Quality Control Manager

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We are searching for the best talent for QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER to be in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil
Purpose:
- Position reporting to the Quality Director;
Responsible for managing the Quality Control (Supply Chain) team within Brazil MedTech Surgery site, ensuring that production processes and finished products comply with the established company and regulatory standards.
- Responsible for establishing quality standards and designing testing methods, quality assurance plans, and inspection procedures.
- Responsible for ensuring, maintaining, and supporting the Company's quality control operations, complying with regulatory standards and meeting quality, health, safety, and environmental standards. Constantly interacts with other areas such as Manufacturing, Planning, Quality Systems, Quality Operations and Supply Chain, both at the site and from other sites and franchises.
- Responsible for a team of approximately 75 people, including 3 supervisors with direct reporting, working in 6 different labs, and in charge of testing materials, finish goods and in process controls
You will be responsible for:
- Develops and manages the implementation of inspection, testing, and evaluation methods and procedures;
- Promotes mentoring, training, guidance, and development of the quality control team;
- Evaluates performance and provides growth opportunities;
- Communicates department objectives, metrics, and related results;
- Participates in planning and implementing changes in production methods, tools and equipment, space allocations, production schedules, and other factors necessary to maintain or improve compliance with the quality standards of existing products and new products.
- Ensures compliance with the requirements of global health authorities and internal standards.
- Ensures compliance with standardized testing and quality assessment processes that follow best practices for product testing and process validation.
- Support and provide appropriate resources for the proper investigation of non-conformances, market complaints, escalations, CAPAs;
- Defines the laboratory's strategic planning
Prepares quality control reports, requirements, quotes, and other business opportunities;
- Develop the area’s Budget planning, as well as appropriately utilize the financial resources provided;
Develops cost control initiatives;
- Responsible for identifying potential hazards to people, property, and the environment, complying with procedures set by the company and Brazilian legislation;
- Responsible for communicating business-related problems or opportunities to the next management level;
- Ensures the adoption, at all levels of J&J Medical Brazil, of a quality culture that enables meeting the objectives defined by the company, complying with applicable regulations and policies;
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with the current policies, norms, and procedures of the company, as well as for their amendment and update if necessary;
- Responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all company guidelines related to Environment, Health, and Safety practices and that all necessary resources for this are available and in good condition, if applicable.
- Responsible for ensuring individual and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local, and Company regulations, policies, and procedures, including ISO and any other regulations of the sites we supply;
- Manages staff performance and takes disciplinary action when necessary
- Empower team to act with speed, agility, and accountability.
**Qualifications**:
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree in Biological, Chemical or any other Exact Sciences;
- Master’s degree in Quality, People Management, or related fields;
- A minimum of 6 years of quality experience in a GMP and/or ISO regulated industry is required, with at least some of that time spent in a leadership position
- Demonstrated experience in La routine;
- Demonstrated effective people management;
- Knowledge in Supply Chain;
- Fluent in English;
- Spanish is desired.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES, AND NECESSARY AFFILIATIONS
- Desired certification as Green or Black Belt in Lean and/or Six Sigma;
- Verbal a

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