Quality Lead

Sealed Air Corporation; Porirua; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Global exposure

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Sealed Air Corporation in Porirua, NZ seeks a proactive Quality Lead to own the Quality and Food Safety Management System, ensuring compliance with key standards and customer requirements. You will coach teams, lead audits, resolve complaints, and drive a zero-defect culture across functions.

You will influence continuous improvement, support NPI, reduce scrap, and collaborate with APAC/global quality networks while delivering training and reporting metrics to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in Quality or Operations leadership (packaging, food, FMCG, or chemical manufacturing).
• Experience with ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, HACCP.
• Internal/Lead Auditor certification is a plus.
• Green Belt Six Sigma (or CI) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide site leadership for quality and food safety compliance.
• Lead customer complaint investigations and ensure timely CAPA closure.
• Prepare and lead internal, customer, regulatory, and certification audits.
• Maintain and improve the Integrated Management System (ETQ).
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.
• Develop and deliver quality and food safety training.
• Lead quality meetings and report key metrics to local and global stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Sealed Air global quality teams to share best practices.

Skills

Quality leadership

Food safety

Auditing

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Risk analysis

Cross-functional teams

Stakeholder reporting

Education

Tertiary qualification in Engineering/Science/Quality Management

Tools

ETQ Quality Management System

Job description

Lead Quality & Food Safety at a Global Packaging Leader

At Sealed Air, our purpose is to protect, solve critical packaging challenges, and leave our world better than we found it. We’re seeking a Quality Lead to join our Porirua site leadership team and drive our commitment to quality, food safety, and customer satisfaction.

The Role

As our Quality Lead, you’ll take ownership of the Quality and Food Safety Management System, ensuring compliance with FSSC 22000, ISO 9001, HACCP, and customer requirements. You’ll coach and develop teams, lead audits, resolve customer complaints, and partner with cross-functional teams to embed a zero-defect, customer-first culture.

You’ll also play a key role in continuous improvement initiatives, supporting new product introductions, reducing scrap and blocked stock, and collaborating with our APAC/global quality teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide site leadership for quality and food safety compliance.
• Lead customer complaint investigations and ensure timely CAPA closure.
• Prepare and lead internal, customer, regulatory, and certification audits.
• Maintain and improve the Integrated Management System (ETQ).
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.
• Develop and deliver quality and food safety training.
• Lead quality meetings and report key metrics to local and global stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Sealed Air global quality teams to share best practices.

About You

We’re looking for a proactive quality professional who thrives in a manufacturing environment and enjoys working across teams and regions.

You will bring:

• Preferred: a tertiary qualification in Engineering, Science, or Quality Management.
• 3-5 years’ experience in Quality or Operations leadership (packaging, food, FMCG, or chemical manufacturing).
• Proven experience with ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, HACCP.
• Internal/Lead Auditor certification is a plus.
• Green Belt Six Sigma (or equivalent CI methodology) is a plus.
• Experience in root cause analysis, CAPA, risk analysis, and supplier/customer quality management.
• Excellent communication skills with regional/global reporting exposure.

What’s in it for you?

• Join a global leader in packaging solutions with strong sustainability goals.
• Be part of a site leadership team with the opportunity to influence outcomes.
• Exposure to multi-site, regional, and global quality networks.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and career development opportunities.

Location: Porirua, Wellington

*Applicants must have New Zealand permanent work rights to be considered for this job. A detailed Job Description is available.