SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
The Quality Manager develops, implements, and manages companywide quality systems. Provides quality management, expertise, and direction regarding quality processes and systems to drive continuous improvement in support of quality and compliance objectives. The Quality Manager supervises a team of Quality Control and Quality Assurance employees.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
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Support the implementation and maintenance of the quality management system
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Oversee companywide continuous improvement as related to the QMS and all applicable regulations (GMP, ISO)
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Ensures compliance with all applicable FDA, OTC, ISO, EPA requirements.
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Lead and participate in formal problem solving processes, conduct root cause analysis and corrective action investigations
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Manages the inspection and testing of materials, parts, and products to ensure adherence to established quality standards
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Oversee product dispositions including tagging and quarantine procedures for rejection of in-process, finished product, and component receiving inspection areas. Authorizes rework, scrap, or return to vendor decisions
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Foster the creation and application of improved quality methods, systems, and solutions to increase product quality, production efficiency and customer satisfaction
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Manage quality compliance programs to ensure issue resolution and success
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Proposes corrective actions to improve compliance with quality specifications
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Recommends new or improved quality control methods, procedures, and/or standards
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Manages Quality Control and Quality Assurance staff in their day-to-day work performance
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Ensures that project/department milestones are met by analyzing data on relevant performance indicators
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Assist in audit preparations as needed
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Reviews out of specification investigation reports documenting problems observed in meeting quality standards or SOP’s
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Manages the storage and retrieval of work order history records and finished good certificates of analysis.
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Organizes laboratory inventory, ensures proper stock and ordering of laboratory needs
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Possess strong interpersonal skills with the aptitude to be a team player and leader: setting a professional tone and establishing a cooperative partnership in all departments throughout the company
MEETING PARTICIPATION
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Production Meeting
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Quality Control Team Meetings
AUTHORITY
This position reports to the head of the Quality Management System and closely collaborates with Manufacturing, Purchasing, Marketing, Administration and the Research and Development teams.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
Quality Control
Quality Assurance
CLASSIFICATION
This is a full-time exempt role
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree
WORK EXPERIENCE
5+ years employed in Quality, Regulatory, or related field in a cGMP Facility
2+ years in supervisory/management preferred
Bilingual (Spanish) a plus