Director Of Quality

ICDS Recruitment

Cork

Director of Quality - County Cork. KEY OBJECTIVES OF THIS POSITION: • Ensure the effective management of the company Quality System to ensure that product conforms to customer specification. • Manage the Department to ensure a highly motivated, trained and developed staff that is capable of achieving the Department’s business objectives. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Management Representative for Quality Issues. • Set Quality objectives for plant in line with corporate goals. • Manage plant-wide quality metrics in accordance with corporate standards. • Drive plant quality strategy in line with plant and corporate goals. • Ensure the retention of quality standards such as ISO13485, FDA (QSR), ISO14001, ISO9000:2008, TL9000, through plant wide compliance with procedures and systems. • Manage customer interface on quality issues. • Drive Continuous Improvement Programs within the organisation at both a product quality and plant systems level. • Ensure investigation of problems to root cause and implementation of Closed Loop corrective and preventive actions to prevent possibility of a re-occurrence. • Hold timely Management Reviews in accordance with the requirements of the QMS. • Ensure an Internal audit plan is developed and complied with. • Manage the quality team to ensure a high level of staff morale through the implementation of effective hiring, training and development, performance management systems as well as compliance with industrial relations legislation such as Unfair Dismissals Act; Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act; Organisation of Working Time Act; Employment Equality Act including bullying and sexual harrasment as well as fair and consistent application of treatment across all levels. • Ensure resources in place to support requirements of the QMS at all times. Interested applicants should have: • A minimum of a primary degree in Electronic Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Assurance, or similar. A background in Medical Device Manufacturing would be a distinct advantage. • At least 5 years' experience in management within medical device, or high-volume electronics manufacturing, or an EMS organisation, or similar. • Certification through Regulatory Affairs Professional Society would be an advantage together with a knowledge of the FDA QSR (GMP. • Must be an excellent communicator with effective leadership and influencing skills. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

1891 days ago