TAPPI Industry Career Center: Liberty Diversified International Seeks Quality Lead

As a Quality Lead with Liberty Carton Co. (LCC), you will join a small team dedicated to the quality and process improvements throughout our corrugated box plant where we design and manufacture packaging solutions ranging from traditional corrugated shipping containers to custom-designed point-of-purchase displays, retail packaging, protective packaging, and hazardous materials packaging, including product fulfillment, distribution, and warehousing. You will work with cross-functional teams to drive continual improvement around processes and systems involving day-to-day operations as well as on a project basis.

 

This full-time position reports directly to the Quality Manager and is located in LCC’s 315,000 sq. ft. corrugated plant in Golden Valley, Minn. (Highway 394 & Louisiana Ave.). 

 

ADDITIONALLY IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

• Help address issues driving customer complaints as you support the investigation surrounding the complaints using root cause analysis to tackle symptoms not causes.
• Successfully lead projects from start to finish as you facilitate and promote operational excellence and drive a culture of employee engagement around quality and process improvement.
• Accurately track, monitor, and report projects, including presenting senior leadership with final report of findings, solutions, and results.

 

YOU WILL EXCEL IN THIS ROLE IF: 

• You bring solid problem solving skills. You carefully analyze what’s contributing to the unwanted situation, propose interventions to achieve the desired state, evaluate the best solutions, implement the plan, and follow up to assess the effectiveness of the intervention/solution. You’re diligent and creative as you bring people together to drive resolution.
• You’re a strong communicator. Whether you're proposing a new project initiative to senior leadership, presenting a project plan to the team,  or providing project updates among employees, you’re buttoned down in your communications and work hard to keep everyone informed.

TO QUALIFY YOU WILL BRING:

• A Bachelor’s degree (strongly preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• At least 3+ (and, please, no more than 8 to 10) years working in a continuous improvement related role in a manufacturing environment.
• Prior experience leading multiple process improvements projects involving cross functional teams.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Root Cause Analysis.
• Solid organization skills and strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication/presentation skills.
• Solid computer skills including Microsoft Suite.

View this employment opportunity.

 

For more employment opportunities, visit the TAPPI Industry Career Center.

 

Read the TAPPI CareerWire newsletter for the latest industry career information.