Basf Work Values

Daily Duties at Basf:

Primary responsibility for site quality system, quality assurance, quality control and new product introduction in the manufacture of organic diazo pigments and universal dispersions. Reports: 2 Supervisors, 2 Chemists, 1 Engineer and 14 Lab Technicians. Overall site had 125 employees with 75 being Union Production and Maintenance. Site annual EBIT was $2.6M. • Championed the site initiative to revise all site procedures to accurately reflect current business practices. • Implemented a new control of non-conforming material process which led to the reduction of dysfunctional inventory by greater than $3M. • Established a new process for selecting, qualifying and validating new and existing raw material suppliers. Procedure revision was part of a successful recertification audit. • Led the process by which 12 new products were introduced to the site from Research and Development and over 70 existing products were transferred into the site. All products were made available for commercial sales. • Reinvigorated the sites corrective and preventive action systems. Established a loss prevention team to investigate all quality incidents and reduce their occurrence in the future. Scrap rates were reduced from $150K to less than $100K.

What they like about Basf:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

Inventory, Corrective Actions, ISO, Manufacturing, Process and Procedure, Internal Auditor, Management, Quality, Quality Control, Leadership, Mentor, Quality Systems, Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint

Skills

Leadership, Mentor, Communications, Root Cause Analysis, Problem Solving, Cost of Poor Quality, Efficiency, Collaborative, Quality Systems

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Basf: