Quality Analyst

PCA • New Oxford, PA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

People • Customers • Trust
POSITION SUMMARY
The Quality Analyst supports and advances quality, food safety, and continuous improvement initiatives within the manufacturing facility. This role partners with production, maintenance, design and customer service teams to ensure compliance with quality standards, drive data-based improvements, and support ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 certification programs.

Requirements

• Associate degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred (Engineering, Quality, Statistics, Business, or related field)
• 3–5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience supporting quality systems or continuous improvement initiatives
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• This position is on-site in New Oxford, PA and cannot be remote or hybrid
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, inches/centimeters, proportions, and percentages.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with various concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret multiple instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Computer literate (MS Office including Word and Excel)
• Knowledge of quality principles
• The employee is regularly required to walk, talk, hear, sit and stand. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Physical requirements are the ability to lift to 50 pounds.
• The noise level in the manufacturing environment can be loud at times. While performing the duties of this job, the employee could be exposed to humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, driving traffic, conversion systems.

Nice To Haves

• ASQ certification or equivalent
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Experience with statistical or quality software
• Data mining experience

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support plant-wide process improvement initiatives, including root cause analysis and CAPA
• Provide daily quality support to production, maintenance, and customer service teams
• Support documentation and maintenance of Quality and Food Safety Management Systems
• Analyze processes and identify improvement opportunities
• Conduct time and motion studies to identify efficiencies and cost savings
• Ensure calibration and maintenance of quality control and measurement equipment
• Deliver quality and food safety training to supervisors and associates
• Support quality data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Participate in internal and external audits
• Promote employee engagement and continuous improvement
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Benefits

• Bonus: Annual – Based upon individual contribution and overall, Company performance.
• Paid Vacation: Three (3) weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
• Paid Holidays.
• Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision – and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
• Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees