Quality Manager

WinCup is a foodservice packaging company focused on providing our customers and consumers the highest quality products allowing them to enjoy the beverages and foods they love, whether at home, or on the go. WinCup was established in 1962 and is now a leading manufacturer passionately transitioning into an innovative, technology driven enterprise focused on creating superior products and brands directly addressing plastic pollution. WinCup is driven by our Vio biodegradable foam technology, Our Phade line of PHA based straws and stirrers is the only Marine Biodegradable, Home and Industrial Compostable straws and stirrers in the world.

We are a diverse team and bound together by our shared Values. We value:

• One Team
• Performance Based; Rewards & Recognition Driven
• Excellence in All We Do
• Respectful and Engaged Leadership
• Always Do the Right Thing

WinCup offers our full-time team members great benefit choices for you and your family with most benefit eligibility 31 days after hire, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, accruing paid time off, short and long-term disability, EAP, 401(k) with a company match available after 60 days. WinCup actively provides training and education assistance to develop employees.
So, if working on fantastic brands through innovation that leaves a positive legacy for our environment is what you are passionate about - read on to see if you might be a fit with our growing team!
Job Position: Quality Manager
Job Location: Stone Mountain, GA (On-site)
Reports To: Director of Engineering
Job Summary: The Shared Services Support Center (SSSC) Quality Manager is responsible for leading Quality and Product Compliance initiatives across the organization. This position will provide leadership, planning, communication and coaching skills to ensure safe production of high quality products to meet customer needs in the most cost effective and safe manner. Ensures compliance with Company Mission Statement Safety & Quality Policy, regulatory and customer requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree required (preferably in Engineering, Science or technical field)
• Quality-related certifications (especially from the American Society for Quality – ASQ) a plus
• Minimum of 5 years leading quality teams in a production environment, packaging products a plus.
• Proven Quality leader at building highly effective cross-functional teams, engaging and motivating teams.
• Experience in SQF.
• Proficient with Minitab or other statistical analysis tools
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Must be able to travel 50% of the time to support facilities for audits, training, etc.
• While performing the duties of this job, the team member 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.
  The list of job requirements above is not intended to be exhaustive or all-inclusive. The Company reserves the right to revise this job description as needed to comply with actual job requirements.
  WinCup is an EEO/AA and E-Verify employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition, we complete background checks and drug tests to ensure the safety of our team-members in the workplace.

• Develop and direct all Quality and Compliance-related programs for the organization.
• Manage WinCup’s food code compliance program by developing policies, procedures and assisting plants with program adherence, annual audit preparation and audit corrective actions.
• Establish Quality performance goals and strategies and effectively communicate Quality metrics across the organization. Assess trends, take appropriate actions.
• Initiate and Lead Quality improvement projects and Quality Team activities across multiple manufacturing sites within the US.
• Maintain Corporate Quality System documentation and assist with site specific documentation.
• Maintain Customer Complaint process and ensuring root causes are identified and corrective actions are implemented.
• Ensure Food Safety, Quality and Process Control issues are successfully resolved including effective use of Root Cause Analyses and Corrective and Preventative Action tools.
• Promote a data-driven approach to all process and quality related problems.
• Work with Product Teams to understand customer requirements and improve customer satisfaction.
• Partner with Supply Chain Team on Supplier Qualifications, Supplier Audits, and new product launches.
• Mentor and Train Site Quality Managers who are responsible for their local quality programs including SQF Preparation and Audits. Drive plant accountabilities.
• Provide technical leadership for the plant Quality Labs. Ensure that all plant quality testing equipment is calibrated, and testing methods are followed.
• As a key member of the Product Innovation Teams to develops and coordinates product quality qualification path through to commercialization. Develops quality control plans.
• Maintain membership in applicable quality or environmental associations to stay informed of new developments and trends.
• Prepare legal notices, postings, and reports as required by government and regulatory bodies.
• Additional duties as assigned by management.