Quality Specialist

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the Unit

Founded in 1905 to address the emerging famine in Europe, Yara has built extensive knowledge to feed the world responsibly while protecting the planet. Aligned with our vision of a world without hunger, we pursue a strategy of sustainable value growth by promoting high-performance, climate-smart crop nutrition solutions for the global agricultural community and food industry.

Our ambition is to become the crop nutrition company of the future. We are committed to creating value for our customers, shareholders, and society at large, while actively working to develop a more sustainable food value chain. To achieve this ambition, we take a leading role in the development of digital agricultural tools for precision farming and collaborate closely with partners across the entire food value chain to enhance efficiency, productivity, and sustainability in agriculture and food production.

Yara Latin America
Since 1965, Yara has established a unique position in Latin America as the only global crop nutrition company operating in the region. Supported by our integrated business model, a regional presence of approximately 1,300 employees, and operations in more than 10 countries, we deliver a proven track record of responsible and reliable performance.

We are currently seeking a Quality Specialist, has the responsibility of ensuring local quality and integrity objectives are achieved, according to Yara guidelines for both own and third party products.

The position reports to the Local HESQ Manager and in a dotted line to Sr Quality Specialist BU LA.

HESQ Management: Know and comply with the Policy, Safety Principles, guidelines and HESQ standards established by the company, based on the Safe by Choice philosophy, as well as the applicable legal requirements and Know and comply with the other requirements defined in the Matrix of HESQ Responsibilities, associated with their position / role.

Responsibilities

- Aligning with the overall customer complaint handling process in Yara, ensuring the product quality requirements.

- Establish, implement and maintain procedures and tools for quality system to manage customer requirements and satisfaction regarding quality and product stewardship (focus in product quality), in cooperation with the Marketing-Commercial-Agronomic-Supply Chain functions Local, BULA and centrally.

- Guarantee updated local documentation and keep safe the data base related with quality process (MSDS, Technical data sheet, quality certificates, manual, and instructive)

- In cooperation with areas involved, ensure the compliance of quality performance indicators (local KPI's) in order to keep a continuous improvement

- Define and maintain quality process standardization (Laboratory, analysis of raw material, finished products, processes).

- Ensure that any deviations from the Yara quality management system are correctly documented in synergi or the system defined

- Ensures support to YSM Sites regarding quality management, including Chemical Compliance

- Support the implementation of Projects related with Quality systems

- Involved in the HESQ management system development, audits and the certification processes

- Ensure product (e.g. blends) compliance alignment with Yara guidelines

- Follow up the change control process in plants regarding product quality

- Follow up and/or report status of non conformances, and be involved in taking decision about the classification and disposition of the off specs productos

- Promote good practices on integral product management, optimizing local operations and driving a culture of continuous improvement.

Profile

Degree in Engineering or other applicable studies, preferable with Quality experience

- Competence in chemical compliance y product stewardship

- Competences in Handling of non conformities and Root Causes Analysis

- Synergi

- SharePoint

- Advanced Excel

Desirable 2 years in Quality and product control experience .

Additional Information

- Teamwork

- Responsible and ethical work

- Ability to communicate clearly, strong communication skills.

- Yara Values.

- Quality process knowledges

- Planning and Analytical Skills

- Problems solving

- Handling of chemical products

- Handling of non conformities

- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to influence and help drive performance in self and others.

Additional

-SAP

-SYNERGI

-Salesforce

Contact details

Fabian Chaux, HESQ Lead

Ximena Quiroga, Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Apply no later than

Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.