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Job Description

Provides technical support for the quality assurance function as directed.

What will you be responsible for?

• Performs root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action for process related concerns.
• Performs and assists in reviewing quality assurance policies used in all existing and new plants, including procedures and equipment with the aim of standardizing wherever possible.
• Assists in establishing and maintaining the quality management system.
• Conducts and participates in continuous improvement activities to enhance the quality management system (such as DMAIC, 5S, Kaizen lean methods, etc.)
• Develops training to build and sustain quality awareness.
• Conducts analysis to ensure that products and processes comply with the relevant requirements of the quality management system.
• Conducts audits, creates audit finding reports, determines proper corrective and preventive actions and closes out audit findings.
• Analyzes failure, corrective and preventative action to respond to customer complaints.
• Creates and maintains company quality documentation, such as quality manuals, quality procedures, etc.
• Manages and conducts audits of suppliers’ performance, ensuring timely resolution of supplier failure, corrective action and preventive actions.
• Investigates, within the group function, the quality assurance aspects of new or existing products to establish schedules for testing and developing such activities.
• Participates and interacts with the engineering and operations groups and plant staff on quality-related matters.
• Participates in evaluating customer claims. Presents such data to highlight problem status for areas needing attention; also to reflect areas where corrective action has/has not had the desired results.
• Participates in quality improvement programs if deemed beneficial to the division.

What are we looking for?

• Broad training in a related field acquired through a bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering
• Job related experience for 3 years minimum in quality or quality-related environment; experience in manufacturing laboratory environment preferred
• Certifications/Licenses/Other: ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt or ASQ Quality Engineer certification preferred
• Working knowledge of the following areas: engineering principles, practices, nomenclature, and procedures, quality assurance principles, and the manufacturing process

Preferred Qualifications

• Performs quality engineering activities including quality control systems implementation for new plants or lines, capability studies, measurement systems analyses, gauge R&R studies, development of process control and reaction plans.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Hiring Salary Range: $ 68,000 - 101,500 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
• Other Compensation: This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
• Regular Full-Time Salaried and Hourly positions: Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, click here for more info https://www.ball.com/us_benefits

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