Manufacturing Quality & Process Improvement Leader

Novolex; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging with a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement. This role ensures plant quality systems are deployed, maintained, and aligned with customer and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years in quality management in manufacturing, ASQ certification, and experience with BRC/GFSI/AIB audits. The position supports HR initiatives and cross-functional collaboration across R&D, engineering, and

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree preferred in Business or Technical Discipline.
• 5-7 years of quality management experience or process engineering in a manufacturing environment.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer/Professional Quality/Statistical Application certification.
• Experience with BRC, GFSI, or AIB certification and audits required.
• Microsoft Office, Statistical Software & some programming experience.
• Experience with Gainseeker software is desired.
• Statistical methods & process improvement techniques.
• Superior mathematical & statistical ability.
• Knowledge of manufacturing lab practices & test procedure.
• Continuing education: quality, statistical applications, business communication with a minimum of 1 seminar or course every other year.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including off-shift coverage & some weekends.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy and maintain the plant's quality and continuous improvement systems.
• Regularly collect, analyze, summarize and report process quality information to all levels in the organization.
• Develop, implement quality policies, procedures.
• Plan, evaluate, and implement product specifications, test procedures.
• Identify, recommend, acquire, coordinate repairs, preventative maintenance, and calibration of testing equipment.
• Work closely with R&D.
• Provide technical support, expertise in statistical methods, DOE & continuous process improvements to plant population.
• Manage data gathering software, including procurement, installation, programming & end-user training.
• Provide analysis of data.
• Support cost reduction & process improvement projects.
• May participate in some HR initiatives.
• Coordinate and champion the plant in obtaining and sustaining the BRC certification, as well as other external customer certifications and inspections.
• Provide analytical support & coordinate the efforts involved in resolving quality issues in regards to product failures and/or returns.
• Act as a plant point of contact in regards to product quality for customer service, sales & marketing.

Skills

Quality management

Statistical methods

DOE

Process improvement

Data analysis

MS Office

Education

BA/BS degree preferred

Tools

Gainseeker

Statistical Software

Programming basics

Job description

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging with a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement. This role ensures plant quality systems are deployed, maintained, and aligned with customer and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years in quality management in manufacturing, ASQ certification, and experience with BRC/GFSI/AIB audits. The position supports HR initiatives and cross-functional collaboration across R&D, engineering, and