Quality Manager

Role of Position

Responsible for maintaining the Quality system and overseeing and optimizing Quality processes in order to ensure the achievement of the quality standards established in collaboration with the other company functions.

Leadership/managerial Tasks

Coordinates and supervises the Quality Team

General Tasks

• Responsible for product quality.
• Responsible for the Quality management system.
• Responsible for the acceptance, waiver and rejection of stamped, semi-finished and finished products.
• Ensures compliance with production standards, managing and coordinating projects to improve process and product quality.
• Manages internal quality non-conformities, coordinating working groups in their analysis and in the definition of corrective and preventive actions.
• Manages external qualitative reports, interfacing with colleagues and providing technical feedback to customers.
• Collaborates with the Technical and Operations Department in order to ensure compliance with the defined procedures and processes.
• Contact person for the KPIs of the Quality area.
• Responsible for the documentation relating to the Quality area.
• Ensures that the obligations set out in Legislative Decree 81/08 and subsequent amendments (Consolidated Law on Safety) are complied with.

Special Tasks

• Monitors compliance with company guidelines in terms of Product Quality, Safety and Hygiene.
• Manages and coordinates business process improvement projects with the use of Lean Manufacturing tools.
  Collaborates with similar functions within the Corporate for the definition and achievement of improvement and harmonization objectives regarding Quality.

Education

Diploma or technical degree with many years of experience in the quality sector of production companies, preferably in the field of packaging or plastics production

Job experience / Knowledge:

Experience in the quality department of production companies

Experience in regulatory

Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 22716 management systems

Knowledge of GMP regulations

Knowledge of the English language

Knowledge of Windows Office, ERP, warehouse management programs and business intelligence software

Knowledge of quality information tools

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and problem solving techniques

Personal qualification profile:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Leadership and team management skills

Analytical approach to problem solving

Availability to travel

Meeting deadlines

Flexibility

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.