Quality Engineer

Your Job

The Consumer Goods division of Georgia-Pacific is looking for qualified professionals to apply for their Quality Engineer position at Halsey Mill. This role will be responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving the Quality system. This includes tracking and measuring quality metrics for daily operations according to the Quality Control Plan and meeting or exceeding customer expectations. Additionally, this role supports ensuring the reliability, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Safe Quality Food (SQF), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and Product Safety/Stewardship expectations. We are searching for a results-oriented individual to be a vital member of our Site Quality Team. This is a highly visible role where the individual will create value through interfacing with our organization, customers, and Senior Leadership.  

Our Team

This role is part of Halsey’s Quality department. Halsey is a tissue and towel mill with roughly 375 full-time employees.

What You Will Do

• Be a champion for Product Safety and Quality programs at the site.

• Communicate to relevant personnel all information essential to ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of Quality systems for consumer products.

• Collaborate with other GP resources to leverage knowledge and build a transformational quality system that achieves our vision.

• Aid in the development and growth of quality inspectors and testers and validate their ability to accurately perform quality tasks. Assist with coaching other employees in Quality-related training.

• Build capabilities within the department by sharing quality knowledge, validating the integrity of testing data, and driving the verification of quality systems – i.e. physical testing, visual inspections, compliance requirements.

• Oversee the maintenance of testing labs and equipment – ensure the room conditions meet acceptable Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI)standards, the calibration of all testing equipment is completed timely, and address any out of tolerance issues.

• Support and assist with commercialization initiatives and product trials.

• Investigate quality exceptions and the quarantine of off quality product - this may involve coaching/mentoring technicians on timely execution of testing or inspections to reduce amount of operational waste.

• Investigate unplanned quality events by supporting operations on Root Cause Analysis’ (RCAs) and ensure corrective actions are implemented that address the root cause to mitigate future risks.

• Lead the investigation of off quality claims and complaints and ensure we are delivering timely resolutions and satisfying our customer requirements.

• Provide operations with reports on key quality performance indicators.

• Assist Manufacturing Engineers in the identification and measurement of key process variables to improve quality and sustain our run-to-target metrics.

• Back-up Product Safety Compliance System Owner (CSO)

o Maintain SQF Program, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan, coordinate audits, and develop tasks based off audits and validation findings.

o Build knowledge and capability among Product Stewardship and SQF Fundamental Program owners.

o Drive PS and SQF program improvements based on learnings from audits and industry changes.

• Other projects as assigned by Quality Manager.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 3+ years of progressive experience in Quality within a manufacturing or industrial environment.

• Previous experience working within a product system that applies quality programs.

• Previous experience working within an operation that utilizes standard inspection and physical testing methods.

• Previous experience leading an initiative within the operation and working through others to accomplish goals.

• Previous experience using Microsoft Office programs such as Word (to write business correspondence), Excel (for use of spreadsheets, reporting, simple formulas), Power Point, Teams, and Outlook (for internal and external correspondence).

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering/related

• Previous experience with HACCP or SQF certifications and proven track record for related program management and implementation.

• Previous experience with leading and facilitating the root cause and corrective action process.

• Previous experience working in a pulp and paper operation.

• Previous experience working in a union environment.

• Previous experience with software tools such as PI Vision/Datalink, Microsoft P