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Quality Manager - Paper Center of Excellence

Dart Container
life insurance, paid holidays, tuition assistance, 401(k)
United States, Pennsylvania, Leola
Aug 08, 2025

Are you ready to help us build something extraordinary?

Quality Managerwill take charge of quality operations in our new paper dinnerware Manufacturing Center of Excellence.

Leola, PA, will soon be home to Dart's new paper plate manufacturing Center of Excellence! This industry-leading facility will be an efficient manufacturing powerhouse, with the capacity to meet the growing demand for paper-based food and beverage packaging.

With a relentless focus on manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement, you'll play a key role in fostering a "One Team" approach - uniting our people around shared goals and delivering meaningful outcomes.

What You'll Do - Results:
  • Maintain quality certifications and lead successful internal and external audits
  • Ensure compliance with company, customer, and regulatory quality standards (GMP, BRCGS, etc.)
  • Reduce customer complaints and internal defects through root cause analysis and corrective action
  • Lead plant-wide quality initiatives to improve consistency, reduce cost, and elevate service
  • Use data and KPIs to monitor trends and proactively mitigate quality risks
What You Bring - Competencies
  • Strong leadership presence with a hands-on approach to solving quality challenges
  • Strategic thinker who understands both the big picture and critical process details
  • Builds trust and drives cross-functional collaboration across departments
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills across all organizational levels
  • Passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence
Experience & Skills:
  • Requires one of the following:
    • Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of quality-related experience demonstrating a progression of increased scope and responsibility
  • Three (3) years of supervisory experience with strong leadership and management skills
  • Proven leadership in quality management within a manufacturing environment
  • Deep understanding of quality systems (e.g., BRCGS, HACCP, GMP, QMS) and audit readiness
  • Skilled in quality tools and methodologies such as SPC, RCA, 8D, FMEA, and DOE
  • Strong knowledge of process improvement, data analysis, and compliance frameworks
  • Preferred: ASQ or Six Sigma certification, experience in packaging, paper converting, or plastics/chemical manufacturing

Work Schedule & Travel:

  • Initial schedule will beMonday-Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM.
    • Will transition to24/7 operations later this year; flexibility required.
  • Travel is required (up to 50%) for the first several months/throughout 2025-2026.Travel will be for onboarding, training, ongoing operational excellence and other purposes. Travel will, for the most part, take place Monday - Friday, but some weekend travel may be required.

Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red SOLO cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for 65 years.We're a family-owned, family-focused company of 12,000 employees united by a shared set of values and dedicated to providing exceptional customer service. Headquartered in Mason, MI, with 30 locations in three countries, we're proud of our ability to innovate, manufacture and lead the way with each new generation of quality products.

Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

*THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

https://www.dartcontainer.com/eeoaa/

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