Quality specialist

Overview

As a Quality Specialist, you serve as a pivotal leader in ensuring that aluminum can products meet and exceed established quality and food safety standards. With advanced expertise, you develop and implement quality assurance protocols, conduct in-depth analyses, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Your role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance product integrity, optimize processes, and ensure compliance with industry regulations.

Responsibilities

• Quality System implementation, implement the Quality Management System, designed by the Global Quality team, aligned with the plant goals and local regulatory requirements.
• Audit Leadership, lead internal and external audits, ensuring readiness and compliance with all relevant standards and regulations.
• Continuous Improvement Initiatives, identify areas for improvement, develop action plans, and lead cross-functional teams to enhance product quality and process efficiency.
• Training and Development, deliver training programs to enhance the quality competencies of team members across the plant.
• Project Management, capability to lead quality improvement projects from conception through implementation, ensuring timely and successful outcomes.
• Technical Proficiency, familiarity with advanced quality tools and software, including SPC, Minitab, and ERP systems; control charts setup, analysis, and interpretation.
• Advanced Problem-Solving, ability to lead root cause analysis, investigate deviations, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Data Collection Systems, familiar with digital or manual quality data entry systems and audits.
• Food Safety Standards, knowledge of GMP, HACCP, and food-contact requirements in can manufacturing.
• Non-Conformance Management, experience in product isolation, traceability, and documentation processes.
• Audit Readiness, able to maintain records and evidence for internal and external audits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience within Quality in the manufacturing sector (mandatory).
• Technical Certificate or Associate Degree.
• Advanced degrees or certifications (e.g., Six Sigma Green Belt / CQI) (preferred).
• Technical Proficiency, familiarity with advanced quality tools and software, including SPC, Minitab, and ERP systems, with experience in control charts setup, analysis, and interpretation.
• Food Safety Standards knowledge, GMP, HACCP, and food-contact requirements in can manufacturing.

Additional Information

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.

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