Quality Manager

Smurfit-Westrock; Longview (WA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in the United States is seeking a Quality Manager to ensure quality standards align with customer, regulatory, and corporate policies. You will oversee internal and external quality complaints, audits, and CAPA processes to maintain efficient production.

You will lead data-driven improvements, prepare executive level presentations, and collaborate with production managers to enhance product quality while controlling costs. Strong QA background and SQF familiarity preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience leading quality programs in manufacturing.
• Familiarity with SQF standards and CAPA systems.
• Proven ability to drive corrective actions and audits.
• Strong data analysis using SPC/SQC tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality initiatives to meet customer and regulatory requirements.
• Review and approve SOPs for site implementation.
• Coordinate internal, customer, supplier, and regulatory audits.
• Manage CAPA system and track corrective actions.
• Provide daily quality data to leadership and present findings.

Skills

Quality management

Audits

CAPA

SQF knowledge

Six Sigma

SPC/SQC

Data analysis

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

ISO certification

Six Sigma Certification

SQF Practitioner course

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points course

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint (MS Office)

Enterprise complaint management software

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:

The Quality Manager ensures that quality standards are met and maintained by understanding, implementing, and enforcing compliance with Customer, Regulatory, and Smurfit Westrock processes, policies, and procedures. The Quality Manager is accountable for internal and external quality complaint resolution, execution of audits, and ensuring efficient and smooth operations within the production facility.

How you will impact WestRock:

• Track, analyze, and lead initiatives for all internal quality and customer complaint issues
• Review, approve, and execute facility and corporate standard operating procedures for site implementation
• Monitor and ensure compliance with current policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and customer requirements
• Coordinate and execute internal, customer, supplier, subcontractor, and regulatory audits
• Deliver executive level presentations for customers and internal stakeholders
• Work closely with production managers to maximize product quality and reliability and minimize cost
• Coordinate and direct customer incident reviews
• Manage the CAPA (Corrective Action Preventative Action) system
• Execute facility improvement initiatives as determined from performance data
• Provide daily quality data and feedback to facility and regional leadership
• Ensure that Safety Quality Foods (SQF) documents and revisions are kept up to date and that the plant is in compliance with regulations
• Coordinate and execute investigation of detected risks or failures, complaints, and corrective/preventative actions
• Determine, document, and approve site-specific or one‑time occurrences such as protocols (reworks, validations, etc.), deviations (planned or unplanned), waivers, or releases for materials and products as required
• Leverage enterprise technology to analyze quality complaints, track corrective and preventive actions, and use data to isolate and track defective parts per million, over shipments, and resolve issues related to rejected products when applicable
• Provide tools and training for quality management and quality improvement to the facility staff
• Interpersonal Skills: Possesses keen awareness and understanding of the importance of strong interpersonal skills in communicating, achieving goals and objectives, and leading people or teams
• Creativity: Applies innovative and original thinking and problem‑solving to generate and present improvement ideas and solutions
• Problem‑Solving: Applies knowledge to frame, simplify and solve complex issues; focuses on identifying root causes to create solutions in a timely and decisive manner; reconciles conflicting and/or incomplete information to develop solutions
• Communication: Creates and delivers engaging presentations to internal and external audiences; develops new communication strategies and approaches to communicate data, insights, and critical messages resulting in clear understanding
• Microsoft Office - Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Enterprise complaint management software

What you need to succeed:

• Preferred: 5 to 7 years work‑related production/manufacturing experience
• Preferred: 3 to 5 years’ experience in production supervisory role
• Preferred: Well‑versed in analytical and statistical applications that support quality such as Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Statistical Quality Control (SQC)
• Required: High School diploma or G.E.D
• Preferred: ISO certification
• Preferred: Six Sigma Certification
• Preferred: Courses for SQF Practitioner – Safe Quality Foods
• Preferred: Courses for Hazardous Analysis for Critical Control Points

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.

The salary range for this position is $76,125.00 - $126,875.00, depending on your role, level, and location. The range listed is also the expected pay for roles in Illinois and Colorado. The benefits for this role include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 15 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your pay will be based on factors such as your skills, experience, and education.