Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible, and economically sound. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world''s leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 30,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America.

Dixie Consumer Products LLC, a division of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, is seeking a Quality Manager to join our team at the Parchment, MI facility. 

Responsibilities:

• Instill and maintain a Quality Culture and manage the Quality Assurance system to ensure safe, accurate monitoring of process and product quality that will meet our customer expectations
  
• Maintain reporting documentation for Quality reports, facilitate quality meetings, review process data, maintain analytical software utilized in data collection
  
• Provide leadership for technical quality support
  
• Use process capability performance data, (Data metrics), to identity and communicate corrective action to reduce poor workmanship issues
  
• Lead the facility GMP, HACCP and Product safety programs (including Product Stewardship)
  
• Provide leadership in the areas of safety, environmental compliance, customer satisfaction, Quality effectiveness, cost management and asset utilization
  
• Provide on call quality assistance to 24/7 operations
  
• Develop personnel to make them safe and proficient in performing their job tasks
  
• Lead quality improvement trials and assist in cost reduction projects to add value while minimizing customer impact
  
• Applicant must have familiarity with ISO quality systems, SPC, and high volume manufacturing processes
  
• Applicant must have previously conducted and trained others in Root Cause Failure Analysis   
  

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of quality assurance and control experience in a converting or packaging operation and/or a bachelors degree in an Engineering, Science or Business related field.
• Root Cause Analysis experience as well as leading RCFA initiatives
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in an Engineering, Science or Business related field
  
• Familiarization with sanitation audits (i.e. AIB)
  
• Pulp and Paper knowledge
  
• Paper Converting knowledge
  
• Formal HACCP training (Hazard analysis critical control point)
  
• Experience with ISO Quality Systems
  

Knowledge Skills Abilities:

• Demonstrate operational results with year-over-year improvement. Be recognized as the subject matter expert in quality
  
• Must have work experience showing leadership capabilities to move the organization forward with a balanced sense of urgency
  
• Ability to lead and participate in a safe working culture
  
• Proven written and communications skills including proficiency with proficiency in Word, excel, and MS office products
  
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively coach, confront, develop and manage people
  

We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V  Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.