Hood Container Corporation is a family-owned, mill to market company specializing in containerboard and Kraft paper, corrugated boxes, high graphic displays, and contract packaging. Our commitment to customer happiness, employee well-being, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence drive our business. Over the last eight years Hood Container Corporation has grown to become one of the top ten Paper and Packaging Companies in the United States. Our integrated company resources allow for a unique dynamic that evolves with every addition to our geographic footprint. We excel at offering the benefits of a large corporation, while operating as a boutique business building close relationships with our customers.
Our Mission: Through our unwavering commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability, we passionately deliver indispensable value to our customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and stakeholders.
Our Vision: A unified culture that creates innovative customer solutions.
Hood Container Corporation (HCC) is seeking a dynamic leader and change agent to join our team as a Quality Supervisor in our Louisville, KY Packaging Solutions site
This role is responsible for maintaining effective quality procedures and complying with all local, state and federal safety standards.
How You Will Contribute

• Respect and adhere to the Company's confidentiality policy.
• Observe and enforce all Company policies and procedures.
• Assist the Regional Quality Manager in the training, supervision, evaluation, and development of QA personnel.
• Prepare and ship samples for customers.
• Accurately maintain all quality records.
• Assist with internal and external quality audits.
• Ensure the completion of all QA check sheets, production records, OTC reconciliations, and QA reject sheets daily.
• Assist the Regional Quality Manager in writing and implementing quality procedures.
• Ensure the timely removal of rejects.
• Oversee the formatting, printing, and distribution of labels/UPCs and maintenance of printing equipment.
• Maintain proper label control and issue to production lines daily.
• Change incorrect lot codes due to data entry errors.
• Review weekly reject reports for accuracy and send them to customers. Follow-up is needed to ensure systems are updated.
• Assist with the improvement in the move to finished goods process and production inventory flow.
• Supervise the proper execution of job packets.
• Assist with production-related quality issues.
• Supervise end-of-day counts with QA/Data Entry.
• Assist with all physical inventories.
• Perform all tasks assigned by the supervisor.
• Coordinate visits with customers to review quality complaints and to ensure that customer needs are being met.

What It Will Take

• Strong interpersonal communication.
• Excellent analytical skills and independent decision-making.
• SAP and Microsoft Office experience preferred.
• Ability to multi-task and work well under deadlines.
• Effectively communicate instructions and requirements.
• Work overtime or odd shifts as necessary to meet production requirements.
• Maintain an exceptional level of attendance and punctuality.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.
• Must be able to work in high temperature & humidity conditions while wearing proper PPE including, but not limited to, hearing protection, steel toe shoes, and safety glasses.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Willing and able to work up to 12-hour shifts.
• Understanding GMPs and Food Safety Plans.

Basis Qualifications

• 2 plus years in a quality lead role
• Two- or four-year college degree preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and ERP Systems.
• Possess the skills necessary to perform reading, writing, and mathematics to maintain the required production reports and plan balanced workloads.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs

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