belbeis, Elsalam or nearby areas are preferred.