Quality Auditor - 2nd Shift

Smurfit Westrock Company; Winston-Salem (NC); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock Company is seeking a Quality Assurance Auditor, Assembly to inspect incoming materials, audit production processes, and ensure finished goods meet quality standards.

You will collaborate with operations, project managers, customers, and other teams to maintain documentation accuracy, support on-time shipments, and drive continuous improvement in a manufacturing setting. This role requires attention to detail and commitment to safety.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of quality systems or experience in assembly environments.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, instructions, and customer specs.
• Proficiency with basic mathematics and accurate documentation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and maintaining clear records.
• Ability to follow detailed instructions and resolve process issues.
• Strong communication, accountability, attention to detail, and teamwork.
• Must be able to work onsite with regular attendance and overtime when needed.
• Willingness to meet physical demands of a manufacturing role.

Responsibilities

• Inspect incoming materials for specification compliance and release for production.
• Audit assembly lines to ensure adherence to work orders and customer specs.
• Verify GMP, SOPs, safety rules, and company quality standards.
• Review and release production documentation for shipments.
• Record and analyze finished goods data and flag quality concerns.
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits.
• Assist with quality training and communicate policies to staff.
• Maintain a clean, safe, productive work area and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality Systems

Assembly Environment

Safety Rules

Math Proficiency

MS Office

Documentation

Instruction Following

Teamwork

Attendance

Overtime

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

The Opportunity

When you join Smurfit Westrock, you will be joining a team that creates sustainable paper and packaging solutions that help move the world forward. As a Quality Assurance Auditor, Assembly, you will inspect incoming materials, audit production processes, and evaluate finished goods to ensure compliance with quality standards and customer requirements. You will work closely with operations, project managers, customers, and other team members to support accurate documentation, timely product release, and consistent quality performance. This role offers the opportunity to protect product quality, strengthen customer confidence, and contribute to continuous improvement within a manufacturing environment.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Inspect incoming materials for compliance with specifications and release approved materials for production use.
• Audit assembly lines throughout the production process to ensure compliance with work order specifications and customer requirements.
• Verify adherence to current Good Manufacturing Practices, Standard Operating Procedures, safety requirements, and company quality standards.
• Review, approve, and release production documentation to support accurate and timely customer shipments.
• Record and analyze finished goods data and communicate quality or documentation concerns to operations, project managers, and customers as needed.
• Support internal quality audits, customer audits, and regulatory agency audits.
• Assist with quality training and communicate company policies, procedures, and customer requirements to employees.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and efficient work area while supporting quality, productivity, and continuous improvement.

What You Need to Succeed

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Previous knowledge of quality systems or experience in an assembly environment.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, procedure manuals, work orders, and customer specifications.
• Proficiency with basic mathematics, including whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to maintain accurate, complete, and legible documentation.
• Ability to follow detailed written and verbal instructions and resolve problems involving standardized processes.
• Strong communication, accountability, attention to detail, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work onsite, maintain regular and punctual attendance, and work required overtime.
• Ability to meet the physical demands and work environment requirements of the position, with reasonable accommodation when needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, assembly, packaging, or another quality focused production environment.
• Experience with current Good Manufacturing Practices, Standard Operating Procedures, ISO requirements, or quality auditing.
• Experience reviewing and releasing production paperwork or finished goods.
• Experience supporting internal, customer, or regulatory audits.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.