Quality Assurance Specialist - Steel Manufacturing

Greif offers a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome.

Job Requisition #:

032567 Quality Assurance Specialist - Steel Manufacturing (Open)

Job Description:

Founded in 1877, Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world’s most demanding and fastest-growing industries. With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life’s essentials – and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.

OUR VISION:

Be the best performing customer service company in the world.

OUR PURPOSE:

We create packaging solutions for life’s essentials.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Provides consultation for the plant's quality assurance and control programs, practices, and procedures in support of established production standards and company business objectives. Responsible for activities related to process improvement initiatives as well as development and implementation of continuous improvement strategies in a manufacturing setting. Works with customers to understand their compliance needs and provides them with certifications supported by the company's compliance documentation. Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 4-8 years of relevant experience.

We create packaging solutions for life’s essentials.

Key Responsibilities 

• Studies business unit processes and operations, develops, implements, and monitors quality and efficiency improvements. 
• Tracks progress towards efficiency or quality goals. Leads the implementation and continuous improvement of the production system within the business environment.  
• Conducts organizational root cause analysis to determine inefficiencies or risk weakness. 
• Collaborates and advises leadership to identify and select processes or projects for inclusion of the continuous improvement and quality/safety-related strategy initiatives.
• Reviews key performance indicators, evaluates current state, proposes future state goals and objectives, and assists in implementation.
• Shares best practices with teams and is comfortable leading Kaizen events. May assist with training colleagues in lean manufacturing techniques.
• Guides business unit functions to improve operational metrics and plant P&L.
• Tracks and reports plant Operational Excellence project progress; drives project implementation to completion.
• Performs periodic testing and documents results for certification and compliance purposes. Works with suppliers and customers to ensure all required regulations are met, coordinates audits, and provides certification documents. 
• Coordinates activities with other departments and outside functions. Interfaces with sourcing and supply chain functions on supplier certifications and raw material purchases.  
• May be required to monitor adherence to established safety standards.  Recommends and implements changes as needed. Ensures compliance in the safe handling of hazardous materials and waste.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Education and Experience 

• Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 4-8 years of relevant Quality Assurance experience. 
• Steel industry experience is a plus

Knowledge and Skills 

• Possesses in-depth experience with quality assurance/control and lean techniques in a production/manufacturing setting.
• Ability to work with testing equipment and maintain accurate documentation/records.
• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Possesses strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Possesses excellent project management skills.
• Experience training, coaching, and mentoring others in problem-solving methodologies.
• Proven ability to create and execute professional presentations using facts and data.
• Prior knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local regulations, and ISO 9000 standards is a plus.
• Lean, Six Sigma, Quality, or other related certification is a plus.
• Travel may be required.

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Compensation Range:

The pay range for this position is $90,000.00 - $153,200.00. Typically, a competitive wage for new hires will fall between $95,000.00 to $106,000.00. Offers for this position may vary based on market data and other factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experien