What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Supervisor position at Ardagh Group?
Role Description
Quality Supervisor is responsible for facilitating and directing a wide variety of improvement projects that are cross functional and interdepartmental. The Quality Supervisor will apply proven Process Improvement methods such as Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing to improve plant efficiencies, reduce spoilage, and drive positive results in customer audits and overall satisfaction. This individual must be a self-starter with strong business judgment, problem solving, communication, and change management skills.
Key Responsibilities
Requirements
Ardagh Metal Packaging believes that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued and can work to their full potential. We offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team - you’ll enjoy the journey!
Ardagh Metal Packaging - North America has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breast feeding, and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, creed, religion (including religious dress and grooming), color, national origin, ancestry (including association, affiliation, or participation with persons or activities related to national origin, English-proficiency or accent, or immigration status), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or domestic partner status, age, veteran or military status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination against any employee or applicant based on any of these factors is prohibited.
Quality Supervisor is responsible for facilitating and directing a wide variety of improvement projects that are cross functional and interdepartmental. The Quality Supervisor will apply proven Process Improvement methods such as Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing to improve plant efficiencies, reduce spoilage, and drive positive results in customer audits and overall satisfaction. This individual must be a self-starter with strong business judgment, problem solving, communication, and change management skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop strong working relationship with cross functional departments and employees.
- Identify, document, and baseline core processes (business and technical), establish metrics, control plans,
- Work closely with department managers/supervisors to assess weaknesses in the current state and help.
- Implement team building skills to drive team-oriented results.
- Lead and manage cross-functional teams to identify, prioritize, plan, and implement process improvement.
- Formulate goals and plans for short- and long-term success (e.g. Spoilage reduction, cost savings, etc.).
- Apply best practices for introducing, driving, and sustaining change initiatives.
- Lead multiple process improvement projects and provide mentoring and coaching to department teams.
- Regularly provide project status updates to the Plant Manager and the management team.
- Ensures departmental productivity improvement goals are met.
- Contribute to the ongoing development and enforcement of the various continuous improvement tools and
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business. Industrial Engineering degree preferred.
- Progressive experience in manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in improvement practices such as Six Sigma and Lean tools.
- Demonstrated expertise in Value Stream Analysis, DMAIC projects, Rapid Improvement Events.
- Proficiency with key PC software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access, Project).
- Experience with manufacturing process analysis and documentation.
- Strong project management, planning, and organizational skills.
- Very strong oral communication and presentation skills.
- Strong consensus building and conflict management skills.
- Ability to work independently and with a cross functional teams.
- Strong leadership skills and desire to take on additional responsibility per the business needs.
Ardagh Metal Packaging believes that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued and can work to their full potential. We offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team - you’ll enjoy the journey!
Ardagh Metal Packaging - North America has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breast feeding, and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, creed, religion (including religious dress and grooming), color, national origin, ancestry (including association, affiliation, or participation with persons or activities related to national origin, English-proficiency or accent, or immigration status), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or domestic partner status, age, veteran or military status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination against any employee or applicant based on any of these factors is prohibited.
