Job Description

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At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

The Quality Control Manager coordinates quality and continuous improvement related activities at the plant in order to assure Foodservice quality policies and objectives. The role serves as a quality contact to outside sales and the lead contact to auditing firms. They have direct supervisor over approx. 4 salaried and 3 hourly employees as well as indirect supervision of approx. 35 hourly employees. This role manages the full Quality and C/I department and covers approx. 500K sq. ft. of production space and work with approx. 70 formers, 3 presses, and 3 lid lines and 2 gluers. They understand and align business operations and Quality Control as he/she executes their role to exceed customer expectations and align with GPI business, safety, cultural, financial and operational objectives.

JOB FUNCTIONS: Job functions include but are not limited to the following.

• Assure conformance to customer requirements and multiple third-party certifications.
• Respond to customer quality related inquiries.
• Work to maintain a safe work environment and develops and implements safety procedures to aid in achieving plant and departmental safety goals.
• Facilitate and manage Kenton GPS program.
• Investigate potential future food packaging requirements and certifications.
• Provide expertise and Kenton-related knowledge in the Division Quality meeting to establish best practices and promote consistency in testing procedures and specification setting across all FSB plants.
• Establish and prioritize facility quality objectives through analysis of current capabilities, evolving customer expectations, and market demands.
• Establish and meet quality goals by ensuring systems are in place and functioning to establish, communicate, and enforce quality standards.
• Proactively identify and close gaps in the quality system through the modification or creation of policies and procedures.
• Coordinate the resolution of all facility quality issues by working with quality line inspectors, department managers, maintenance and engineering.
• Provide continuous improvement support and analysis to the Kenton plant on quality and production issues.

• Provide leadership directed at continuous improvement in safety, quality / customer satisfaction, and productivity.
• Achieve financial objectives by tracking expenditures; analyzing variances; initiate corrective actions.
• Monitor and track continuous improvement activities and savings.

• Escalate communication of quality issues to FSB Quality Manager for accounts serviced by other Foodservice plants to ensure a consistent and coordinated response to our customers.
• Coordinate the qualification and trial of materials, processes, and products.
• Other duties as assigned.

  BACKGROUND / EXPERIENCE:

  • 5+ years in operations (preferably in a production and/or quality function)
  • 3+ years experience as a supervisor or manager preferred

  EDUCATION / KNOWLEDGE:

  • Four-year degree preferred or;
  • Compensatory closely related work experience required in lieu of degree.

  SKILLS:

  • Ability to use of process improvement techniques such as six sigma, lean tools, etc.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Skilled in analysis and presentation of data as well as decision making through the use of statistics

Pay Range: $108,750.00 - $145,000.00

Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic identity, genetic information, disability, veteran/military status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Click here to view the Poster, EEO is the Law.

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