Quality Manager Quality Manager

Primary Purpose

Accountable for overseeing and improving overall plant quality through the implementation of process quality systems, while ensuring all quality related issues are addressed to achieve maximum efficiency.

• Maintain plant quality systems including inspection and test method, work instructions, procedures, product specs, GMPs, Food Safety Compliance and best practices.
• Develop and drive continuous improvement initiatives in plant quality.
• Ensure quality system adherence and maintain product integrity.
• Drive supplier continuous improvement initiatives.
• Disposition of finished product by analyzing, interpreting production and quality data; judging product acceptability relative to specifications.
• Maintain strong outside customer relationships, resolving quality issues and ensuring technical and quality support.
• Lead plant root cause and corrective action investigations for customer complaints and internal quality nonconformance.
• Audit implementation of corrective actions for customer complaints and internal quality nonconformance.
• Coordinate with Commercial, Product Development and Corporate Engineering regarding new business and product trials.
• Resolve coating and mill supplier defective material claims accurately and on time.
• Ensure plant adherence to SMA principles and procedures.
• Ensure plant quality procedures are properly completed.
• Communicate quality objectives (KPIs) with floor personnel and develop processes to promote compliance.
• Educate and instruct plant departmental leads and supervisors in process quality improvement methods, and GMPs.
• Prepare quality reviews and submit them to management.
• Assist in development of special plant projects and work in conjunction with Corporate Quality Assurance group.
• Maintain continuous communication and interaction with all Ardagh Metal Packaging plants.
• Work closely with Human Resources to address and resolve personnel issues.
• Direct supervision of plant personnel; may vary by location.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

• Strong analytical, computer and communication skills.
• Driven and energetic.
• Solving complex problems outside of normal processes.
• Work with all levels of personnel.

• Bachelor's degree in technical or relevant discipline.
• Minimum 8 years experience in manufacturing.
• 4 years quality experience.
• Excellent management/leadership aptitude.

• Knowledge of Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt Certification.
• Experience with can manufacturing improvement methods implementation.

• Experience managing self-directed work forces.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, feel, talk or hear.

The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision as well as color recognition.

The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud outside of the office area. Employees must wear hearing protection and all other assigned Personal Protective Equipment. Temperature can range from extreme cold (lt;40 degrees) to extreme heat (>90 degrees). The atmosphere contains fumes, dust and odors.

Teamwork/Building Teamwork - Trust & Integrity - Excellence - Concern for Safety & Environment - Service Orientation - Results Orientation - Attention To Communication - Edge - Concern for Quality - Continuous Improvement - Development of People - Interpersonal Awareness.

BRINGING YOUR TRUE SELF TO WORK

To reach our goals, we know we need colleagues at all levels who are truly diverse in every way. That's why we are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people and It's business critical for us to ensure all our people have what they need to perform at their best and can be their true selves at work.