Graduate Programme - Operational Quality Analyst

Sibelco Group

The Role

Overview

Develop and implement quality management systems and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • statistical control
  • tqm framework
  • fmea
  • qms review
  • root cause
  • quality program

Tasks

-Analyzing historical customer complaints to identify recurring issues and root causes -Launching a cluster-wide quality incentive program to drive engagement and continuous improvement -Implementing control charts, Cpk, and statistical KPIs to improve process performance and capability -Designing and implementing a TQM framework across internal and external stakeholders -Facilitating regular cluster leadership reviews of quality data and complaints -Introducing FMEA/FMECA for risk analysis and integrating best practices into the PG Quality Handbook -Reviewing and mapping current Quality Management Systems (QMS) to identify gaps and misalignments -Standardizing methodologies for root cause analysis, Management of Change (MoC), and new product specs

Requirements

  • six sigma
  • lean
  • engineering degree
  • fluent english
  • analytical
  • leadership

What You Bring

-Passion for customer satisfaction, systems thinking, and process optimization -Strong analytical and problem-solving skills -Familiarity with TQM, Six Sigma, QMS standards, or Lean tools is a plus -Fluent English required, additional languages are a plus -Leadership, communication, and project management skills -Driving license may be required, depending on cluster site -Openness to spending the second year in a different cluster for international/regional experience -Degree in Quality, Industrial, Chemical, or Process Engineering, or a related discipline

The Company

About Sibelco Group

-It mines and refines high-spec industrial minerals—such as silica, feldspathics, kaolin, clays, and olivine. -A leader in glass recycling, it expanded into North America by acquiring Strategic Materials in 2024. -Its minerals support industries from building and infrastructure to high-tech applications like semiconductors and smartphone screens. -Typical projects involve supplying mineral feedstock for glass, ceramics, coatings, polymers, water filters, and renewable-energy components. -Unusual fact: it processes some of the world’s most precise minerals used in smartphone displays and solar technology.

Sector Specialisms

Glass

Ceramics

Construction

Coatings

Polymers

Water Purification

Foundry

Steel

Refractory

Welding

Mining

Pulp & Paper

Renewable Energy

Solar Technology

Drinking Water Sanitation

Industrial Minerals

Glass Recycling