Quality Manager

Huhtamaki•Batavia, OH

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions, committed to making all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable, and ensuring the hygiene and safety of food and drink worldwide. The Quality Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining the highest quality standards for products, adhering to both customer and company requirements. This role involves directing, developing, and managing all quality-related activities, providing technical guidance and training to quality technicians and manufacturing supervisors. The incumbent must ensure compliance with customer quality requirements and successfully pass all customer audits. Additionally, the Quality Manager is tasked with the development and execution of Food Safety programs, including SQF and HACCP, and the administration of Pest Control programs.

Requirements

Must be a practitioner and champion of Continuous Improvement processes.
Must be able to work in a team environment with management staff.
Must have demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and possess good interpersonal skills.
Must have the ability to supervise others.
Must demonstrate willingness to take initiative to ensure production runs efficiently.
Possess a working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications, preferably Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
Should be BPCS proficient.
An undergraduate degree and a minimum of 4-5 years of related manufacturing supervisory experience in a high-volume industry.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SQF or an equivalent GFSI compliant food safety auditing system is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with multiple Huhtamaki core technologies preferred.
Post-graduate degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

Champion company Safety and Continuous Improvement cultures.
Champion compliance with SQF, AIB, YUM, Customer and Food Safety audits as well as SFI paper sourcing audits.
Function as facility’s lead SQF Practitioner.
Develop and implement cost-effective quality systems and techniques consistent with company and customer requirements.
Establish and implement quality-awareness programs and develop systems to track results.
Determine trends, causes and effects using statistical process control methods and report results.
Identifies critical points in the manufacturing process and defines sampling plans.
Directs non-conformance program including activities related to substandard product disposition, bracketing, etc.
Develops capability studies, and DOE’s that assist in New Product Development, Material Qualification, and existing product improvements.
Manage database, create documents, policies, procedures, statistical reports, and complaint logs.
Issue letters of compliance/guarantee.
Special projects to include management of product hold area, finished goods disposition area, vacation coverage for floor inspectors, customer complaint inspections, assists in product and process capability studies.
Manage the Grandview Database as it related to Quality Measurements and data collection.
Manage Robust Pest Control Program.
Participate in SQF Housekeeping and Food Safety Programs.
Provide plant housekeeping support.