Quality Engineer 1

Company: Pactiv Corporation
Location: Pine Bluff
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Overview Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ: PTVE) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh foodservice and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons in North America and certain international markets. It supplies its products to a broad and diversified mix of companies, including full service restaurants and quick service restaurants, foodservice distributors, supermarkets, grocery and healthy eating retailers, other food stores, food and beverage producers, food packers and food processors. To learn more about the company, please go to the company website at pactivevergreen.com.44 miles southeast of Little Rock, Pine Bluff is the tenth-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area.The Evergreen Packaging Pine Bluff Paper Mill is located in Pine Bluff, Arkanas, less than an hour from Little Rock in scenic southeast Arkansas. It is the largest industrial employer in Jefferson County. Opened in 1958, Pine Bluff is the largest facility within Evergreen Packaging and is home to the world's largest gable-top liquid packaging paperboard machine. In addition to producing paperboard for cartons, the facility also produces coated paper for magazines.Pactiv Evergreen is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics or statuses protected by law. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please--call (847) 482-4320 or email TalentHelp@Pactiv.com.All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines and applicable laws. Responsibilities Job Summary: Position is intended to be responsible for developing, implementing, and sustain quality plans and compliance programs, facilitate our relationships with customers worldwide while assisting the operations folks to meet production requirements. Informational inquires, corrective & preventative actions, representation of the customer needs to the mill and overall customer relationships (technically driven) are key objectives. Can be expected to work across all product lines and travel to customer locations independent of senior management. Will flow to work across all departments of the mill on a 24/7 basis. Will be assigned as the primary contact to certain customers and be held responsible for all technical activities associated with the sales of our products to those customers with dotted line responsibility to the sales teams.Key Accountabilities:* Manage various certification programs within the mill critical to success business operations and compliance. (ISO, Food Safety, HACCP, regulatory compliance at both the State and Federal levels).* Work with mill departments to assign and train internal auditors.* Coordinate with external auditors to schedule audits in a timely manner to ensure mill compliance requirements are met.* Responsible for ensuring production technical specifications are maintained and up to date.* Collaborates with engineers, managers, and operations personnel as needed.* Trial follow-up, audits and crew training, update ISO documents, review specifications, prepare management reports, etc.* Effectively uses Key Operating Parameters (KOP's) to ensure quality of product on a daily basis.* Monitors Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to identify trends and help correct to ensure product quality.* Effectively works independently as well as in a team environment.* Assists with outage support on an as needed basis.* Supports Manufacturing Excellence and Cost Per Ton initiatives.* Analyzing and resolving defective materials for credit to the customer.* Investigation on corrective actions, defining probable solutions and assisting in implementation of those solutions on a sustainable basis with the operations.* Regular communication to all customers and summary of feedback to the operations and management teams.* Assist other customer managers/ operations folks/ issues as needed.* Act as a change agent for quality improvement efforts towards Asian quality standards, for mill operations.Key Competencies:* Leadership/Management:* Customer Focus* Action Oriented* Problem Solving* Learning on Fly* Listening, persuasive, and effective communication* Functional/Technical* Technical Knowledge - Knowledge of local, state and federal certification and compliance requirements. Experience working in an ISO environment and managing all areas of ISO compliance within the mill facility.* Business Knowledge - Understand cost structures both macro (mill) to micro (dairy)* Project Management - Estimate work effort and task duration without direct inputJob Requirements:Requirements:* Bachelor's degree.* Minimum 5 years in paperboard or carton converting industry required and/or degree in packaging/ extrusion/ printing fundamentals.* Above average English language and writing skills mandatory.* Experience in problem solving techniques key.* Experience with customers and the ability to travel on short notice situations.Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified."IND1P" #LI-TM1 #CB1

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