Georgia Pacific · 9 hours ago
Quality Manager
Gladys, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expGeorgia-Pacific is a leading manufacturer, and they are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Quality Manager to join their Oriented Strand Board (OSB) manufacturing facility. The role involves leading quality control efforts, managing production processes, and ensuring the highest standards of product quality and operational efficiency.
Paper & Forest Products
Responsibilities
Lead a team of Process Control Technicians to maximize performance and meet key objectives. Facilitate team development and communication, employee skill development, problem-solving and resolution, and encouraging employee commitment and accountability
Support value creation efforts by analyzing process performance and developing key metrics to promote process improvement in safety, environmental, production, quality, value, and yield performance and digital transformation
Supervise and coordinate production efforts that result in sustained improvement in all associated work processes including Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) Compliance, Reliability, Quality, Production, and Costs
Use Data Analytics and a structured approach to problem solving
Develop and apply strategies to optimize on-going production in conjunction with the operations, maintenance, and engineering teams throughout the organization
Identify gaps and collaborate with key site and divisional personnel to value and prioritize identified opportunities and outline execution strategies accordingly
Oversight of records as they pertain to product quality including: COA’s, Calibration Records, Production Records, Process Validations, Department Checks, and others as defined by the QMS Manual and Records and Information Compliance Standards
Manage product quality, value and yield to contribute to the overall success of the facility
Assist with planning and execution of jobs and projects during both running and downtime events
Serve as a liaison between Georgia-Pacific and the 3rd party certification auditors
Enforcement of standard operating procedures and coaching of production personnel pertaining to QMS program responsibilities, including quality checks and data collection and oversight of non-compliant products
Work with plant leadership and production personnel in the recognition and correction of noncompliant conditions in all production departments to ensure delivery of prompt and appropriate root cause analysis and corrective actions and act as a gatekeeper for customer claim response
Work with other GP plants and division personnel to initiate change and share best practices and improvements. Travel occasionally to other sites to assist with internal audits and outages
Qualification
Required
Five (5) or more years of experience working in a continuous industrial manufacturing process
Experience with data analytics and statistics, SQL, Databases
Experience working with Quality Management Systems (QMS)
Proven leadership experience supervising a team of direct reports (including employee coaching and performance management)
Preferred
Extensive experience in OSB manufacturing, including quality control and technical leadership
Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, wood science, or a related field
Lean Six Sigma Training
Experience leading product trials
Experience in a wood products environment
Proficiency in regulatory compliance and industry best practices
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Life insurance
ADD
Disability
Retirement
Paid vacation/time off
Educational assistance
Infertility assistance
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Company
Georgia Pacific
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10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
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