Quality & Safety Manager

L&M Corrugated Container•Platteville, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

L&M Corrugated is seeking a Quality & Safety Manager to lead our quality and safety initiatives while helping shape the future of our organization. This role combines strategic leadership with a hands-on presence on the production floor, giving you the opportunity to influence company culture, improve operational performance, and develop systems that keep our employees safe and our customers satisfied. The Quality & Safety Manager will build systems, develop people, and create a workplace where employees can succeed safely while delivering exceptional products to our customers. This role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Requirements

Progressive leadership experience in manufacturing quality, safety, operations, or related discipline.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving organizational improvement initiatives.
Strong knowledge of quality systems, regulatory requirements, safety programs, root cause methodologies, and corrective action processes.
Experience conducting investigations related to quality incidents, customer complaints, non-conformances, safety incidents, and near misses.
Comfortable interacting with customers, auditors, regulatory agencies, and executive leadership.
Demonstrated success building and sustaining a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
Executive presence and leadership maturity.
Strong business acumen and operational understanding.
Passion for quality excellence and workplace safety.
A proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
High integrity and accountability.
Confidence balancing strategic initiatives with day-to-day operational needs.
The ability to influence without relying solely on authority.
Commitment to fostering a positive, safe, and engaged workplace culture.
Experienced leader with proven work managing quality and safety programs (manufacturing environment preferably).
Strategic thinker who can see the bigger picture, align initiatives with organizational goals, and influence decision-making at the executive level.
Hands-on and approachable leader who is present within the facility and comfortable engaging directly with production teams.
Strong problem solver with expertise in root cause analysis, corrective actions, continuous improvement, and preventive measures.
Customer-focused professional capable of handling quality concerns, audits, investigations, and difficult conversations with confidence and professionalism.
Effective communicator who can build credibility and trust with employees, management, customers, suppliers, and regulatory agencies.
Leader and mentor who develops accountability, ownership, and engagement throughout the organization.

Responsibilities

Lead quality and safety initiatives.
Influence company culture.
Improve operational performance.
Develop systems that keep employees safe and customers satisfied.
Handle quality concerns, audits, investigations, and difficult conversations.
Develop accountability, ownership, and engagement throughout the organization.
Drive a culture of continuous improvement while maintaining high standards for quality, safety, and operational performance.
Use data and metrics to identify trends, prioritize actions, and achieve measurable improvements.
Lead cross-functional teams and drive organizational improvement initiatives.
Conduct investigations related to quality incidents, customer complaints, non-conformances, safety incidents, and near misses.
Build and sustain a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
Engage with employees on the production floor and lead by example.