Laboratory & Quality Specialist

Principle Accountabilities:

Coach and coordinate laboratory analysts in the Plant Laboratory.

Ensure that the Plant laboratory complies with Shell Group or local standards (whichever is the more stringent) and external HSSE requirements and fully deliver the HSSE plan.

Ensure the Laboratory in the plant complies with requirements of the Lubricant and Grease Quality System (LQS & GQS)

Follow/perform the following duties:

Sampling and laboratory testing of lubricants raw materials and lubricants and grease finished products

Interpretation of test data to determine if products meet specification, and certifying products for sale to end customers.

Coordinate Lab activities for Formulation - Localization studies due to requests from Lab & Quality Manager.

Acting as back up for Lab & Quality manager in case of leave.

Participate in the quarterly Lubricants Laboratory Correlation Scheme (LLCS) and Grease Laboratory Correlation Scheme (GLCS).

Fully compliant with all ISO 9001 Management Quality system, ISO27001 Information security management systems, IATF 16949 International Automotive Task Force , TS EN ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems standards/procedures/work instruction

Follow up calibration periods of the equipments in the system and complete/record them on time

authority to stop production to correct quality problems

authority to call back Certificate of Analysis

Act as a focal point for Product Stewardship (Safety Data Sheets). Ensure that all chemicals in the plant are used according to their Safety Data Sheets (SDS). Update the visuals in the plant related with SDSs

to ensure that the wastes are classified according to their types (contaminated boxes, papers, plastics etc.)

Following all documentation of Quality systems like ISO,TSE, IATF etc.

Preparing all necessary materials for related Audits

Follow all due dates for each quality certificate and submit to relevant institutions and organizations to renew them before due date or submit for first certification

Act as a back-up in the absence of Lab & Quality Manager.

Key / Special Challenges

LSC is now entering the implementation and delivery stage of its journey and a number of key initiatives need to be addressed including GSAP/Streamline, Journey to Excellence and Asset Integrity – Process Safety program.

A key challenge of the role will be to ensure, sustain and further develop alignment of the local operations with global initiatives and to secure high standard of performances, best practice sharing and joint initiatives across the regional and envelope operations boundaries.

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Degree in Chemistry / Chemical Engineer

Team coordination and document - based queries essential (Laboratory and Quality systems experience preferred)

Turkish and English proficiency is essential due to interactions with workforce and global teams.