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Manager, Plant Quality Assurance

Ball Corporation

Williamsburg, VAJob$99–141K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$99–141K/yr
Location
Williamsburg, VA
Work Authorization
Visa required

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Job overview

Ball Corporation is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead quality systems and food safety programs at a manufacturing facility. The role partners with operations, suppliers, and customers to improve quality and operational performance, and offers leaders the opportunity to influence plant operations and develop teams. A bachelor's degree is preferred, as is experience with the listed quality systems.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

GMPHACCPSQFISOFSSCLeadershipProblem SolvingCommunicationAnalytical SkillsThriving in Fast-Paced Manufacturing

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree4+ Years Quality Experience

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

At Ball, integrity and trust are the foundation of who we are. Guided by our core values "We Care. We Work. We Win. we create a culture where every voice matters, and every idea drives progress.

Together with our global employees, customers, and partners, were turning bold sustainability goals into reality and shaping a future we can all be proud of.

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Why Ball?

Ball is a global leader in sustainable aluminum packaging and one of the worlds most respected manufacturing organizations. Leaders have the opportunity to influence large-scale operations, develop high-performing teams, and build meaningful careers in an organization committed to operational excellence, innovation, sustainability, and people development.

If you are looking for a role that will prepare you to run your own plant not simply manage a department this opportunity was built for you.

Are you passionate about quality, food safety, and continuous improvement? We're looking for a Quality Assurance Manager to lead quality systems and food safety programs in our manufacturing facility while partnering with operations, suppliers, and customers to drive excellence.

What You'll Do

  • Lead plant quality assurance and food safety programs.

  • Manage audits, customer quality concerns, investigations, and corrective actions.

  • Analyze quality data and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Partner with production and cross-functional teams to improve processes and product quality.

  • Oversee supplier quality issues, claims management, mock recalls, and compliance activities.

  • Champion a strong culture of safety, quality, and employee engagement.

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree preferred.

  • 4+ years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment.

  • Experience with GMP, HACCP, SQF, ISO, FSSC, or related quality systems preferred.

  • Strong leadership, problem-solving, communication, and analytical skills.

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Compensation & Benefits:

  • Expected Hiring Salary Range:$98,900 - $141,330 (Salary to be determined by the applicants education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)

  • This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.

  • Please visit our "Total Rewards" page to learn more about Balls comprehensive benefits structure.

  • Onsite Work Environment:This requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site. Travel and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.

  • Relocation assistance may be available.

When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role.

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

  • Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age-related detailssuch as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation datesfrom your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents (e.g., transcripts, certificates).

  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visa, now or in the future, for this job opening.

  • This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

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How this job compares

Set against the 465 open Quality Assurance Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$99–141K/yr
  • US median$91–155K/yr318 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $120K, is 9% above the US median midpoint ($110K) — in the middle half of Quality Assurance Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 15 open Quality Assurance Manager jobs in Virginia and 465 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Quality Assurance Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (325 postings).
Education
123 of the 465 open Quality Assurance Manager jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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