Quality specialist

Ball; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aluminum packaging manufacturer in Wakefield is seeking a Quality Specialist to ensure aluminum can products meet quality and food safety standards. Responsibilities include implementing quality assurance protocols and leading audits. Ideal candidates will have 4+ years in quality assurance, a relevant technical degree, and familiarity with advanced quality tools. This role offers a competitive salary of £45,300 annually along with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in quality assurance.
• Technical proficiency with quality tools.
• Knowledge of GMP and HACCP.

Responsibilities

• Implement the Quality Management System.
• Lead internal and external audits.
• Identify areas for improvement and develop action plans.

Skills

Quality System implementation

Audit Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Food Safety Standards

Project Management

Education

Technical Certificate or Associate Degree

Advanced degrees or certifications (e.g., Six Sigma Green Belt)

Tools

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Minitab

ERP system

Job description

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe! Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position overview

As a Quality Specialist, you serve as a pivotal leader in ensuring that aluminum can products meet and exceed established quality and food safety standards. With advanced expertise, you develop and implement quality assurance protocols, conduct in‑depth analyses, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Your role involves close collaboration with cross‑functional teams to enhance product integrity, optimize processes, and ensure compliance with industry regulations.

Key responsibilities include

• Quality System implementation, implement the Quality Management System, designed by the Global Quality team, aligned with the plant goals and local regulatory reequipment.
• Audit Leadership, lead internal and external audits, ensuring readiness and compliance with all relevant standards and regulations.
• Continuous Improvement Initiatives, identify areas for improvement, develop action plans, and lead cross‑functional teams to enhance product quality and process efficiency.
• Training and Development, deliver training programs to enhance the quality competencies of team members across the plant.

What are we looking for?

• 4+ years of experience
• Food or packaging background
• Technical Certificate or Associate Degree
• Preferred: Advanced degrees or certifications (e.g., Six Sigma Green Belt) and Food Safety certifications (e.g., HACCP)
• Technical Proficiency, familiarity with advanced quality tools and software’s, including Statistical Process Control (SPC), Minitab, and ERP system, control charts setup, analysis, and interpretation
• Advanced Problem‑Solving, ability to lead root cause analysis, investigating deviations and implement effective corrective and preventive actions
• Data Collection Systems, familiar with digital or manual quality data entry systems and audits
• Food Safety Standards, knowledge of GMP, HACCP, and food‑contact requirements in can manufacturing
• Non‑Conformance Management: Experience in product isolation, traceability, and documentation process
• Audit Readiness: Able to maintain records and evidence for internal and external audits
• Project Management, capability to lead quality improvement projects from conception through implementation, ensuring timely and successful outcomes

Total annual salary: £45300

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

No agencies please.