Regional Quality Director

Amcor LLC; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Discretionary annual bonus program

Paid Parental Leave

Retirement Savings Plan with company 5

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Amcor Evansville seeks a Regional Quality Director to lead quality excellence across multiple facilities. You will drive regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement in collaboration with Operations, Commercial, Engineering and Corporate Quality leadership.

As a strategic partner, you will guide quality initiatives, manage audits, and develop robust risk mitigation across the network while aligning with Amcor's values and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field.
• Five years of Quality leadership experience.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Working knowledge of SPC, Six Sigma, and team building.
• Plastics experience desired.
• Working knowledge of ISO and Food Safety standards.
• Experience with various 3rd party audit organizations covering ISO and Food Safety standards.
• Travel to assigned locations (25% - 30% travel required).

Responsibilities

• Provide support and direction to Plant Quality Managers, Quality teams, and plant Operations Managers to achieve Quality goals and objectives within the operational region.
• Connect plant teams with corporate resources, training opportunities, Subject Matter Experts, sister plants, and other support functions to support quality improvement needs.
• Review customer complaints and claims responses for thoroughness of investigation, root cause identification, effectiveness of corrective actions and additional opportunities for improvement for high impact incidents.
• Ensure impactful learnings are shared and implemented across the network where appropriate.
• Cascade quality initiatives, objects, goals and plans from top management through plant teams and support successful implementation.
• Provide strategic guidance to the region to ensure quality objectives are achieved.
• Lead plant activities regarding potential legal actions related to customer quality events including development of agreements, customer claims and other potential product liability issues requiring legal support.
• Establish and maintain good relationships with customers including leading Focus Customer teams and serving as Single Point of Contact for Focus and Enterprise Key Customers.
• Support Commercial and Operational teams by participating in communication with customers regarding quality issues and actions to be taken for high impact, repeat and other customer claims.
• Assist in the development of policies and procedures that support the Quality Management System for the business.
• Assist plants to prepare for and during 2nd and 3rd party audits to ensure required compliance to applicable certification and customer standards.
• Assist in the management of the Change Control Process to ensure timely customer notification of changes.
• Assist Corporate Engineering and Customers in Quality plan development.
• Advise management on potential risks associated with Quality issues.
• Provide updates, feedback and support for multi‑site and regional Operations and Commercial leaders through data, reports and other observations.

Skills

Leadership

SPC

Six Sigma

Team building

ISO & Food Safety

Microsoft O365

Communication

Travel 25-30%

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field

Tools

Microsoft O365

Job description

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. We invest in our world‑class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business. To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube

Job Description

The Regional Quality Director provides strategic leadership and direction for quality performance across multiple manufacturing facilities within the assigned region. This role is responsible for driving a culture of quality excellence, ensuring compliance with regulatory, customer, and certification requirements, and aligning regional quality initiatives with business objectives. As a key partner to Operations, Commercial, Engineering, and Corporate Quality leadership, the Regional Quality Director leads continuous improvement efforts, supports customer satisfaction initiatives, and develops quality strategies that enhance operational performance and reduce risk across the network.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Provide support and direction to Plant Quality Managers, Quality teams, and plant Operations Managers to achieve Quality goals and objectives within the operational region
• Connect plant teams with corporate resources, training opportunities, Subject Matter Experts, sister plants, and other support functions when required to support quality improvement needs and initiatives
• Review customer complaints and claims responses for thoroughness of investigation, root cause identification, effectiveness of corrective actions and additional opportunities for improvement for high impact incidents
• Ensure impactful learnings are shared and implemented across the network where appropriate
• Cascade quality initiatives, objects, goals and plans from top management through plant teams and support successful implementation and execution of these activities
• Provide strategic guidance to the region to ensure quality objectives are achieved
• Lead plant activities regarding potential legal actions related to customer quality events including development of agreements, customer claims and other potential product liability issues requiring legal support.
• Establish and maintain good relationships with customers including leading Focus Customer teams and serving as Single Point of Contact for Focus and Enterprise Key Customers
• Support Commercial and Operational teams by participating in communication with customers regarding quality issues and actions to be taken for high impact, repeat and other customer claims
• Assist in the development of policies and procedures that support the Quality Management System for the business
• Assist plants to prepare for and during 2nd and 3rd party audits to ensure required compliance to applicable certification and customer standards
• Assist in the management of the Change Control Process to ensure timely customer notification of changes
• Assist Corporate Engineering and Customers in Quality plan development
• Advise management on potential risks associated with Quality issues
• Provide updates, feedback and support for multi‑site and regional Operations and Commercial leaders through data, reports and other observations

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field
• Five years of Quality leadership experience
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Proficient with Microsoft O365 suite
• Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and leadership to others
• Demonstrated ability to develop a team environment
• Working knowledge of SPC, Six Sigma, and team building
• Plastics experience desired
• Working knowledge of ISO and Food Safety standards
• Experience with various 3rd party audit organizations covering ISO and Food Safety standards
• Travel to assigned locations (25% - 30% travel required)

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when: our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team; our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation; our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns; the environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

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, please click on 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

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing program & 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 annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.

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