Quality Manager

 Devise and establish/Review the company's quality procedures, standards and specifications  Review customer requirements and make sure they are met  Work with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers  Make sure that manufacturing or production processes meet international and national standards  Look at ways to reduce waste and increase efficiency  Define quality procedures in conjunction with operating staff  Set up and maintain controls and documentation procedures  Monitor performance by gathering relevant data and produce statistical reports  Review existing policies and make suggestions for changes and improvements and how to implement them  Measure performance and identify any areas of weakness, recommending and implementing improvements  Assess the effectiveness of changes made  Use relevant quality tools and make sure managers and other staff understand how to improve the business  Make sure the company is working as effectively as possible to keep up with competitors  Train and manage a team of quality control technicians.  Implement and maintain a corporate environmental and occupational health and safety management system.  Ensure compliance with internal procedures as well as external audit requirements.  Ensure compliance of environmental and safety control for company manufacturing, packaging and storage facilities  Provide robust and timely audit activities across the company, including procedural, process and product audit.  To liaise with principals, suppliers and contracted manufacturers over all issues of product compliance.  Ensure a performance management process in line with company policy, is performed throughout the quality department.  Manage the review and approval of qualification/validation protocols and qualification/validation reports.  Act as first point of contact for quality activities across the manufacturing facility.  Provide a lead in problem solving and root cause analysis. Requirements  5 – 10 years of experience in a similar position. Education:  Bachelor degree in Engineering, Science or medical industry related qualifications, MBA - is a plus. -  Communication and interpersonal skills  Analytical and problem-solving ability  Planning and project management skills  Persistence and the ability to influence others  The ability to lead and motivate a team  A strategic approach to work  The ability to facilitate change  Skills in numerical and statistical analysis  Attention to detail