Quality Coordinator

About Orica

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures.  Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world. 

It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work.

About the role

We are currently pooling for a Coordinator – Quality, based in Aroroy, Masbate. The Quality Coordinator plays a highly visible and impactful role in driving safe, reliable, and high‑performing manufacturing operations. This role leads site QA/QC and Manufacturing Process Improvement, applying proven engineering and statistical process control techniques under One Manufacturing to enhance safety, quality, cost efficiency, delivery, and productivity.

What you will be doing

• Demonstrates and instils a fundamental commitment to all SHE standards.
• Identifies and evaluates all the major hazards of operations, as well as participate in critical controls and risk mitigation activities.
• Acts as a role model in personal SH&E-related behaviours.
• Contributes to the incidents (including process safety incidents) investigation and participate in the action plan implementation to reinforce a Safety Culture at Plants.
• Defines, documents and maintains the Quality and MPI strategy and procedures
• Develops and implements solutions to close any compliance gaps related to major hazard controls and quality issues and ensure that all proposed modifications are safe by assessing and approving or rejecting all relevant Change Notices.
• Assures that product provided is fit to purpose, consistent, and meets internal and external requirements including legal requirements and customer expectations.
• Develops cost effective solutions in quality, safety and process performance ensuring that the effort and cost of achieving engineering safety and quality is commensurate with risk.
• Guarantees an adequate and effective communication with Customers and Internal and External stakeholders regarding complaints, quality issues, expectations, delivery standards and actions to solve each nonconformity.
• Develops and implements a strategy (training plan, training materials, techniques, tools, Alerts & Snippets systems) as the SME where applicable (Subject Matter Expert) in order to assure that others (Supervisors / Operators) improve their knowledge, competence and expertise in Quality and Process Improvement (LEAN, Six Sigma) and become Quality and Process Improvement practitioner.
• Leads the site in process improvement (MPI) strategies and One Manufacturing implementation, developing and implementing LEAN & Six Sigma thinking methodologies (5S, Kaizen, A3s, VSM, work & time studies, etc.) across Manufacturing process.
• Assists the Site Manager on improvement idea generation and execution in collaboration with production plant owners, to guarantee all personal is aware of performance and information is showed in a standard manner through the plant.
• Develops and maintains knowledge and skills by networking and collaboration with other relevant Quality and MPI Leaders globally and regionally.
• Manages and supports implementation of Quality Management System according to ISO 9001.

What you will bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a valid Chemist license
• More than two years of experience in the manufacturing industry
• Proficient in technical and functional business systems 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Team player with a collaborative approach
• High regard for safety and adherence to safety protocols

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills. 

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

We respect and value all

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.