Full-Time Quality & Continuous Improvement Specialist

This position will:

• Provide methodological support to the sites (RRD and outsourcing) which work with North American Packaging, in matters related to quality, CI, regulatory requirements, confidentiality and other services.
• Lead the quality resolution process for platform accounts or key strategic clients (SCAR Process: Containment actions, root cause analysis, CAPA and effectiveness verification).
• Conduct assessments to identify opportunities, coordinate corrective & preventive actions implementation, develop the local team and support the problem solving process.
• Lead Continuous Improvement initiatives such as 6 Sigma, OPL, 5S, SMED, Process Confirmation, G8D, PPAP,PPS, Visual Management, Value stream mapping, Paper Yield, etc.
• Supplier Development – Establish and maintain relationships with strategic suppliers (Internal and external), drive key initiatives and continuous quality improvement.
• Follow up with the Product Safety leaders of each plant to comply with regulatory requirements, such as REACH, RoHS, Prop 65, CPSIA, Conflict Minerals, among others.

• Customer on-boarding process and New Product Introduction (NPI) Process.
• Customer audits and facility assessment (RRD and suppliers).
• Quality Management System (ISO9001) and Color Management.
• Lead quality resolution process (Containment actions, root cause analysis, CAPA and effectiveness verification).
• Process Validation.
• Lead the implementation of QA & QC methodologies: IQC, IPQC, OQC and SCP.
• Material & product certification process.
• Sustainability (ISO14001) and Chain of Custody (FSC, SFI and PEFC).
• Code of Conduct and Social Responsibility support.
• Lead initiatives related to intellectual property protection and confidentiality systems.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or similar is required
• Language skills: Bilingual, fluent in English and Spanish
• 5 years experience working on Quality & CI areas and for packaging companies (Printed paperboard).
• Compliance certifications knowledge: ISO9001, ISO14000, cGMP, Props 65, REACH and RoHS
• Lean manufacturing & QA tools knowledge: 5S, SMED, 6 Sigma, G8D, PPAP, VSM, Process Validation and IQC,IPQC &OQC.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational and analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word) and Minitab.
• Must be able to travel 40%-50% of the time.

What is the last date for applying to the job?

Which countries are accepted for this remote job?