Nestle

Quality Manager

Nestle • $125K — $140K *
Bayport, NY 11705In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field
  • 5+ years in food, dietary supplements, medical devices, or pharmaceuticals
  • Experience leading teams
  • Knowledge of FDA regulations for cGMP in Dietary Supplements and Foods
  • Familiarity with Food Safety plans/HACCP and GFSI standards

Responsibilities

  • Develop staff through feedback, coaching, and support
  • Ensure training compliance on cGMPs for new and current associates
  • Maintain compliance with FDA regulations and industry standards
  • Lead audit preparations and manage corrective actions
  • Manage current and future compliance within the facility
  • Facilitate investigations via Root Cause Analysis and CAPA
  • Collaborate with various teams to implement production changes

Benefits

  • Development opportunities for staff and personal growth
  • Collaborative work environment across cross-functional teams
  • Leadership opportunities within Quality Management Systems
  • Support for continuous improvement initiatives
  • Involvement in FDA and regulatory agency interactions
Full Job Description
Position Summary:

Reporting to the Factory Manager, the Manager, Facility Quality plays a key role in ensuring the consistent production of safe, high-quality products. This role is responsible for leading and maintaining site quality systems, manufacturing processes, and documentation in compliance with Nestlé Health Science Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs).

The Quality Manager also provides leadership to the Quality Assurance team, managing and developing direct reports while fostering a strong culture of quality, compliance, and continuous improvement across the site.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develops staff through feedback, coaching, counseling and support.
  • Ensures both new and existing associates are trained on cGMPs as it relates to 21 CFR part 111.
  • Maintains compliance with FDA Regulations and other industry accepted standards.
  • Supports and participates in audit preparations and inspections by certifying agencies and regulatory bodies, i.e. USP & FDA. Participate in developing action plans and executing corrective actions in a timely manner.
  • Leads, anticipates, assesses and manages current and future compliance in the facility.
  • Ensures accurate and timely completion of all tasks relating to Batch records and maintenance of cGMP and SOP records.
  • Leads and/or supports investigations through Root Cause Analysis and effective Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA).
  • Evaluate data using statistical tools.
  • Lead or actively support Product Change Control.
  • Works collaboratively with cross-functional teams to implement necessary production changes, system updates, and documentation revisions in a timely and productive manner.
  • Facilitates and properly manages the Quality Management Systems including but not limited to; Deviations, Non-Conformances, CAPAs, Change controls.
  • Facilitates and presents data and information pertaining to quality performance to upper management.
  • Facilitates Material Review Board (MRB) for non-conforming materials, determination and documentation of dispositions of said material.
  • Develops cross functional and multinational relationships to support interaction with various internal customers.
  • Supports, leads, administers all mock recall activities for the site; is the expert in the area of mock recall, retrieval, and recall.
  • Supports the Quality Manager in daily activities and quality system. In addition act as the site lead in the absence of the Quality Manager.
  • Demonstrates leadership through a commitment to communication, work habits and be fully competent in all aspects of a wide variety of processes including maintaining safety, troubleshooting/problem solving, decision making, organizing/planning, Nestle Health
  • Science's core behaviors, administrative, quality appraisals, sampling plans, manufacturing audits/process audits, statistical techniques, production control systems, manufacturing document review, test equipment and training.
  • Understands SPC and how to leverage data to drive improvements into processes.
  • Partners with Operations team and Technical Services group to execute and facilitate site initiatives in pursuit of business objectives and targets.
  • Acts as role model of the business vision and mission and have a strong understanding of what it takes to achieve company goals, KPI's and metrics.
  • Supports continuous improvement activities when Quality KPIs are not met.
  • Supports management of the HACCP Program for the facility.
  • Support goal setting, administers performance appraisals and conducts interviews for new candidates.
  • Responsible of supporting HPS (High Performance Systems) principles and beliefs.
  • Other duties may be assigned as required.


Experience and Education Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or Equiv Experience in lieu of degree
  • Experience in Pharmaceutical, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or other Science related field
  • 5+ years experience in the food, dietary supplement, medical device or pharmaceutical industry
  • Experience leading teams
  • Knowledge of FDA regulations for the cGMP of Dietary Supplements and Foods
  • Experience with Food Safety plans/HACCP, GFSI

Preferred Skills:
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, being very detailed oriented

About Nestle

Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. It ranked No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017 and No. 33 in the 2016 edition of the Forbes Global 2000 list of largest public companies. Nestlé's products include baby food, medical food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. Twenty-nine of Nestlé's brands have annual sales of over 1 billion CHF, including Nespresso, Nescafé, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer's, Vittel, and Maggi. Nestlé has 447 factories, operates in 189 countries, and employs around 339,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics company. Nestlé was formed in 1905 by the merger of the "Anglo-Swiss Milk Company", established in 1866 by brothers George and Charles Page, and "Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé", founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé. The company grew significantly during the First World War and again following the Second World War, expanding its offerings beyond its early condensed milk and infant formula products. The company has made a number of corporate acquisitions, including Crosse & Blackwell in 1950, Findus in 1963, Libby's in 1971, Rowntree Mackintosh in 1988, Klim in 1998, and Gerber in 2007.
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Industry
Food & Beverages
Founded
1866
* Ladders Estimates

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