Quality Assurance Manager

|Scientific & Pharmaceutical - Quality Assurance & Regulatory|Auckland
  • South Auckland location
  • Growing business
  • Supportive leadership team

The Company:
Our client is a New Zealand owned business based in South Auckland. Founded over 30 years ago, they are now a well-established business providing a range of agricultural products to their strong customer base. With a modern production facility, R&D and testing laboratory, the company continues to grow to support the customers.
 
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a Quality Manager with a strong background in both QA and QC (analytical) within a regulated environment (pharmaceutical, animal health, agricultural compounds etc.) to lead the day-to-day functions of our client’s Quality team.  Reporting to the National Technical Manager, the role will work cross-functionally with other Ops/Supply Chain and R&D teams to ensure efficient flow of raw materials into production and final product release to meet or exceed customer supply expectations. Your team will also support the R&D of new products, test method development and validation and supporting customer service questions.
 
You, the candidate:
As a preferred candidate you will have a strong background in QA/QC within a regulated industry, ideally one running to cGMP. You should have a working knowledge of analytical (HPLC) testing including method development and validation, but also experience in running a quality management system, batch release, investigations, corrective actions etc.  From a non-technical aspect, you will have leadership experience with a proven track record in supporting and developing your team. You will highly communicative and actively engage with other departments to ensure the site maintains a positive and efficient cross-functional ability.
 
We’d love to hear from you if you have:

  • Tertiary qualification in a science field, preferably Chemistry or Biochemistry
  • At least 5 years QA and QC (analytical chemistry) experience in a regulated manufacturing environment
  • Supervisory, team leadership or team management experience
  • A solid understanding of a working QMS within a cGMP operation
  • A can do attitude and the ability to bring other along on your journey of improvement
  • A highly communicative personality where you encourage engagement between teams
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Good report writing skills
  • Initiative and the ability to work unsupervised

Salary/Benefits:
Our client offers an industry competitive salary and an experienced senior leadership team that promotes a supportive and engaging team environment.
 
Why come to us?
We are one of the few recruitment consultancies in New Zealand where consultants have learned the trade before joining the recruitment industry and recruiting in their specialist sector.  Therefore, not only do we understand the needs of our clients in specific and general technical positions, but we also know how to get the best out of you, the candidate, to ensure that you are put forward for suitable roles in suitable locations with suitable salaries.
 
For a confidential enquiry or to apply for this position please click on the APPLY button below, alternatively contact Tony De Barr on 04 916 0541, email tony@trs.co.nz
Note: If this vacancy is not exactly what you are seeking, then please contact me in confidence to discuss your individual requirements.