Quality Compliance Lead

Quality Compliance Lead at CHEP summary:

The Quality Compliance Lead oversees plant quality control and food safety, leading audits, testing, SOP validation, and continuous improvement to ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory standards. They investigate and resolve quality issues and customer complaints using root cause analysis, maintain quality documentation, and train plant personnel on quality and food safety practices. The role collaborates with regional CCPS teams, plant management and vendors (e.g., pest control) to drive corrective actions and improve operational performance in a manufacturing/asset-reuse environment.

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description
Do you have a passion for raising the bar, championing excellence, and leaving a lasting mark? Join CHEP Bolingbrook as a Quality Compliance Lead, where your knack for creative problem-solving, team inspiration, and pursuit of outstanding results will truly shine.

The Quality/Compliance Lead will oversee and manage quality control as well as food safety initiatives, ensuring compliance with corporate quality and food safety guidelines, driving continuous improvement efforts to optimize plant performance. This position will lead audits, food safety testing, and validate SOP compliance to uphold quality and food safety standards to promote a culture of excellence within the plant. The Quality/Compliance Lead will act as a key liaison with internal and external stakeholders, addressing quality and food safety concerns and fostering strong relationships with the CCPS Compliance Team and on-site management.

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Conduct and validate quality audits across the plant, ensuring all processes align with corporate policies, goals, and quality objectives.
• Train and develop plant personnel on quality guidelines and best practices, promoting a continuous improvement mindset and fostering quality awareness across teams.
• Track and report key quality performance metrics, including Acceptable Quality Limits (AQL), Pest Control Program (PCP) compliance, and customer complaints.
• Investigate and resolve quality issues, including customer complaints and rejected loads, using root cause corrective actions (RCCA) and implementing preventive measures.
• Maintain and manage quality-related documentation, ensuring all records meet corporate and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with regional quality teams and internal stakeholders to address plant-specific quality concerns and ensure consistency in quality management across locations.
• Lead continuous improvement projects targeting quality systems and processes, working with cross-functional teams to implement solutions that enhance operational performance.

What You Will Do:

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for conducting all quality audits and food safety testing and reporting results.

• Ensure plant and plant personnel operate within CCPS quality and food safety guidelines.

• Validate production work instructions, SOP’s, job responsibilities, and equipment handling are being followed.

• Validate repair work instructions, SOP’s, and equipment handling are being followed.

• Implement new quality and food safety processes at the plant.

• Track performance on quality and food safety and report to Regional Operations Manager, CCPS Compliance Team, and Plant Manager.

• Work with CCPS…