Quality Manager
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Pratt Industries - America's 5th largest corrugated packaging company - is looking for an experienced Manager to lead the Quality Department of our newest Corrugator in Henderson, Kentucky!Why Choose Us?At Pratt Industries, we care about our employees by providing secure jobs, a safe work environment, and many supportive benefits. By investing in employees, we are able to offer growth opportunities to build a thriving, lifelong career.Summary:This position is responsible for leading the Continuous Improvement initiatives within Safety and Quality at the Plant. This position will provide leadership, planning, technical direction, communication and coaching skills to ensure safe production of high quality products to meet customer needs in the most cost effective manner.Duties and ResponsibilitiesDirects the Quality Management System at the plantTrain and educate the organization and implement continuous improvement methodologies such as 6 Sigma, 5S, Lean, OE and othersDrives Continuous Improvement to quantitatively and qualitatively improve costs, quality and service.Drives plant accountabilities in the areas of: tracking vendor performance, resolution and disposition of customer complaints, investigating critical quality defects on in-process and finished products, generation and analysis of quality data and reportsInsures all customer feedback is promptly dealt with and any complaints are acted upon by the plant using root cause analysis and implementing corrective actionSupports safety as a top priority in training, job design and regulatory complianceEnsures product quality. Establishes and manages systems for right first time performance and incorporates this philosophy in the continuous improvement teams.Focuses on plant wide issues and inter-plant initiatives including developing synergies and business opportunities to optimize other manufacturing plantsEducation, Experience, and Required SkillsCollege degree in manufacturing, engineering, logistics or equivalent work experienceExperience in a variety of manufacturing areas (production, logistics)Experience in quality system management or mfg/corrugated leadership preferred Competent with MS Office and Statistical softwarePrevious ISO certification desiredExperience in Food SafetySix Sigma Green Belt certification desiredPhysical DemandsEmployee is regularly required to walk and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.Work EnvironmentWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.Pratt is America's 5th largest corrugated packaging company and the world's largest, privately-held producer of 100% recycled containerboard, with more than 9000 highly-skilled, green-collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt was founded in the USA more than 30 years ago and, since then, has shown dramatic growth with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than 27 states.