Quality Technician Quality Technician

Trivium Packaging is aglobal sustainability leader in metal packagingwith more than 60 locations worldwide, nearly 8,000 employees, and an annualrevenue of approximately 3.0 billion. Trivium serves a diverse range of customers in a variety of end markets such as food, seafood, pet food, nutrition, beauty and personal care, household care, and premium beverages.

Trivium wants to shape the industry and has embarked on anambitious transformation journey. In the near term, focus is on building & upskilling the team, deciding where to play & how to win, and increasing financial performance byexecuting the Trivium Business System(commercial, operational, and supply chain excellence). Sustainability is embedded in our materials and in our actions.Trivium has ambitious sustainability targets and focuses exclusively onproducts that are infinitely recyclable. Our company sustainability journey has been awarded with a Platinum medal by EcoVadis, the world's leading rating agent who allocated this award only to the top 1% of the >75000 companies reviewed. Sustainability is embedded in each and every function at Trivium, it's in our DNA. The global head office is at Amsterdam Airport; however, many people work in virtual teams from different countries.Our culture is results-driven, entrepreneurial, informal, and highly multicultural.Our people have a high degree of responsibility.

Primary Purpose:

Under the direction of the Quality Manager; is responsible for executing required functions of the quality department to assure product safety and quality. Prepares, reviews, and audits quality information according to established quality assurance plans. Additional responsibilities may include Hold for Inspection (HFI) sampling, corporate and plant project support, data collection for Customer Complaints and British Retail Consortium (BRC) certification initiatives. This role provides daily support of Managers, Operations Lead personnel, Operator Technicians and may include training of new employees in quality systems, functions and tasks.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Comply with safety policies and practices while maintaining a safe work environment and inspection equipment (labs)
• Assist with the HFI process to include documentation, production accounting, disposition, rework
• activities, AQL or sampling, and the HFI areas
• Perform daily quality records review of the continuous verification process as required.
• Perform audits of various quality systems as required.
• Assist in the maintenance of quality function documentation such as forms, instructions, training guides, as well as records for Food/Product Safety & GMP compliance in accordance with record retention policies & requirements
• Attain proficiency and qualification in all quality checks
• Perform incoming material inspections and verifications as required
• Assist in the coordination of SMA's with the production team as necessary including collect and organization of relevant data
• Assist in quality functions required for commissioning activities
• Establish and maintain 5S and a high level of housekeeping standards
• Perform successfully in a self-directed work team environment
• Support Plant and Corporate projects which require data collection and analysis
• Assist in new hire training as required
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Skills & Competencies:

• Exceptional written/verbal communication, organization and facilitation skills
• Computer proficiency to include Microsoft Office suite applications.
• Ability to coach, train, mentor, and facilitate job tasks
• Excellent people skills, high energy and positive cultural fit and attitude
• Ability to solve complex problems outside of normal processes

Education and or Experience:

Associate degree, Equivalent Technical School Degree/Certification OR a High School diploma with 2 years manufacturing experience in a technical Quality role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in container manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of SPC
• Strong quality related background as well as technical background/aptitude
• Proficient with quality control chart interpretation and corrective action identification
• Lean Manufacturing experience

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, feel and talk or hear. The employee is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and or move up to 15 pounds and frequently lift between 15- 75 pounds. There is no continual lifting with this job description. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision as well as color recognition.

Good hand eye coordination is necessary. Occasionally 1-33%, frequently 34-66% and continuously

67-100% of the time.

Average hours per week 50 or 36/48

Usual shift worked is 8 or 12 hours

Stand 50% Sit 20% Walk 30% Lift 10% Twist 15% Squat 20%

Crawl as required

Climb as required

Bend 15%

Reach above shoulders as required

Work at heights as required

This position requires ability to lift:

Up to 15 lbs Frequently

16-30 lbs Occasionally

31-50 lbs Occasionally

51-75 lbs Occasionally

76-100 lbs Not required

Over 100 lbs Not required

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is very loud. Employees must wear hearing protection and all other assigned personal protective equipment. Temperature can range from extreme cold (<40 degrees) to extreme heat (>95 degrees). The atmosphere contains fumes, dust and odors.

Special Hazards:

Any degree of Chemicals used in the manufacturing process

Mechanical hazards from machinery

Noise levels >90 DB's

BRINGING YOUR TRUE SELF TO WORK

To reach our goals, we know we need colleagues at all levels who are truly diverse in every way. That's why we are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people and It's business critical for us to ensure all our people have what they need to perform at their best and can be their true selves at work.