Plant Quality Manager

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position overview: 

Assume overall responsibility for the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the quality management system. Co-ordinate the activities of workers engaged in testing in order to control quality of manufacture and to ensure compliance with corporate standards. Ensure the processes needed for the quality management system are established, implemented and maintained. Promote awareness of customer requirements throughout the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• To develop and manage a team capable of delivering and improving the Quality System for the organisation.
• Provide a framework for the design, implementation and maintenance of a consistent, integrated and sensible Quality System.
• Monitoring of internal systems to ensure compliance with Group Quality practices and procedures.
• Monitoring and control of customer complaints utilising trend charting and problem solving analysis.
• Manage vendor improvement programme to ensure the system used by the vendor guarantees quality of material supplied to manufacturing including the periodic auditing of proposed or current suppliers.
• Provide support and guidance to the Quality Technicians in the management of the Quality Plan and to ensure that documentation systems are maintained in compliance with GMP.
• Development of annual budget plans in addition to preparation of capital expenditure projects that are required to improve the quality of the product or process.
• Organisation and control of Quality Documentation system in addition to leading the Internal Audit Schedule for the plant to ensure compliance with GMP.
• Implementation of equipment and process validation with a successful integration of the application of TPM.
• To achieve Sector and Plant KPI’s.
• To lead the production quality, food safety and food defence improvement program.
• To participate in the implementation and/or maintenance of the quality and food safety systems and certification within the plant.
• To Co-ordinate and validate problem solving (PDCA/ 8D), following internal and external non – conformances.
• To engage employees in the deployment and embracing of relevant Six Sigma and Lean tools (PCDA / 8D / DOE / FMEA /5S ).

What are we looking for?

• Third level technical qualification, preferably in production, manufacturing or quality engineering with experience in a high volume manufacturing environment 
• 5 year’s managerial experience in high volume manufacturing in addition to knowledge of and implementation of Quality Systems
• At least 5 to 10 years' experience in a similar role, ideally in Automotive, Electronics, food packaging or similar sectors
• Good teamwork skills and a strong analytical ability are essential
• Self-motivated with good communications and leadership skills to ensure quality is the number one objective for all employees
• Analysis of quality practices, procedures, problem solving with sound decision-making as a result
• Excellent interpersonal ability across a wide range of functions
• Computer literate, ideally with both PC Skills and experience of Microsoft Office

Compensation and Benefits include:

• Annual salary of €75.000 - €93.000 + 15% annual bonus
• Company contributory pension scheme
• 6 months of full maternity pay
• Cycle To Work scheme
• Long service awards
• Access to learning and development pathways

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.
When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
 

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