Quality Analyst

Huhtamaki

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Fulton, New York

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Quality Analyst will collaborate with internal and external personnel to ensure high standards of quality and food safety for products. Responsibilities include leading continuous improvement projects, managing supplier complaints, and conducting internal and external audits.

Qualifications

We are looking for a Quality Analyst to ensure product quality and food safety. The role involves supplier management, quality reporting, leading improvement projects, and conducting audits. A high school diploma is required, but an associate's or bachelor's degree is preferred, along with strong communication, problem-solving, and Microsoft Office skills.

Job Description

Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet  

We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.   

You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together.  

We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.   

Inspired to grow with your experience, learn and share with new colleagues?

Huhtamaki is a global specialist in packaging for food and drink, dedicated to making every consumer experience enjoyable, consistent, and safe. Our purpose is to help great products reach more people, more easily. Huhtamaki, a leading supplier of drinking cups, frozen dessert, and food packaging containers, has an immediate opening for a Quality Analyst in the Fulton, New York facility.

Job Summary

The Quality Analyst will collaborate with various internal and external personnel to ensure the highest level of quality and food safety for all products produced here in Fulton. This position offers opportunities to grow with experience, challenging assignments, and continuous learning.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Include the following but other duties may be assigned:

  • Work safely utilizing Job Safety Analysis and Standard Operating Procedures.

  • Assist with management of the facility's supplier approval, complaint, and claim processes. This requires working directly with internal personnel and suppliers.

  • Provide support and back-up for the facilities customer complaint process.

  • Create quality reports and update quality KPIs.

  • Lead and participate in continuous improvement and root cause analysis projects/teams utilizing problem solving tools.

  • Trend internal and external loss data to establish DMAIC project lists and priorities.

  • Lead and support DMAIC projects to reduce internal and external loss.

  • Conduct internal and external audits.

  • Utilize the ERP system to identify and track products.

  • Maintain and create regulatory, supplier, and company-required reports, trends, and SOPs.

  • Assist with the Fulton EWO (Experimental Work Order) and MQ (Material Qualification) processes. This includes establishing trial parameters, monitoring trials, communicating trial results, collecting and sending samples, and finalizing trial reports.

  • Conduct raw material and finished product testing.

  • Meet all company requirements and follow all established policies and procedures.

Minimum Job Requirements:

  • Accredited High School diploma or equivalent required.  An associate’s or bachelor’s degree is preferred

  • Experience and knowledge in Foodservice and/or paperboard manufacturing preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Must have the ability to lead DMAIC projects

  • Must have high interpersonal skills, along with strong communication skills with both internal and external personnel.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word is required.

  • Experience and knowledge in Foodservice and/or paperboard manufacturing preferred.

  • Understanding of SPC and DOE is preferred.

  • Strong problem-solving and reasoning skills.

  • Must be able to work well in a team environment.

  • Must be able to multitask and have good organizational skills.

  • Must be able to work independently to drive projects to completion.

This position is a non-exempt salary position.   Pay Grade 11.  $50K+ Depending on experience.

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.

Huhtamaki

We are a leading global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, and personal care products, ensuring hygiene and safety, driving accessibility and affordability, and helping prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do and we are committed to making packaging more circular. With more than 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage, our around 17,400 professionals operate in 35 countries and over 100 locations. We are guided by our values: Care, Dare and Deliver. In 2025, Huhtamaki’s net sales totaled EUR 4.0 billion. Huhtamäki Oyj is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki and the head office is in Espoo, Finland. Find out more at www.huhtamaki.com.
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