Description
The role requires a European Quality Manager to provide quality oversight to third party manufacturers. The role will see you lead continuous improvement activities with these parties to support/address the end clients product, process and production issues.Your responsibilities will include
- Audit European based contract manufacturers to evaluate their quality systems
- Development of the annual audit plan for routine audits based on business risk.
- Establish a functional program to both review and approve audit CAPAs.
- Monitor and report supplier quality performance against agreed targets using metrics (KPIs) that are reported to European and Corporate Quality groups.
- Provide a quality overview for the incoming raw material, component, packaging and third party finished good inspection program to detect any non-compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Work with non-conforming facilities to identify root causes, agree on CAPA, and monitor improvements.
- Drive continuous improvement in contract manufacturers by working with them on issues implementing appropriate CAPAs.
- Liaise with contract manufacturers and suppliers to resolve quality and technical problems.
- Establish quality standard agreements with components and third party finished product suppliers.
Qualifications, Knowledge, training or experience required for the post.
- A degree in a related field.
- Knowledge of consumer product, medical device and or pharmaceutical industries.
- Experience working in a plant environment with manufacturing, contractors and suppliers both in UK and Europe.
- Knowledge of quality management systems, auditing of manufacturing operations for medical devices, OTC and or pharmaceutical industries.
- Excellent influence, persuasion, verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of regulations and requirements for medical devices, OTC and consumer goods products.
Health & Safety
- To ensure oneself and all staff reporting to them are aware of, understand and follow all Company Health & Safety instructions - accident/incident reporting, first aid etc.
- To report any accidents or near misses to the Health & Safety Officer.
If you would be interested in this role please get in contact with Oliver Davies on .
For further information on this role please follow the link https://uk.linkedin.com/in/medicaldevicesqara