Quality Manager I

Come join our team here at TekniPlex Consumer Products! We’re looking for hard-working and dedicated individual to join our growing team. We need people who want to make sure households and communities have access to the food packaging products they need. We are looking for a Quality manager to plan, coordinate, and enforce the Safe Quality Foodservice (“SQF”) program within the plant location, to include training, document control, self-audits, external audits, action items resulting from findings, and continuous improvement of processes to ensure SQF products are supplied to our customers to their satisfaction. Sets goals/objectives to ensure the continual optimization or the quality function and effectively mitigate risk. Apply today!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

1. Develop and maintain a plant-level quality management system including quality manuals and auditing of practices. Lead validation processes using statistical sampling plans to develop process stability characteristics.  Implement design of experiments to test processes for improvements and establish process centerlines.


2. Drive plant standards, procedures and program plans for achieving and maintaining the required level of product quality, reliability, and functional validity, including supplier programs and audits ensuring consistent quality of critical incoming production supplies and materials.


3. Ensure plant in-process and final product specifications for compatibility meet or exceed customer expectations.


4. Lead plant interface of operations, sales and customers to acquire information and resolve issues.


5. Manage the plant quality performance measurement systems to promote and implement continuous quality improvements. Ensure establishment of test protocols. Define specifications and calibration methods of test equipment. Implement and maintain a Six Sigma program. Drive plant continuous improvement initiatives and monitor process capabilities.


6. Provide plant personnel training on quality assurance & SQF/HACCP topics in order to improve employee knowledge base throughout the division.


7. Utilize Cost of Quality Report to establish measurable criteria and maintain cost reduction as a principle business objective and a measure of effectiveness for the overall management of quality


8. Interview and recommend applicants for hire as plant Quality employees.


9. Implement methods, tools and procedures to test, record and assess quality. Train personnel in the applications, in order to maintain operational quality standards and specifications. 


10. Plan and coordinate work, trains, motivate, monitor and evaluate performance of quality employees; ensuring their ability to safely operate testing equipment; coach, record, and discipline as necessary.


11. Responsible for budgets and business planning for department and responsible for establishing and meeting department goals and objectives.


12. Track, analyze, and lead plant initiatives for quality and customer complaint issues within the division including supplier issues and internal non-conformances. Maintain continuous communication with all plant departments to assure production and customer service support needs are addressed in a timely manner.


13. Manage plant level SQF, HACCP, Covid-19 programs, and other customer required programs and or manuals including; maintenance of records for all quality checks, testing and regulatory compliance. Prepare for and assist with external customer and other regulatory audits and perform internal audits to drive continuous improvements.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Directly supervises multiple employees within the plant. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Seven plus years of related experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Production Operations, or related field.  Advanced degree preferred.  Advanced technical understanding of quality measurement techniques and associated equipment. Has command of proper continuous improvement methodology (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean).  Computer skills required for data analysis, multiple graphs, reports and charts.  Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

SQFI and HACCP Certification, CPR and first-aid Certified, optional ISO, Certified Quality Manager, Auditor, Engineer, Technician or Six Sigma Black Belt