Quality Manager

Magnera Corporation•Statesville, NC

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About The Position

Magnera is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead the site’s Quality function and champion a strong Quality Management System (QMS). The Quality Manager is the primary point of contact for quality-related matters internally and externally, ensuring product consistency, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction. The role requires collaborative leadership, a strong technical background, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience in a Quality role is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure the Quality Lab and quality operations comply with Safety and 5S standards.
Lead, coach, and develop the Quality Engineer and Quality team members.
Oversee performance reviews, corrective actions, and adherence to company policies.
Apply process control methodologies, including Six Sigma, SPC, and DOE, to improve process capability and solve complex problems.
Partner with Process Engineering to resolve quality issues, drive preventive actions, and support product optimization and commercialization of new products.
Develop and maintain quality systems, including performance metrics, failure-cost tracking, product capability, and control systems using statistical analysis, pareto charts, flowcharts, and FMEA.
Establish and manage internal process and quality audit programs, and develop and monitor corrective-action systems.
Stay current on industry trends to improve product quality, consistency, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
Define and maintain process specifications, operating conditions, tolerances, and packaging requirements aligned with customer needs.
Monitor Quality KPIs and report QMS performance to leadership, including audit results and needed improvements.
Serve as an internal expert on FMEA, Change Management, DOE, Six Sigma, and other process-control methodologies.
Work with cross-functional teams and customers to resolve complaints, support new product development, and drive process improvements.
Develop Quality Assurance Plans, auto-control processes, and SPC systems to improve quality performance.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce internal, external, and supplier PPM.
Support customer requirements related to complaints, feedback, audits, and quality improvement plans.
Simplify and standardize tools and processes to improve Quality team efficiency.
Manage and strengthen global risk-mitigation plans.
Ensure QMS compliance with ISO 9001, EDANA, regulatory, customer, and internal standards.
Assess and report on vendor quality systems, and support supplier quality improvement.
Conduct periodic management review meetings.
Perform other related duties as assigned.