Quality Document Control Specialist

Company:
Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada Corporation

Job Description:
About the Role

We are seeking a Quality Document Control Specialist to be a part of a new plant start-up based in Port Colborne, Ontario. This position will be responsible for managing the document control system.

Reporting Relationships

This position directly reports to the Senior Director of Operations currently but could report to the Quality Assurance Manager in a future organization structure. This position will be responsible for managing the document control system.

Asahi Kasei Values
- Sincerity - Being sincere with everyone
- Challenge - Bolding taking challenges, continually seeking change
- Creativity - Creating new value through unity and synergy

Key Accountabilities
- Document Management: Maintain and update the document control system (e.g., electronic document management systems, or EDMS), ensuring efficient workflow and access to documents.
- Quality Assurance: Review and approve new and revised documents to ensure they meet global and site-specific standards, and comply with relevant regulations (e.g., GMP, ISO 13485, FDA regulations).
- Version Control: Manage document version control, ensuring that only the latest approved versions are accessible.
- Training and Support: Provide training and support to stakeholders on document control procedures and the document management system.
- Archiving and Retrieval: Ensure proper archiving of documents and facilitate retrieval upon request.
- Compliance: Maintain documentation files in compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards.
- Data Entry and Accuracy: Maintain accurate records and ensure data entry is accurate and efficient.
- Process Improvement: Identify and implement improvements to document control processes.

**Qualifications**:
Education Background:

- Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience; master’s degree preferred.

Knowledge & Experience:

- Must have 1+ years of relevant experience with document control systems, auditing, approval workflows, and ISO/IATF requirements for manufacturing in a regulated industry.

Key Attributes:

- Attention to Detail: Essential for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of documents.
- Organizational Skills: To manage and maintain large volumes of documentation.
- Communication Skills: To interact with stakeholders and provide training.
- Analytical Skills: To identify and address deficiencies in the document control system.
- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems: Understanding of QMS principles and relevant regulations.

Travel:

- Must be able and willing to travel up to 5% domestically and abroad for training and visiting other company locations.

Schedule:

- Must be able and willing to work a flexible schedule for emergencies and to attend in-person meetings and conference calls outside of normal business hours. The incumbent can flex working hours to accommodate.

Working Environment

This position will be based in a temporary office at Niagara College until the permanent office is built in 2026. The final work environment will be at a 24/7 manufacturing operation. This position is in support of manufacturing and requires working in a production environment around chemicals. The manufacturing facility will be a state of the art in terms of automation and being temperature and humidity controlled. This will be a clean and comfortable environment due to the nature of the products being produced.

About Us

Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada, an Asahi Kasei Company, is a pioneer in battery technology and a long-trusted supplier of lithium battery separators, which are polymer-based microporous membranes that are key components of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles.

The company’s Hipore brand of separators have been commercially available since the lithium battery market’s inception in the early 1990s and they are found primarily in electric drive vehicles (EDVs) as well as in consumer electronics (CE) such as smartphones, tablets and personal computers. Hipore membrane separators bring high porosity and excellent energy transfer, while contributing to battery safety and reliability, and they are especially well matched for the high-capacity batteries required for power plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and full battery (BEV) vehicles.

The Asahi Kasei Group is a diversified group of companies led by holding company Asahi Kasei Corp., with operations in the material, homes, and health care business sectors. With more than 49,000 employees around the world, the Asahi Kasei Group serves customers in more than 100 countries. We are _Creating for Tomorrow_

Location Information

Port Colborne, Ontario is a charming harbour town situated in the Niagara Region on the coast of Lake Erie. The Niagara Region is made up of 12 municipalities and has a population of approximately 478,000. It is an international trade hub with industrie