Quality Manager AF Cramlington

Amcor; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the packaging industry is seeking a Quality & Technical Manager. This role involves ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards while managing relationships with suppliers and customers. Candidates should have substantial experience in quality management within manufacturing and ideally within the flexible packaging sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a Quality related Supervisory/Management role.
• Experience in a Manufacturing environment.
• Flexible packaging industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance with Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment requirements.
• Manage quality systems and coordinate continuous improvement.
• Oversee customer audits and complaints processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Quality Management

Education

Recognised Quality related Qualifications

Job description

Function: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Part-time or Full-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

Position Job Title: Quality & Technical Manager

BG and BU: Healthcare, EMEA

Function: Operations

Line Manager’s Job Title : Plant General Manager (PGM)

Job Purpose

• To show leadership for compliance with all Quality, Health, Safety and Environment requirements.
• Coordinate programmes for measurement and continuous improvement of quality.
• Assure competence and capability of employees within the quality function.
• Support and give guidance to production co-workers on Quality related issues.
• Establish quality systems and standards, which enable achievement of regulatory compliance and good manufacturing practices and anticipate the changing needs of customers, regulatory bodies and the business.
• Manage quality and technical relationship with suppliers and customers.
• Support Product Safety team with technical activities as required.
• Provide Technical guidance related to Inks / Cylinders / Repeat tolerances.
• Guide quality activities to ensure the integrity of products through all stages of manufacture and release.
• Support & Coordinate technical & R&D activities as required.
• Oversee compliance to SOP’s in all areas.
• Host customer & Regulatory audits as required.

Job Dimensions & Scope

Internal relationships:

• Production
• OHSE
• Healthcare BU Quality Manager
• Product Safety team
• Site Leadership team member

External relationships:

• Contractors
• OEM’s
• Regulatory bodies
• Customer Auditors

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Active member of site Leadership Team, attend meetings as the figurehead for the Quality department.
• Actively support all EHS activities as required.
• Conduct Behavioural audits and risk assessments as required.
• Demonstrates meaningful involvement by integrating EHS into daily work routines.
• Ensures compliance with best practice, legislative requirements, and all company’s initiatives in relation to Health and Safety.
• Administer quality systems, which adapt to the changing needs of the business, regulatory requirements and international standards in line with strategy of Amcor and site Management Team
• Develop Direct reports understanding of quality & technical requirements through targeted training activities
• Communication of specific quality & technical requirements to all parts of business as applicable
• Oversee and participate as required in customer complaints process
• Oversee and participate as required in customer audits
• Perform and follow-up supplier audits on behalf of site and Amcor group purchasing function
• Oversee quality standards both for the business and for any third party manufacturers
• Ensure awareness and participation in specific activities related to GMP
• Analyse complaint, reject and audit data to recommend specific improvement activities
• Participate in BU Quality calls as lead representative for the site.
• Delivery of Quality data monthly report.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Formal Qualifications and Experience
• Positive attitude & collaborative style of working
• Specific Skills and Abilities:
• >5 Years experience in a Quality related Supervisory / Management role.
• Quality related Experience gained in a Manufacturing environment.
• Recognised Quality related Qualifications.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to network effectively across the wider business unit.
• Experience of flexible packaging industry (Preferrable)

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About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in packaging solutions for consumer and healthcare products. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day. Our teams develop responsible, more sustainable packaging in flexible and rigid formats across multiple materials. Supported by a commitment to safety, ~70,000 colleagues across ~140 countries bring our global capabilities to local customers and provide local access to global brands. Our work is guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.
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