Quality Technician

Job Description

REPORTS TO:

Quality Manager Highly skilled technical position responsible for support of plant’s quality assurance functions. These functions include but are not limited to – assist in maintaining GMP standards, food safety and product security, Real SPC management, defect analysis and data assessment. This position has the authority for assisting the Quality Manager in assignment and control of the various internal quality functions. Directs and coordinates the efforts of assigned Quality Auditors in the absence of the Quality Manager.

Completes shift duties of a Quality Auditor when a temporary replacement is required.

RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY:
1. Follow all established safety rules and guidelines in the Employee Handbook and as stated in the various safety related training programs.
2. Responsibility and authority as outlined in the Quality Manual, Operational Procedures and all Instruction Manuals.
3. Function within the team/ISO environment.
4. Prepare specified training outlines and conduct or coordinate certain quality and quality-system related training.
5. Maintain a program of instrument calibration.
6. Maintain a program for effective follow-up on corrective and preventive actions.
7. Participate in internal and external documented quality system and GMP audits.
8. Maintain vendor records and supply data and reports (COAs) as required.
9. Write and / or coordinate the writing of and assist in implementation of procedures, policies and instructions.
10. Place on hold any suspect product and communicate issues to the QA manager, supervisors, and leads as needed.
11. Release any HFI product once disposition has been determined by Material Review Board.

Duties and Responsibilities may also include the following as required:
1. All duties and responsibilities of a Quality Lead.
2. Assist with or coordinate activities regarding automatic inspection devices.
3. Travel to customer, vendor or other job-related locations.
4. The shutdown of any machine that is running defective or out of spec parts.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Submit to and pass (minimum score 84%) local Quality aptitude test that includes basic mathematical skills and reading comprehension.
2. Have the ability to read and interpret data including histograms, X-bar and R charts.
3. Submit to and pass drug screen test.
4. Supervisor recommendation if filling from within.
5. Strong verbal and written communications skills.
6. Successful completion of a recognized SPC course.
7. Possess all the skills and abilities required of a Quality Auditor.
8. Leadership ability.
9. Able to travel at least 25% of the time.
10. Must be able to work both shifts in order to provide Quality support to all shifts.

Level of Authority Incumbent has the right to hold for inspection any product he/she feels does not meet customer/company specifications and shut down machines that pose a safety or quality issue.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTI have read this document. I understand all portions of this document, and it fairly and accurately describes the job which I must/will perform.

Our Expectations We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team

Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation

Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns

The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape…