Job Requirements

IN ADDITION TO THE ITEMS LISTED ABOVE, THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING:

• BACHELOR’S DEGREE - PREFERABLY IN A RELATED ENGINEERING AREA.

• MINIMUM SEVEN (7) YEARS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT WITH PROVEN QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OVERSIGHT CAPABILITY.

• EXPERIENCE SUPERVISING SUBORDINATES HIGHLY PREFERRED.

• EXCELLENT GRASP AND UNDERSTANDING OF SPC (STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL). SIX-SIGMA, OR LEAN MANUFACTURING. BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF HACCP AND GMPS.

• MUST HAVE A DESIRE FOR ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, PROCESS AND PRODUCT QUALITY AND RELIABILITY.

• EXPERIENCE WITH ALL ASPECTS OF COPQ AND DRIVING RESULTS.

• PROFICIENT IN OFFICE 2000, (EXCEL WORD, ACCESS AND POWER POINT).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• EFFECTIVE WRITTEN, VERBAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS. ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH ALL LEVELS OF PLANT PERSONNEL AND COMPANY MANAGEMENT. STRONG ADMINISTRATIVE, ORGANIZATIONAL AND SUPERVISORY SKILLS.

• A THOROUGH WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROCESSES INVOLVED IN MANUFACTURING BEVERAGE CANS.

• A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES, AND FINISHED PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS.

• A THOROUGH WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF EXTERNAL CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS, PROCESSES, AND EXPECTATIONS.

• THE ABILITY TO PROFESSIONALLY INTERACT WITH CUSTOMERS WHETHER FACE-TO-FACE, VERBAL VIA TELEPHONE OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION VIA EMAILS OR FORMAL CORRESPONDENCE　

• A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF COMMON QUALITY AND PROBLEM SOLVING TOOLS INCLUDING STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, PARETO CHARTS, GAUGE R&R, PFMEA, PROCESS CAPABILITY, AND HISTOGRAMS.

• EXCELLENT TECHNICAL WRITING SKILLS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE REPORTS TO CREATE, MAINTAIN AND UPDATE WRITTEN DOCUMENTS OUTLINING AND DETAILING ALL PLANNED GOALS, PROTOCOLS, PROCEDURES, PROCESSES, SOLUTIONS AND RESULTS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASURES.

• A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND LEAN SIX SIGMA PRINCIPLES.

• A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING/INSTALLATION/MODIFICATION CONCEPTS.

• EXPERIENCE WITH SOFTWARE: WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, MINITAB, KMS, ETQ AND WINDOWS.

• STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF INVESTIGATIONS, PROBLEM SOLVING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION.