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Amcor; Leominster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging solutions company is seeking a Quality Manager in Leominster, UK. The role involves developing and implementing quality standards and procedures to ensure products meet customer expectations. Ideal candidates will possess a bachelor’s degree and strong skills in leadership, analytical thinking, and communication. Responsibilities include process monitoring, staff training, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. The position offers opportunities for professional growth within a team focused on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Educated to a bachelor’s degree level in a relevant discipline.
• Strong leadership qualities and excellent analytical capabilities.
• Good understanding of industry standards like ISO 900 and 14001.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality standards and procedures.
• Monitor quality control tests and oversee production processes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives, including Six Sigma.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Department: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

BG and BU: Agriculture, Construction & Industrials

Function: Operations, Quality

Line Manager’s Job Title: Plant General Manager

Contract Type: permanent

Job Purpose

In your role as quality manager, you will be expected to develop, implement, and maintain quality standards, procedures, and systems to ensure products/services meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements, involving process monitoring, staff training, supplier auditing, data analysis, and driving continuous improvement (CI) in production and operations.

Job Dimensions & Scope

• Strategy & Standards: Establish quality policies, procedures, and standards, aligning with customer needs and legal requirements.
• Process Control: Implement and monitor quality control tests, inspect products at various stages, and oversee production processes
• Data & Reporting: Collect and analyse quality data, create statistical reports, and report findings to senior management.
• Improvement: Lead CI initiatives (like Six Sigma), identify weaknesses, and implement changes to boost efficiency and reduce waste.
• Team Leadership: Train staff on quality standards, manage quality teams, and foster a quality-focused culture.
• Stakeholder Liaison: Work with purchasing, suppliers, other departments, and customers to resolve issues and ensure compliance

Qualifications/Requirements

• Ideally educated to a bachelor’s degree in a related field with strong leadership, analytical, problem solving, communication, attention to detail and data analysis.
• Confident in the use of Microsoft Office applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent knowledge of industry standards, quality systems (ISO 900, 14001 & Recyclass certification).
• Personality/Attributes: Adaptable and self-motivated individual with excellent attention to detail and a passion for continuous improvement.
• Proactive and dynamic approach to health, safety and environment situations.
• Good written and presentational skills. Fluent English
• Ambitious, driven with a hunger to succeed and deliver improved results.
• Proactive with a positive “can do” attitude.

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About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.

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