Quality Supervisor

ARDAGH GROUP • Chicago, IL

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Supervisor position is to be the internal plant lead on daily quality operations. The role is considered the key backup to the Quality Manager. This role involves being the main quality presence in the manufacturing area, highly engaged with daily quality issue resolution, assisting supervisors in daily product changeovers, and involvement in equipment adjustments. The supervisor will facilitate action items identified in the morning production meeting, complete equipment overhaul set-up/follow-up checks, and assist the Production Supervisor with on-crew production issues and reporting.

Requirements

• Associates degree, or technical equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a high speed manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to manage people and work hands on in a lean environment.
• Excellent communications written and verbal.
• Ability to relate and communicate to entire organization.
• Ability to understand and apply Basic Statistics and Specifications.
• Ability to read, understand and train procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Can and/or End manufacturing, familiarity with beverage industry packaging operations
• Lean, Six Sigma: minimum working knowledge of tools
• GMP, ISO, and SQF Audit experience
• Understanding of Safe Quality Food and ISO 9000 standards
• Undergraduate degree
• Intermediate MS Excel skills

Responsibilities

• Main Quality presence in the manufacturing area
• Highly engaged with daily quality issue resolution
• Assist Supervisor in daily product changeovers
• Involvement in equipment adjustments
• Facilitate action items identified in the morning production meeting
• Complete equipment overhaul set-up/follow-up checks
• Assist Production Supervisor with on crew production issues and reporting
• Verify critical alarms and percent checks done are answered/completed in accordance with plant goal
• Monitor and report OOS (Out Of Specification)/OOC (Out of Control) alarms
• Metal trial organization, data collections, and data entry
• Maintain the Metrology System in accordance with plant and corporate procedure
• Perform weekly gauge verifications
• Coordinate gauge servicing
• Troubleshoot/repair gauge issues
• Customers & Suppliers complaints entry
• Provide root cause and corrective actions for NOC and HFI events
• Verification follow-ups on corrective actions
• Verify correct HFI procedures are being followed
• Collect/Submit Customer samples, data (Certificate of Compliance and Certificate of Analysis) as required
• Make visits as needed
• Voice of Customers surveys conducted as needed
• Monitor customer Defective Material Report system for issues and acknowledge as needed
• Perform internal audits on ISO procedures and Safe Quality Food policies
• Customer audit prep
• Warehouse (Internal & External) audit prep
• Safe Quality Food audit prep
• Non-conforming Supplier Product, Supplier NOC
• Supplier complaint resolution: entry and tracking
• Incoming shipments inspection
• Material Trial management, data collection and approval
• Backup for the Quality Manager when Quality Manager is out of the plant
• Performs projects assigned by Quality Manager
• Actively participate in Continuous Improvement teams
• Perform training sessions with workforce on procedures, gauges, and defect recognition
• Manage equipment issues in parallel with the production supervisor
• Lead Good Manufacturing Audits (GMP)

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Prescription coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Opportunity to earn a medical/prescription premium reduction by completing a qualified wellness activity
• 401(k) Plan
• Bonus eligible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree