Shape quality at the source in Hillsborough, NJ
This onsite leadership role anchors product and food safety on the plant floor. In a fast-paced manufacturing environment, you’ll balance uncompromising standards with real-world production needs—partnering with Operations, guiding inspectors and technicians, and ensuring every container shipped meets customer specifications and internal requirements.
A day in the life
You start on the production floor, scanning SPC trends and walking lines with supervisors. A quick huddle with your quality technicians sets priorities—verification checks, first-article reviews, and any open nonconformances. Mid-morning, you drive a root-cause session using cause mapping and FMEA to close a recurring defect. After lunch, you review HACCP documentation, refresh critical control point monitoring, and lead a bilingual (English/Spanish) training on GMP updates. You wrap by confirming audit readiness for an upcoming customer visit and updating validation plans tied to a process change.
What you’ll own
- Design and execute plant quality strategy aligned to site and corporate goals.
- Build, sustain, and improve robust GMP practices and a resilient quality management system.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions to eliminate defects and recurrence.
- Own internal, customer, and third‑party audits; maintain a continuous state of audit readiness.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal standards across all operations.
- Define specifications, control plans, and validation protocols for products and processes.
- Implement monitoring systems and continuous improvement initiatives; analyze trends to drive proactive performance gains.
- Lead food safety programs, documentation, and training; manage HACCP plans and critical control points.
- Verify all incoming materials and finished goods meet stringent food safety and quality requirements.
- Recruit, coach, and develop the quality team; collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain.
- Champion a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement across the plant.
How success will be measured
- Reliable delivery of compliant, high‑quality products.
- Strong audit outcomes with minimal findings.
- Reduced customer complaints and internal defect rates.
- An engaged, proactive quality culture throughout the facility.
What you bring
- Proven leadership of quality in a manufacturing setting (rigid plastics, food, packaging, or chemicals preferred, not required).
- Bachelor’s degree in quality engineering, quality management, or a related field.
- Deep knowledge of GMP, quality systems, and audit methods.
- Hands‑on experience with food safety programs, including HACCP, audits, and compliance.
- Ability to lead teams and influence cross‑functional partners.
- Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
- Data‑driven problem solver skilled in cause mapping, root cause analysis, FMEA, SPC, validation, and change management.
- Effective communicator; English/Spanish bilingual capability preferred.
Proficiencies
- Language: Spanish
- Food and Beverage Manufacturing
- Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
About Pretium Packaging
Founded in 1992, Pretium Packaging is a leading supplier of injection‑blow molded plastic containers known for quality, value, and customer service. With 24 manufacturing facilities across North America, we deliver innovative packaging solutions to brand owners throughout the United States and Canada.