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Plant Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager

United States, Peebles Employment contract · Job Posted May 05, 2026
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The Plant Quality & Continuous Improvement Manager leads in-process quality, audit compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives for the pellet mill facility. This role ensures operations consistently meet customer specifications and regulatory standards, including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), SMETA, and Chain of Custody (COC). This position drives plant performance through Lean manufacturing principles, standardized work, and data-driven decision-making. The role partners cross-functionally to reduce process variation, improve product integrity and traceability, and ensure sustained audit readiness and operational discipline. This role supports the Peebles, Ohio facility with additional support to the Hope, Arkansas plant and operates in a high-volume industrial manufacturing environment.

Job Responsibility

  • Achieve first-pass quality targets and reduce process variation
  • Lead GMP, SMETA, and Chain of Custody audit readiness, execution, corrective actions, and sustainability
  • Maintain robust in-process quality systems, process control limits, real-time monitoring, and product traceability
  • Oversee non-conformance, hold/release, and documentation integrity
  • Implement Lean tools including 5S, standard work, visual management, and waste reduction
  • Drive root-cause problem solving, Kaizen events, and improvements in yield, throughput, and process stability
  • Ensure improvements are standardized, sustained, and embedded in daily operations
  • Implement and sustain layered process audits (LPA)
  • Conduct routine audits of SOPs, GMP requirements, and process controls
  • Lead corrective/preventive actions and hold leadership accountable for results
  • Drive accountability across operations, maintenance, quality, and safety
  • Set expectations for quality, standard work adherence, and audit readiness
  • Coach supervisors and frontline leaders on GMP, compliance, and operational excellence
  • Reinforce a culture of safety, integrity, and ownership
  • Analyze production, quality, and compliance data to identify trends and risks
  • Develop dashboards and reporting tools to track KPIs and audit readiness
  • Lead performance reviews and ensure alignment with customer and corporate expectations
  • Partner with operations, engineering, maintenance, and safety to ensure aligned execution
  • Support troubleshooting of quality issues and major process disruptions
  • Contribute to capital and process improvement projects
  • Support cash-flow monitoring and forecasting
  • Serve as backup for Accounts Receivable processes including monitoring, payments, bonus verification, and reimbursements

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Five years of experience in manufacturing, operational excellence, quality, or compliance roles
  • Three to five years of leadership or influencing experience in a manufacturing environment

Nice to have

  • SMETA
  • Chain of Custody (COC) or similar compliance standards preferred
  • Experience in wood products, pellet manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments preferred
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