Quality Auditor

Amcor Specialty Cartons Americas LLC; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor Specialty Cartons Americas LLC in Richmond, VA seeks a Quality Auditor to lead the plant's quality program, ensuring compliance with internal, customer, and regulatory requirements. You will supervise quality inspectors, support testing, and maintain documentation across the quality management system.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3–5 years of experience in quality systems, ISO standards, and chromatography, with strong communication and problem-solving

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, engineering, quality, business, or related field.
• 3–5 years of related experience with supervision and quality systems.
• Experience with chromatography and statistical process control; ISO knowledge desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision of Quality Inspectors/Auditors.
• Support quality functions and chromatography software across the plant.
• Serve as ISO 9000 Management Representative and maintain quality docs.
• Communicate quality results to the organization and customers as needed.
• Lead internal and supplier audit processes and corrective actions.

Skills

Team supervision

Quality systems experience

Statistical process control

Chromatography knowledge

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry/engineering/quality/business

Tools

Agilent gas chromatographs

Chromatographic software

Quality management software

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Quality Auditor

Reports To: Quality Manager

Summary: The Quality Auditor serves as the lead quality authority for their individual plants. Work closely with Quality Coordinator, develops, implements, maintains, and continually improves the facility's quality management system to ensure compliance with internal, customer, and regulatory requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides supervision of Quality Inspectors/Auditors.
• Provides technical support to plant personnel on various quality functions and specialized software applications.
• Serves as the facility ISO 9000 Management Representative.
• Communicates quality results to the organization, and as needed to the customer.
• Establishes and maintains the organization's quality documentation system, which includes the quality policy, quality objectives, quality manual, quality procedures, work instructions, quality records, and other supportive quality documents to ensure compliance with specified requirements.
• Serves as a liaison with the customer regarding quality issues, and works closely with the customer to continually improve the organization's quality management system in order to meet or exceed the customer's requirements.
• Manages internal and supplier audit process; establishes scheduling; prepares checklists; assigns audit teams; conducts audits; issues corrective actions; and monitors effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Responsible for processing vendor claims and monitoring supplier performance.
• Effectively interacts with all departments, suppliers, and customers in support of integrated management system processes.
• Serves as a technical resource for problem-solving regarding quality issues and chromatographic problems, both at the local and sector levels.
• Serves as liaison with external auditors, and maintains quality system certification.
• Maintains and follows all company policies and procedures for OHSE, personal protection, and hazard materials/waste handling according to established guidelines.
• Participates in continuous improvement efforts intended to add value and to promote customer satisfaction.
• Supports and promotes OHSE objectives and ISO 14000, and OHSAS 18000 requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

The individual in this position must be able to work flexible hours, including weekends when needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from a four-year college or university in chemistry, engineering, quality, business, or related field.
• 3-5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience should include supervision of a work group, management of quality systems, computer software experience, including database management, and technical expertise in chromatography and statistical process control; strong oral and written communication skills, knowledge of ISO Standard requirements, and experience with Agilent gas chromatographs, chromatographic software and quality management software systems is desirable.
• C.I. training to include LSS, Green Belt, Quality systems.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to travel both domestic and international.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, you can find the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)