Job Information
Berry Global QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER in NASHVILLE, Tennessee
Overview
About Berry
At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information, visit our website , or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Purpose: The focus of the position’s duties is to ensure consistent supply of quality product to the marketplace.
Responsibilities
Promote and support highest level of safety, both personally and with others, throughout daily activities.
Process/Product Quality
Ensure the ongoing capability of site lab testers through periodic requalification and internal co-ops to minimize the variability of test results
Ensure updating of inspection and control charting requirements for each product.
Ensure the accuracy and archiving of laboratory test data and retained samples as company quality records
Implement new or revised lab test methods as required
Develop additional opportunities for improvement.
Address customer complaints via the company customer complaint system. Assign root cause investigations and communicate incident resolution to the customer and/or to company leaders.
Coordinate quality improvement and monitoring programs with the customers for the plant.
Report incoming raw material problems.
Lead the Quality Circle Meetings.
Responsible for the daily Quality Auditing system for the Site, including the Quality Audit database.
Maintain all required quality metrics for the site.
Berry Quality Standards
Responsible for the sites Quality Standards
Helps delegate and provides direction and support to site employees who lead sections of the quality standard.
Provide Site representation during internal and external Quality Audits.
Responsible for developing and communicating the official Site response to the auditors.
Participate in audits of other Berry locations.
Process/Product Development
Work closely with R&D, production, and process personnel during trial work at the plant.
Communicate requirements to plant personnel ensuring that all needed special instructions (including set-up, sampling, testing, charting, and labeling) are properly documented.
Assist in developing product specifications by documenting Berry’s process capability as compared to customer specifications and/or requirements.
Work with Technical Operations, Plant Engineering and Production to develop and justify needed equipment improvements to meet ongoing quality and productivity improvement goals and capabilities for new product requirements.
Specification Development
Maintain the Site database of raw material and finished product specifications and standards. Ensure the most recent specifications are in use and that obsolete specifications and standards are archived as per company’s retention policy.
Write and review specifications as necessary.
Analyze physical property histograms and data trends and determine specification limits based on equipment capabilities and customer requirements.
Gain customer agreement on product specifications.
Verify correlation between Company and customer test methods and standard references.
Customer Service
Work with the Sales and Marketing Group to service customers as required including occasional visits to Customer facilities.
Involvement includes discussions of capability (within proprietary limits), complaints, Customer Teams, and other similar items.
Communicate interactions to Plant Manager(s)/Site Director.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree with emphasis in engineering, polymer science, chemistry and statistical tools, or equivalent experience.
Experience : A minimum of 5 to 7 years relevant experience. Supervisory experience preferred.
Physical/Cognitive Requirements : Work is performed in an office environment with frequent contact with others. Requires prolonged sitting and frequent bending, stooping and stretching, manual dexterity, the ability to distinguish letters, occasional lifting, and the use of office equipment.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. (https://careers-berryglobal.icims.com/jobs/25167/quality-assurance-manager/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in_iframe=1&hashed=-1834445335)
Location US-TN-NASHVILLE
Job ID 2024-25167
Position Type Regular Full-Time
Category Quality Assurance & ISO Management
Location : Address 463 HARDING INDUSTRIAL DR.
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