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ALPLA Group lists this Quality Assurance Manager (Iowa City) opportunity in iowa city, Iowa. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Build a Career, Not Just a Job
ALPLA's Iowa City, Iowa manufacturing site is looking for a Quality Manager
Join ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions serving some of the world's most recognized brands, including P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, PepsiCo, and many more.
As a family-owned company with locations around the world, ALPLA offers stable careers, hands-on training, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth. Whether you're an experienced manufacturing professional or looking to start a new career, we provide the support and development you need to succeed.
At ALPLA, we invest in our people, promote from within, and foster a culture focused on safety, teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement. From apprenticeship programs and technical training to leadership development opportunities, ALPLA is committed to helping employees build long-term careers.
What You Can Expect from ALPLA
Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) with company match
Childcare and dependent care savings programs
Paid vacation and holidays
Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement and educational assistance programs
Career growth and advancement opportunities
Employee recognition programs
Hands-on training and professional development
A stable, growing company committed to sustainability
Ready to Build Your Future?
Join a team where your contributions matter, your development is supported, and your career can grow with a global industry leader.
What You Will Enjoy Doing
Coordinate and supervise all integrated management system (IMS) activities at the manufacturing site to ensure product meets internal, customer and regulatory expectations. Responsible for assisting the Plant Manager with quality related communication to internal and external customer. Responsible for promoting a quality and continuous improvement mind set within the operation.
Quality System
Serves as lead auditor and primary audit contact for the site; prepares and successfully completes internal and external quality and/or food safety audits
Ensures compliance with all quality management system requirements (ISO 9001, FSSC 22000 and other standards as required)
Primary practitioner for HACCP and/or other product safety risk mitigation programs; supports any additional risk assessment requirements including change management
Monthly reporting of quality and food safety system data per documented corporate procedures locally as well as regionally as required; uses this data along with IMS audit results to drive improvement activities.
Primary local contact for the document management system (d.velop); assist in optimizing and standardizing plant quality documentation
Quality Control
Ensure production compliance with all regulatory, internal and customer product and packaging specifications; ensures customer specifications are current and accessible
Ensure customer mandated compliance documents are issued (i.e. COAs, other customer mandated documentation)
Assist operations in new product (AQP) and equipment qualification and verification activities
Documents and reports all supplier quality related issues per standard procedures; supports Logistics team on securing complaint resolution
Oversite responsibility for plant quality control program including test equipment operation/calibration/verification, product testing, data collection, data integrity and rework management.
Ensures all personnel performing quality testing on the production floor are trained and qualified; either through direct oversight or in support of the Quality
Supervisor where the role exists (and responsibility is so delegated).
Laboratory Oversite
Ensures all personnel performing quality testing within the quality lab are trained and qualified; either through direct oversight or in support of the Quality Supervisor where the role exists (and responsibility is so delegated).
Leading the Quality Team
Regularly scheduled quality staff meeting
Ensures team works together as efficiently as possible
Assesses training needs of staff and ensures execution of training
Managing the Quality Team
Ensuring the following tasks are completed either through direct oversite or in support of the Quality Supervisor where the role exists (and responsibility is so delegated).
Ensures correctly time and attendance of team is captured
Recruits (with HR support) new employees
Performs disciplinary actions
Performs annual performance evaluations
Customer Relationship Management
Hosts periodic customer visits; primary contact for quality and regulatory related communications with customer
Manages customer complaint process including application of proper RCA techniques and tools. Ensures customer complaints are captured in global/regional/local reporting systems
Supports the RCA process and training for other departments in the plant
Performance Metrics:
Performance is evaluated based on the effectiveness of the site Quality Management System and Quality Control program in meeting internal standards as well as customer and regulatory requirements. Additional considerations include audit performance and effective leadership of the site quality team. Emphasis is placed on maintaining a compliant, reliable quality system and effective customer relationship management.
KPIs include but are not limited to:
Successful completion of internal, customer, and certification audits; including timely closure of findings
Customer complaint performance, including severity, recurrence, RCA quality and closure timeliness
Effectiveness of the site quality control program, including data integrity, calibration compliance and rework management
Timeliness and accuracy of required quality and food safety reporting
Training and qualification status of quality personnel and overall quality team effectiveness
What Makes You Great
4 year degree in a STEM/technical discipline or equivalent work experience required
Experience with physical lab testing equipment, calipers, scales, digital height gauge and compression force testing equipment; experience with Coordinate Measuring
Machine (CMM) preferred.
At least 5 years of work experience in Quality Assurance combined with a demonstrated track-record of accomplishments as a QA Manager, preferably in a high speed manufacturing environment with significant customer engagement experience
Proficient with Excel, SPC software, Word, PowerPoint
Intermediate to advanced statistical knowledge
Ability to work well with other departments
Ability to manage Customer Relations
Able to handle multi-task environment with excellent organizational skills
Competencies:
• Directs Work
• Develops Talent
• Nimble Learning
• Plans and Aligns
• Manages Conflict
• Resourcefulness
• Customer Focus
• Builds Effective Teams
ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Immigration sponsorship is not eligible for this role
Worksite address
iowa city, IA, 52245, US
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