Quality Manager – Patchogue, NY

Opportunity summary:  As a Quality Manager you will ensure that quality standards are met and maintained by understanding, implementing, and enforcing Customer, Regulatory, and WestRock processes, policies, and procedures. As a Quality Manager you will be accountable for internal and external quality complaint resolution, execution of audits, and ensuring efficient and smooth operations within the production facility.

How you will impact WestRock:

• Review, approve, and execute facility and corporate standard operating procedures for site implementation
• Coordinate and execute internal, customer, supplier, subcontractor, and regulatory audits
• Monitor and ensure compliance with current policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and customer requirements
• Coordinate and execute investigation of detected risks or failures, complaints, and corrective/preventative actions
• Work closely with production managers to maximize product quality and reliability and minimize cost
• Track, analyze, and lead initiatives for all internal quality and customer complaint issues
• Determine, document, and approve site-specific or one-time occurrences such as protocols (reworks, validations, etc.), deviations (planned or unplanned), waivers, or releases for materials and products as required
• Leverage enterprise technology to analyze quality complaints, track corrective and preventive actions, and use data to isolate and track defective parts per million, over shipments, and resolve issues related to rejected products when applicable
• Execute facility improvement initiatives as determined from performance data
• Lead team of quality technicians and Safe Quality Foods (SQF) readiness resources, ensuring that processes are efficient, and work is appropriately prioritized
• Provide tools and training for quality management and quality improvement to the facility staff

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.