#10589 - Quality assurance / Packaging technologist

Role:

To lead the development and maintenance of Quality packaging systems to regulatory legislation, customer and third-party standards. To ensure the technical requirements of the business are fulfilled. To provide technical expertise and advice in areas of packaging & legal requirements as well as leadership, support, and training for quality improvement projects.

Responsibilities:

• Communication & People Management Skills
• Lead motivate & develop quality team
• Coordinate with all departments and managers, representing the quality team at senior management level.
• Influence decision making to ensure packaging quality needs of the business are being met
• Ensure that the company is kept aware of legislative & customer requirements and these are implemented to ensure that packaging standards are met or exceeded

Supplier Management

• Ensure the supplier management process is maintained with detailed specification, risk assessment, audit and approval records for all raw materials including packaging.
• Review of suppliers to give feedback on performance and frequency in relation to risk assessment
• Manage the approval of all new suppliers
• Keep buying team informed of any supplier non-conformances or deviations in performance.
• Customer Management
• Support the General Manager in the implementation & review of detailed finished product specifications to comply with legal & customer requirements.
• Manage queries or complaints from customers in a timely manner, involving other teams as required.
• Ensure procedures, process documentation and system in use comply with legal, best practice & customer requirements.
• Setting KPI & objectives
• Implement internal audit programme
• Risk assessment of testing schedules

Required

• Own transport required due to location in Rathcoole
• Education in a related course
• 2 years of experience in a packaging role
• Attention to details
• Problem-solving attitude
• Innovation
• Base knowledge of the relationship of product, process, packaging equipment and packaging material.
• Accomplished IT Skills using Microsoft suite of programs, Packaging specification and Quality systems are essential