Quality Lead

Hood-Container-1; Fogelsville (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Hood Container Corporation is seeking a Quality Lead to oversee quality audits and inventory operations at our Allentown, PA plant. You will guide auditors, review inventory accuracy, and report results to management to ensure product quality and compliance.

The role requires leadership, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams in a fulfillment environment. English/Spanish bilingualism is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience leading quality audits and directing auditors.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
• Strong math skills, detail-oriented, and computer literate.
• Background in quality and inventory roles.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to overtime and work odd shifts.
• HS Diploma/GED; ASQ Certified Quality Auditor desired.

Responsibilities

• Manage all inventory transactions, troubleshoot errors and identify root causes; provide solutions to Management.
• Review all inventory including raw goods; identify errors and follow up on corrections.
• Support Inventory Department to improve accuracy and efficiency in plant-wide processes.
• Accurately generate required month-end reporting.
• Manage and direct physical inventories as needed.
• Ensure all inventory is reported to customers as requested.
• Review and manage aged and obsolete inventory monthly with scheduler and disposals.
• Establish quality standards to assist departments with new product development.
• Support all departments with quality concerns and provide customer assistance on quality issues.
• Initiate policies, procedures, and guidelines related to customer quality and product safety.
• Support Management with all audits.
• Lead/direct daily activities of shift quality auditors.

Skills

Minimal supervision

Bilingual EN/ES

Math skills

Detail-oriented

Quality background

Inventory background

Multitasking

Deadline-driven

Procedures auditing

ASQ CQI desired

Education

HS Diploma/GED

ASQ Certified Quality Auditor

Job description

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Quality Lead

Full-time Regular Breinigsville, PA, US

7 days ago Requisition ID: 3244

Salary Range: $19.00 To $22.00 Hourly

What We’re Searching for:

Hood Container is seeking an dynamic leader and change agent to join our team as a Quality and Inventory Lead for our Allentown, PA plant who will be responsible for conducting internal and external Quality Audits, documenting/reporting nonconformance's, responding to customer inquiries, and leading/directing daily activities of quality auditors within a fulfillment operation. Strong organizational, teamwork, and self-starter skills will lead you to success in this role.

How you will contribute:

1. Manage all inventory transactions, trouble shoot errors and identify root causes and supply possible solutions to Management team.
2. Review all inventory including raw goods, identify errors, and direct /follow up on corrections needed.
3. Support Inventory Department to improve accuracy and efficiency in all plant-wide inventory processes.
4. Accurately generate required month-end reporting promptly.
5. Manage and direct physical inventories as needed.
6. Ensure all inventory is reports to customers as requested.
7. Review and manage aged and obsolete inventory monthly with scheduler and process disposals.
8. Establish quality standards to assist appropriate departments with new product development.
9. Support all departments with quality concerns and provide customer assistance regarding quality issues, job specifications, customer products, and corrective actions.
10. Initiate policies, procedures, and guidelines related to customer quality, product safety, and product legality.
11. Support Management with all audits.
12. Lead/direct daily activates of shift quality auditors

What it takes :

1. Ability to work with minimal supervision
2. Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus
3. Excellent mathematical skills, computer literate, and detail-oriented.
4. Background in quality and inventory roles.
5. Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
6. Work overtime and odd shifts as necessary to meet production requirements
7. Ability to write, audit, and evaluate procedures and quality/inventory systems for compliance standards.
8. HS Diploma/G.E.D. with ASQ Certified Quality Auditor Desired

We offer a competitive benefits package you can view at https://hoodcontainer.com/benefits/. Employees eligible are for benefits 1st day of the month after 30 days of employment

Competitive Pay | Robust Benefits | Company Sponsored Training | Quarterly Bonus

Hood Container Corporation is a family-owned, mill-to-market company specializing in containerboard and Kraft paper, corrugated boxes, high graphic displays, and contract packaging. Our commitment to customer happiness, employee well-being, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence drives our business. Over the last ten years, Hood Container Corporation has grown to become one of the top ten Paper and Packaging Companies in the United States. Our integrated company resources allow for a unique dynamic that evolves with every addition to our geographic footprint. We excel at offering the benefits of a large corporation while operating as a boutique business building close relationships with our customers.

Our Mission

Through our unwavering commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability, we passionately deliver indispensable value to our customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and stakeholders.

Our Vision

A unified culture that creates innovative customer solutions.

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens and customers we serve. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

To learn more visit hoodcontainer.com or follow us on social media – LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.