Box Plant Quality Leader - CI, Audits & Compliance

Green Bay Packaging; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Green Bay Packaging is seeking a Corporate Quality Manager for Box Plants to lead quality processes across multiple plants and support continuous improvement initiatives. This role reports to the Sr.

Director of Quality & Technical Services and focuses on maintaining standards aligned with customer requirements and regulatory guidelines. The position emphasizes driving quality culture, performing audits, analyzing trends, and providing technical support to divisions.

Qualifications

• Five years of box plant experience in either a technical or operations role.
• Bachelor of Science in a technical field preferred; strong communications skills.
• Knowledge of quality system requirements and product safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee corporate customer quality portals and coordinate with corporate quality reps.
• Participate in service calls for box plant key customers.
• Work with Corporate CI to implement quality-focused CI techniques and strategies.
• Conduct box plant quality audits to improve systems and share best practices.
• Provide reports on nonconforming products and quality trends for box plants.
• Assist divisions in identifying root causes and recommending solutions.
• Identify and provide training on quality, board testing, and product compliance.
• Establish quality standards by studying product and consumer requirements.
• Perform internal audits for BRCGS sites.
• Provide backup support for Product Safety & Quality Compliance Manager.
• Lead quality applications improvement for box plants from a business perspective.
• Organize and host the annual corporate quality & technical conference.

Skills

Box plant experience

Quality systems

Data analysis

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

B.S. in a technical field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Power BI

Minitab

Job description

Description

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Quality & Technical Services, the Corporate Quality Manager - Box Plants establishes, maintains, and continually improves the quality and technical processes to ensure the divisions, personnel, methods, and procedures conform to internal guidelines, customer requirements, and regulatory standards. Additionally, this position assists in defining and promoting a quality mindset across the box plants and providing technical support to divisional resources to maintain the company's competitive position and customer relationships.

Responsibilities

* Oversee corporate customer quality portals and work with corporate customer quality representatives.
* Participate in service calls for box plant key customers.
* Work in conjunction with GBP Corporate Continuous Improvement (CI) team to establish quality focused CI techniques and strategies as part of GBP culture.
* Conduct box plant quality audits to improve their quality systems and share best practices.
* Provide reports on the analysis of nonconforming products and processes, as well as quality trends for Green Bay Packaging box plants.
* Assist the divisions in identifying root causes of quality issues or areas for improvement and recommend solutions.
* Identify and provide training opportunities to divisions on quality, combined board testing, and product compliance initiatives to improve organizational capabilities and knowledge.
* Establish quality and specifications standards by studying product and consumer requirements.
* Perform internal audits for BRCGS certified sites.
* Provide backup support for Product Safety & Quality Compliance Manager.
* Lead box plant quality applications (IT programs) improvement for box plants from the business perspective.
* Organize and host the annual corporate quality & technical conference.

Qualifications

* Five years of box plant experience in either a technical or operations role.
* Bachelor of Science in a technical field is preferred.
* Knowledge of quality system requirements as well as a working knowledge of product safety requirements.
* Good communications and interpersonal skills.
* Experience with statistical analysis, ISTA, HAZMAT, testing.
* Knowledge and experience of lab testing principles and equipment.
* Competency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Power BI or Minitab experience is a plus.
* Able to work in manufacturing environment and traverse stairs and ladders.
* Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Compensation & Benefits
In addition to a competitive wage, the selected candidate will enjoy a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, wellness programs, STD, LTD, life insurance, and company matching 401(k). Green Bay Packaging benefits may vary by position or division.
Company Overview
Started in 1933, Green Bay Packaging Inc. is a family-owned, vertically integrated company consisting of corrugated container plants, a folding carton facility, recycled and virgin containerboard mills, pressure-sensitive label roll stock plants, timberlands, a paper slitting operation, and a sawmill facility. Headquartered in Green Bay, WI, Green Bay Packaging Inc. employs over 5,000 team members and operates more than 40 facilities in 16 states. Green Bay Packaging is committed to innovative product development, sustainable forestry practices, and emphasizes safety, quality, and continuous improvement. For more information, visit gbp.com.

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