Quality & Safety Leader — Lean Excellence

Mauser Packaging Solutions; Mount Vernon (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mauser Packaging Solutions in Mount Vernon, OH, seeks a Quality and Safety Manager to lead the site quality system and serve as Safety Manager within operations. You will drive SPC, PFMEA, control plans, and lean initiatives, oversee KPIs and audits, and ensure OSHA compliance while guiding the quality team to prevent defects and improve safety.

This role requires collaboration with production and engineering to implement permanent corrective actions and sustain a culture of quality, safety, and

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Health & Safety, or Business Management.
• Minimum 5 years of quality experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience with PFMEA, control plans, and process mapping.

Responsibilities

• Implements process improvement using SPC and measurement analysis.
• Defines projects based on customer requirements using PFMEA, process flow mapping, control plans, and capability analysis.
• Manages Costs of Quality metrics including scrap, rework, returns, appraisal and prevention.
• Leads Lean initiatives (5S, Kaizen, quick changeover, value stream mapping, mistake proofing) and Kaizen events.
• Interacts with production floor to ensure Quality supports production efficiencies and goals.
• Monitors KPIs to prevent substandard products and ensure adherence to customer specs.
• Supervises daily activities of the Quality team at the location.
• Manages Hold for Inspection (HFI) system and communicates HFIs to relevant teams.
• Investigates customer inquiries related to quality and works with Operations on permanent corrective actions.
• Performs root cause analyses for defects and develops corrective actions.
• Audits and reviews the plant quality system; leads monthly Quality Management Review meetings.
• Prepares month-end quality reports for plant and corporate.

Skills

SPC

PFMEA

Process mapping

Control plans

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma Green Belt

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science / Health & Safety / Business Management

Job description

Mauser Packaging Solutions in Mount Vernon, OH, seeks a Quality and Safety Manager to lead the site quality system and serve as Safety Manager within operations. You will drive SPC, PFMEA, control plans, and lean initiatives, oversee KPIs and audits, and ensure OSHA compliance while guiding the quality team to prevent defects and improve safety.

This role requires collaboration with production and engineering to implement permanent corrective actions and sustain a culture of quality, safety, and