A leading contract manufacturer of custom dietary supplements is looking for a Manager of Quality Control for a leading manufacturer of Vitamin products in the San Diego area.
Summary: Quality Control Manager is responsible for the whole oversight of the Quality Control department. They are to appropriate, delegate, and review Quality Control operations and related tasks to ensure company’s full Quality Control support as well as provide technical and operational guidance and training to subordinate staff and other departments within the organization. They will need to strategically ensure the successful performance of the Quality Control group in properly evaluating and testing raw materials, in-process materials, finished products, and any other testing needs, as well as ensuring technical review, cGMP compliance as relating to laboratory operations, and customer technical support. The individual will need to review the systems and the output of the Quality Control group for compliance to company policies and the quality requirements required in the dietary supplement industry.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Thoroughly reviews and verifies Quality Control systems and operations within the department as well as in support of the organization.
- Oversees and technically reviews company’s sanitation program and systems.
- Represents company’s Quality Control operations as needed in customer and regulatory audits, meetings, qualifications, and/or any other such required instances.
- Oversees that all proper SOPs, test methods, documentation, training, qualification and programs, investigations, compliance, and system optimization as relating to the Quality Control group are in place and are appropriately maintained.
- Verifies systems are in place, effective, and adhered by the Quality Control department as relating to raw materials, in-process materials, finished products, test requests, and any other testing, qualification, and technical needs for successful quality control support of company’s operation.
- Oversees that proper testing and methodologies are executed respective of company’s quality systems.
- As necessary, thoroughly reviews completed and/or prepared Quality Control documentation and dispositions or endorses appropriately upon verification of documentation as accurate, true, and complete.
- Oversees that proper testing of raw materials and finished products are being carried out and completed in a timely manner, adhering to all set schedules, confirmed by Quality Control staff and committed by self, and/or based on reasonable demand of company’s operational support.
- Authors and/or reviews Quality Control related SOPS, while ensuring proper adherence to by subordinate Quality Control staff.
- Develops, transfers, authors, oversees and/or reviews Quality Control Test Methods, while ensuring proper execution of approved methods by Quality Control staff.
- Maintains a strong conceptual understanding of the processes, procedures, and scientific concepts practiced in the Quality Control Laboratory. Provides Quality Control staff with respective guidance and support.
- Must exemplify adherence to all safety, cGMP, and company’s operating procedures, particularly those of the 6 series, while keeping accountability of other QC staff to the same.
- Quality Control Manager must have the ability to be flexible, handle and support multiple projects simultaneously and adjust personal style to adapt to increased business pressures and work well under pressure while performing all tasks in an accurate, complete, and appropriate manner.
- Quality Control Manager must have the ability to communicate effectively inter- and intra- departmentally matters as pertaining to Quality Control.
Education/Experience:
Minimum Bachelor’s Degree; Master’s degree (M.A.) or equivalent preferred; with a minimum of seven years related experience and/or training, of which a year to two of managerial experience a plus; or equivalent combination of education, experience, background, and assessed aptitude and capacity. Degree in the sciences as relating to Microbiology and/or Chemistry preferred.