QA Manager

Build a Career, Not Just a Job

Join ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions serving some of the world's most recognized brands, including P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, PepsiCo, and many more.

As a family-owned company with locations around the world, ALPLA offers stable careers, hands-on training, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth. Whether you're an experienced manufacturing professional or looking to start a new career, we provide the support and development you need to succeed.

At ALPLA, we invest in our people, promote from within, and foster a culture focused on safety, teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement. From apprenticeship programs and technical training to leadership development opportunities, ALPLA is committed to helping employees build long-term careers.

 

What You Can Expect from ALPLA

• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Childcare and dependent care savings programs
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement and educational assistance programs
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• Employee recognition programs
• Hands-on training and professional development
• A stable, growing company committed to sustainability

 

 Ready to Build Your Future?

Join a team where your contributions matter, your development is supported, and your career can grow with a global industry leader.

Apply today and discover what a career at ALPLA can offer.

 

What Will You Enjoy Doing

Coordinate and supervise all integrated management system (IMS) activities at the manufacturing site to ensure product meets internal, customer and regulatory expectations in a plant with low equipment complexity and/or line count. Responsible for assisting the site responsible leader (Plant Manager or Operations Manager) with quality-related communication to internal and external customers. Responsible for promoting quality and continuous improvement mind set within the operation.

Quality System

• Serves as lead auditor and primary audit contact for the site; prepares and successfully completes internal and external quality and/or food safety audits
• Ensures compliance with all quality management system requirements (ISO 9001, FSSC 22000 and other standards as required)
• Primary practitioner for HACCP and/or other product safety risk mitigation programs; supports any additional risk assessment requirements including change management
• Monthly reporting of quality and food safety system data per documented corporate procedures locally as well as regionally as required; uses this data along with IMS audit results to drive improvement activities
• Primary local contact for the document management system; assist in optimizing and standardizing plant quality documentation

Quality Control

• Ensure production compliance with all regulatory, internal and customer product and packaging specifications; ensures customer specifications are current and
  accessible
• Ensure customer mandated compliance documents are issued (i.e. COAs, other customer mandated documentation)
• Assist operations in new product (AQP) and equipment qualification and verification activities
• Documents and reports all supplier quality related issues per standard procedures; supports Logistics team on securing complaint resolution
• Oversite responsibility for plant quality control program including test equipment operation/calibration/verification, product testing, data collection, data integrity and
  rework management.
• Ensures all personnel performing quality testing on the production floor are trained and qualified; either through direct oversight or in support of the Quality Supervisor where the role exists (and responsibility is so delegated).

Laboratory Oversite

• Ensures all personnel performing quality testing within the quality lab are trained and qualified; either through direct oversight or in support of the Quality Supervisor where the role exists (and responsibility is so delegated).
• Leading the Quality Team
  • Regularly scheduled quality staff meeting
  • Ensures team works together as efficiently as possible
  • Assesses training needs of staff and ensures execution of training
• Managing the Quality Team
• Ensuring the following tasks are completed either through direct oversite or in support of the Quality Supervisor where the role exists (and responsibility is so delegate