Quality Assurance and Safety Manager

Quality/Safety ManagerSTS Packaging, a Schwarz Partners, L.P. Joint Venture company, is currently seeking a Quality/Safety Manager in Charlotte, NC. This position provides proactive leadership, strategic direction, and support to the STS - Charlotte facility in the areas of Quality and Safety. Under the direction of the Director of Quality and the facility General Manager, the Quality/Safety Manager will inspire, lead, and execute strategic initiatives that enable optimum safety, productivity, service, quality, sanitation, and product security as well as maintaining a variety of health and safety programs to assure the highest possible degree of safety for employees within the operations of the facility.Essential Job Functions For This Position:Promote quality concepts and principles throughout the organization by facilitating the Quality Lead Team, and by providing guidance and leadership for the development and administration of a Quality and Food Safety Management System.Stimulate and cultivate "a zero incident mentality" throughout the facility.Develop, deploy, and manage all Quality, Sanitation, and Product Security policies, programs, processes and procedures.Serve as SPA for annual and periodic 3rd-party product SQF audits.Document standards and specifications for processes, products, and test procedures.Provide consultation and direction to ensure Quality System programs, processes and procedures are implemented successfully and function as designed throughout the operation in order to ensure the quality and integrity of manufactured products and services.Assess and evaluate facility personnel and make recommendations to the Operations regarding strategies to remedy training, skills, or performance deficiencies.Develop, administer, and institutionalize cost effective strategies to maintain superior manufacturing hygiene audit scores in each facility; ensure strategies solidify a hygienic culture into the daily activities of each operation; serve/act as the POC and interface with all customers regarding related matters.Manage the plant SQF programs and initiatives.Conduct root cause analysis on defective materials.Maintain a root cause database and provide feedback to customers when required.Follow all safety and company policies, reporting any issues, accidents, or incidents immediately; must complete online safety training each month as assigned; complete monthly behavior and audit cards.Develop, implement, maintain, and communicate safety strategies and programs throughout the organization; Investigate complaints and non-conformance issues.Manage and coordinate all work-related injury/incident/accident and lead investigation, report findings to plant leadership work to review situation and cite comparators if it involves a safety violation.Responsible for assigning/reporting monthly safety training topics/materials and safety audits to Supervisors; coordinate and work with team on plant audits.Conform to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's).Conform to Safe Quality Food (SQF) procedures and policies to assure products are suitable for direct food contact.Core Competencies: Customer Focus, Employee Focus, Safety First Mindset, Action Oriented, Decision Quality, Functional/Technical Skills, Integrity and Trust, Peer Relationships.Other duties and tasks as assigned.Required Education / Experience:BS Degree in Industrial Engineering, Quality or related filed or 5-10 years related experience in a manufacturing environment utilizing TQM, ISO, Lean Manufacturing, and/or Six Sigma principles.A minimum of 5 years combined of technical, manufacturing, and/or quality and safety management experience preferably in a printing, converting, or other flexible packaging operation or a combination of education and experience preferred.Experience in a manufacturing environment utilizing TQM, ISO, Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma is preferred.Quality experience preferably in a paper-converting environment is preferred.ASQ (American Society for Quality) Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, Certified Black Belt or Certified Green Belt preferred.Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance is required. Knowledge and the ability to be the facility's SQF Practitioner is preferred.Proven technical leadership with the ability to utilize structured problem-solving methods to deliver results.Demonstrated competence to work and communicate effectively with all levels in the organization.Proficient in Microsoft Office, with willingness and ability to learn new systems.If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking team with a family feel, culture of excellence, and customer-focused reliability, we want you to be a part of our teamOur organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.