Our client needs a Quality Manager due to a promotion.Be a part of an organization, with a dynamic leadership team that truly values and appreciates the people that work there. Excellent growth opportunities!

Company – A major player in the paper and packaging industry!

• This is a growing 30 plant organization with over 4,000 team members.
• This plant has 300 staff members and is currently going through a $100 million expansion.
• This is a 3^rd generation, privately held company.
• Outstanding culture focused on safety and the growth of the individual.

Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!

• EXCELLENT Benefits and Compensation Plan with 4% Employer match on 401K, Health, Vision, Dental, Employee Assistance Program, and Life and Disability Insurances.
• Discretionary bonuses averaging 4% to 6% since 2008.
• UNIQUE BENEFITS include 2 free medical clinics available to all staff and their families, 25-year club for employees, health club membership discount, parties, and cookouts.
• Work/Life Balance – when you take a vacation, you get to take a REAL vacation and not a working vacation where you are tethered to your laptop and email. Your team has your back!
• Culture of continuous improvement where team members have a voice and good ideas are appreciated from all levels of the organization.
• It is a business casual workplace where you are not micromanaged.
• Very high retention of professional staff.

What you will be doing:

• As Quality Manager you will lead a team of up to 18 employees, including: Quality Technicians on each of 3 shifts, a Quality Engineer, Quality Analyst, and a Support Technician. You will report to the Technical Director.
• Your time will be split between managing your staff and addressing quality issues.
• Work with engineering teams to understand customer requirements and then establish quality standards to ensure they are being met.
• Lead problem solving initiatives using root cause analysis and corrective action to resolve quality issues.
• Lead training on quality standards and expectations.
• Lead internal quality audits to identify ways of improving quality, efficiency, and safety.
• Occasional travel to other plants or customers may be needed.

 What they are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree, in quality, paper science or engineering.
• 5 years of leadership experience, directing the activities of direct reports.
• Experience in the paper, packaging, film, label, or paper converting.
• They want a solid work history and not any job hoppers.
• Technically astute with good problem-solving, statistical, root cause analysis, continuous improvement skills.
• Good customer skills and the ability to interact with other team members at all levels.
• Knowledge of quality standards, ISO 9001 is helpful.
• Good communication and computer skills.