Quality Leader - Packaging, Porirua

Sealed Air Corporation; Porirua; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air Porirua site seeks a Quality Leader to coordinate Quality activities, drive process improvement, and ensure compliance with regulatory and FSSC requirements. The role focuses on leading a team, coaching staff, and maintaining the Quality management system to safeguard product quality and customer satisfaction.

You will build strong relationships with Leadership, support performance management, and lead monthly Quality reviews while collaborating across SEE to deliver high-quality

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in a similar role, in Packaging/Chemical industry, with a clear and high knowledge of Quality processes.
• At least 3 years’ experience in Operational or Quality Management in a similar sized organisation.
• Experience coordinating and leading Quality activities and continuous improvement.
• Green Belt Six Sigma certification, or equivalent.
• Able to report on regional and global level.
• Frontline Management qualification to support.
• Business acuity and customer focus.
• Planning and project management abilities.
• Problem solving and root-cause analysis.
• Developing direct report and coaching capability.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership in Quality improvement methodologies.
• Ensure new products and product extensions are introduced in a systematic way and meet all Quality requirements.
• Coach and role model the behaviours required to achieve excellent Quality performance.
• Build effective cross-functional relationships with Leadership Team.
• Maintain monthly Quality meetings locally and regionally.
• Develop and performance manage staff within your team.
• Provide guidance and support for performance management.
• Act with urgency to protect the customer and expedite return to steady state.
• Drive performance improvement by facilitating regular measured reviews around Quality with manufacturing departments.
• Design, implement and maintain a Quality management system in accordance with corporate, regulatory and FSSC requirements.
• Support process improvement projects utilizing industry best practice methods to solve problems and improve Quality performance.
• Lean and/or participate in investment projects related to Quality process improvement.
• Liaise with other functions across SEE to ensure the voice of the customer is heard and the organization drives towards total customer satisfaction.
• Facilitate and support Customer complaint investigations and issues in a timely and professional fashion.
• Benchmark & discuss with other SEE sites to collect best practice ideas.
• In line with business objectives, perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality leadership

Coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality meetings

People management

Performance management

Lean

Customer focus

Complaint handling

Benchmarking

Quality processes

Education

Green Belt Six Sigma certification

Job description

Sealed Air Porirua site seeks a Quality Leader to coordinate Quality activities, drive process improvement, and ensure compliance with regulatory and FSSC requirements. The role focuses on leading a team, coaching staff, and maintaining the Quality management system to safeguard product quality and customer satisfaction.

You will build strong relationships with Leadership, support performance management, and lead monthly Quality reviews while collaborating across SEE to deliver high-quality