Quality Manager (237781) Bachelors, Associate, Quality Diploma / Certified Black Belt, Quality Practitioner, and Lead Auditor / Food, Beverage, Cosmetics, Pharma / NJ Opportunities
Quality Professional with 10+ years of experience in Quality Management. He has an AS and a Bachelors degree. He holds a Diploma in Quality Management, a Diploma in Food Safety, a Six Sigma Black Belt, and a certification as a Quality Practitioner from the Chartered Quality Institute. He is passionate about ensuring the safety and quality of food products for the customers and consumers of hs company.
As the QC Manager, he oversees the implementation and maintenance of a robust Quality Management System based on ICH Q7, as well as the compliance with international standards and regulations that include 21CFR, ISO9001, ISO22000, ISO14001, cGMP, and FSSC22000. He is highly skilled in employee training, work instructions, internal audits, supplier approval, and preventative controls. He has a strong track record of successfully leading and supporting multiple projects and initiatives to improve quality performance, reduce non-conformances, and optimize processes. .Although employed as a QC Manager, he is very interested in exploring the Fairfield NJ role with Vantage. The main driver is the location as he and his wife would love to return to the area having lived there before. He has the skills, education and industry experience you are looking for. His notable experience includes:
• Manage the 6 Quality Control Laboratories, Staff and Projects.
• Manage a team of 45 people including 5 QC Supervisors and 45 QC technicians.
• Set departmental policies and priorities.
• Determine which projects the team should stop, start or continue.
• Oversee the QC release of raw material and finished goods.
• Ensure GMP is maintained when products are tested and released.
• Implement and execute a validation master plan.
• Manage a laboratory to Good Laboratory Practices
• Ensure GMP is maintained when products are tested and released.
• Draw up technical documents for finished products.
• Cosmetic Dossiers, interpreting EU, US and ASEAN regulation for cosmetic products.
• Meet the FDA 21 CFR requirements.
• Lead on site FDA inspections.
• Lead on site FDA inspections.
• Implement a quality management system in compliance with ISO 22716:2007
• Implement and maintain an audit program.
• Implement and maintain a training program.
• Manage the controlled documents & records process.
• Well versed in SQF Standards
• Proficient in Various LIMS and ERP Software Packages
• Able to Manage FDA Inspections
• Project Management
• Management Accounting
• Financial Accounting
• Root Cause Analysis
• KPIs
• CAPA
• Food Regulation
• Cosmetics
• Internal Auditing
• Writing SOPs
• Validation
• Supplier Audits
• Regulatory Affairs
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
• Work Instructions
• Compliance With International Standards and Regulations
• Ensuring The Safety and Quality of Food Products
• Natural and Synthetic Color Solutions
• Manage Departmental Spending
• Complete Projects on Time and Within Budget
• Manage Team KPIs
• Laboratory Management
• Validation Master Plan
• QC Release of Raw Material
• Ensure GMP
• EU, US and ASEAN Regulation for Cosmetic Products
• Compliance With 21 CFR Standards
• Supplier Management Program
• Good Laboratory Practices
• ICH Q7
• EFfCI Guidelines
• [API] Compliance
• FDA 21 CFR
• FDA Compliance
• ISO Standards
• API Standards
• ISO 9000
• ISO9001
• ISO14001
• ISO 22000 Food Safety Standard
• ISO 22716
• cGMP Regulations
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
• FSSC 22000 – Food Safety System Certification
• ISO / TS 22002
• Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Certification
• IPEC Intl Pharmaceutical Excipients Council Standards
• Good Manufacturing Practices
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
• Bachelors In Business Administration Business Management / Mancosa University
• Associates Degree In Operations Management / University of Cape Town
• Diploma In Quality Management, Alison.Com
• Diploma In Food Safety, Alison.Com
• Six Sigma Black Belt
• Certified Quality Practitioner from the Chartered Quality Institute
• Certified Lead Auditor