Quality Engineer

at  AMCOR

Quality Engineer
Location:Sligo, IE
Function: Operations/Production/Manufacturing
Part-time or Full-time: Full-Time
Job Type: Employee
Workplace type: On site

JOIN AMCOR AND YOU CAN BE PART OF THE TEAM THAT MAKES THE PACKAGING OF THE FUTURE BETTER FOR PEOPLE AND OUR PLANET.

Here at Amcor, we work together every day to make a positive impact on the lives of millions of people across the globe by providing packaging for essential products, including food, beverages, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal care. We are sustainability leaders in our industry, and we were the first global packaging company to commit to making all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. In addition, our products play a vital role in a circular economy as we are working toward 30% recycled material across our portfolio by 2030, and we are one of few packaging companies committed to using science-based targets and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
We are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organization that is committed to innovating and driving new solutions to create more sustainable packaging solutions.
To find out more about our commitment to sustainability and about Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or a related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing company at different levels and functional areas, mainly in Quality Assurance, Quality Control and other relevant areas (i.e. engineering, R&D)
• Applied knowledge of Lean CI and change management methodology
• Excellent communication skills in a multi-national environment
• Advanced influencing/negotiating/persuading skills,
• Experience in quality audits an advantage,
• Proven leadership ability
• Familiarity with ISO 13485, QSR, GDP, GMP desirable.
• Lean Six Sigma training a distinct advantage.
• Working knowledge of Process Validation and Computer Systems validation
• Understanding of the medical device environment desirable
• Good knowledge of problem-solving tools and risk evaluation and management

SPECIFIC SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Ability to work as an effective member of a high-performance team
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written to ensure clear alignment
• Ability to pay attention to details while meeting critical deadlines with ever changing priorities.
• Must have a positive attitude and open mindedness to new ideas.
• A self-starter who can prioritize their own work
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement within a complex manufacturing business
• Cross culture awareness, sensitivity, and effective communications within a global organization.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with relevant persons (plant and corporate alike).
• Must demonstrate a strong work ethic, reliability, trustworthiness, a capacity, and willingness to learn, and respectfulness towards co-workers.
  Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly lighter weight, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. In fiscal year 2022, 44,000 Amcor people generated $15 billion in annual sales from operations that span 220 locations in 43 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC

JOB PURPOSE

Amcor Flexibles’ Sligo is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join our team. The Quality engineer needs to be a champion of the quality process and a key contributor to support the management and development of the quality department . The role reports to the Quality Manager and works closely with operations, management and other key stakeholders both internal & external.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Establish quality systems and standards, which enable achievement of regulatory compliance and good manufacturing practices
• Strive to promote quality interests while making manufacturing processes run in a stable, efficient & reliable environment.
• Ensure the implementation of systems like ISO 13485 to maintain quality in daily operations
• Prepare, maintain, review and approve documentation and records required for compliance to the QMS and regulation.
• Ensure awareness and participation in specific activities related to GMP/GDP
• Manage change control.
• Evaluate and coordinate customer complaints and rejects to solve issues of customers by taking preventive and corrective actions.
• Coordinate programmes for measurement and continuous improvement of quality e.g. . Material review board/ Change control Board /Customer Complaints cross functional teams
• Oversee and participate as required in internal, customer and regulatory audits of site
• Manage the CAPA process using problem solving tools within a team environment.
• Support the co-ordination of management monthly reporting and annual management review.
• Ensure risk is assessed, mitigated and managed through the QMS by performing and documenting risk assessments
• Generate, execute, review, and approve master and completed qualification and validation protocols, summary reports and associated data
• Prepare products for qualifications studies and executes qualification and validation studies
• Analyse the results of validation testing and determines the acceptability of results against pre-determined criteria
• Prepare Gauge R&R and attribute studies for measurement system analysis.
• Manage the metrology process and the calibration schedule.
• Assure the quality standards agreed with customers are achieved through review of customer specification and implementation of internal updates.
• Support growth of knowledge and encourage an environment of knowledge sharing by providing leadership and support to quality team members
• Develop and lead the company Quality Strategy to implement a Quality policy that enables the manufacture of high quality and safe products.
• Overview robust systems for product release/disposition of non-conforming material and management of stock with quality status and ensure business wide awareness for compliance
• Communicate specific quality & technical requirements to all parts of business as applicable
• Determine and implement quality strategies for new products, technologies and assets to support the business in its ongoing growth
• Demonstrate and foster Amcor Values and actively contribute to a high-performance culture.
• Complies with all company policies and procedures.
• Meet or exceed plant business plan and KPI’s.