Continuous Improvement Manager Job in New Philadelphia, Ohio Us

Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (NYSE:GPK), is a premier paperboard packaging company serving the food, beverage and consumer product markets. We also are a leading producer of labels, bags and specialty packaging. Our packaging is used everyday by many of the world’s best-known brands and our growing markets include microwave packaging, heat-transfer labels and sustainable packaging.

We believe that our vision -- to provide packaging solutions that improve the world in which we live -- can be achieved by delivering true value to our customers, building a high performance culture for our employees, creating superior returns for our shareholders, and by being an environmentally responsible leader in our industry and in the communities in which we operate.

Headquartered near Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S., Graphic Packaging has over 15,000 employees working in more than 60 locations in North and South America, Europe and Asia. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefit programs that are among the best in the industry to reward the talented people who make our company successful. We invite you to review the following employment opportunity and to learn more about us at www.graphicpkg.com.

We offer compensation and benefit programs that are among the best in the industry. With competitive base salaries, 401(k) plans and benefit offerings, we strive to reward talented people who make our company successful.

MISSION:

The Manager of Continuous Improvement is responsible for daily operations of the local Quality Assurance and Process Improvement activities at the New Philadelphia, OH and Wellsburg, WV facilities. The primary mission is to guarantee that only the highest quality products are delivered to the customer. They present the voice of the customer (VoC) within the local manufacturing plant.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Daily supervision of all quality department related activities

• Manage Continuous Improvement program

• Responsible for productivity, waste and product quality improvement projects

• Disposition of all materials (raw, in-process, customer returns) on quality hold

• Manage customer returns and credits and lead corrective action process

• Communicate with customers and company management on complaints and project activity

• Present, train and lead groups as part of process improvement events

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year College or University (Engineering discipline)

• Black Belt certification preferred

• Three plus years of progressive quality assurance/continuous improvement management experience with majority in a manufacturing environment

• Knowledge of quality assurance principles

• Six Sigma and LEAN training and experience

• Statistical and other data analysis skills

Graphic Packaging is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or marital status.