Quality Sr Manager

Manufacturing Quality Control work includes: Auditing monitoring and determining the quality of manufacturing processes and/or outputs against defined internal and regulatory standards Testing random samples of finished goods Reporting manufacturing process deviations and defects in finished goods and liaising with Quality Assurance to troubleshoot and resolve problems

• Responsible for implementing continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean methodologies and principles to enhance operational efficiency quality and process performance.
• Direct plant-wide quality systems and compliance activities while serving as the primary internal auditor to maintain ongoing readiness for SQF and customer-specific audits.
• Lead audit preparation inspections corrective action follow-up and compliance activities to support strong audit performance and sustained adherence to quality and food safety requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring quality and food safety standards are executed and sustained.
• Manage customer escalations and quality concerns lead root cause analysis investigations and develop and implement corrective and preventive actions using structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Partner with Operations and Continuous Improvement teams to identify opportunities to reduce defects improve process control enhance operational performance and drive continuous improvement and cost-saving initiatives.
• Utilize data analysis and quality tools to identify trends evaluate process performance and support data-driven decision-making.
• Background knowledge of and skills: HACCP SQF Problem Solving Data Analysis Minitab Lean Six Sigma A3 Structured Problem Solving
  

• • Bachelors degree required is preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 5-7 years of quality leadership experience in manufacturing packaging food production pharma or other regulated environments.
  • Experience managing customer complaints escalations root cause investigations and CAPA activities.
  • Strong knowledge of SQF HACCP GMP Quality Management Systems (QMS) and audit readiness.
  • Experience leading internal audits and maintaining compliance with quality and food safety standards.
  • Lean Six Sigma knowledge (Green Belt-level preferred) data analysis and continuous improvement experience.
  • Proficiency with Minitab Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Prior people leadership experience including coaching training and managing direct reports.
  • Strong organizational communication presentation and customer-facing skills.
  • Ability to prioritize competing demands drive quality culture and work cross-functionally across plant operations.
  
  
  

• Follow all Plant rules Processes Hygiene and Allergens procedures related to production of Safe Quality Foods.
• Report to person of authority to record any potentially unsafe conditions which may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures.
• Participate in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions (from customer complaints SQF audits validation and verification activities) as required.
• Follow all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF).
• Report any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation

The candidate must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Graphic Packaging retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

$110900.00 - $147900.00