Quality Manager - Food,Medical Device or Pharma Job Colonial Heights area,Virginia USA,Quality Assurance

Position: Quality Manager - Food, Medical Device or Pharma Required

Quality Manager - Medical Device or Pharma Required Location

Colonial Heights, Virginia area

Overview

Lead a tenured team and drive cultural transformation in a stable, growing plant that offers excellent profit sharing and a beach-access lifestyle. The Quality Manager will oversee the quality systems and plant quality at a growing site, reporting to the Corporate Director of Quality and working closely with the Plant Manager on quality initiatives.

Benefits

Lead Real Change:
Partner with an energetic Plant Manager to coach a tenured team and drive a high-energy culture shift.
Stability & Growth:
Join a diverse plant with 20-year average employee tenure and the open capacity for new business.
Elite Benefits:
Competitive salary plus 401k, profit sharing, bonus potential, and free product giveaways.
Beachside Balance:
Maintain a true 45–50 hour work week with flexible scheduling, just an hour away from the coast.
Collaborative Autonomy:
Enjoy your own private office while working within a tight-knit, supportive management group.

Responsibilities

Monitor and improve the quality management system
Oversee and ensure regulatory and legal compliance, including leading and guiding all direct reports to ensure compliance
Manage and lead root cause analysis and ensure countermeasures are completed
Responsible for validation of new and existing products
Communicate plant quality KPIs, goals and initiatives to plant management and corporate representatives
Prepare for and execute internal and external quality audits
Drive and achieve quality continuous improvement initiatives, including cost savings goals for the plant
Interact with plant and corporate teams on quality projects
Develop and maintain key quality performance indicators
Lead and participate in cross‑functional teams related to plant quality
Partner with R&D for on‑site trial activities
Execute and improve quality training, including quality orientation training
Complete non‑routine quality projects and higher level crisis management
Assist with vendor qualification
Other tasks as assigned by management

Qualifications

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, ideally in a science or technical field

At least five years in a similar manufacturing quality leadership position

Experience supervising others

Experience overseeing quality in medical device or pharmaceutical manufacturing

Experience working in GMP or FDA regulated environments

Working knowledge of micro‑organisms

Strong background with root cause analysis and CAPA (corrective and preventive action)

Strong quality auditing background

Experience with statistical analysis

Experience working in established QMS environments; example: ISO 13485

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Preferred Skills (Not Required)

Quality certifications
Lean and/or Six Sigma
ERP experience
Power BI

Additional Information

Medical benefits are available day one of employment. Other benefits include paid holidays, personal days, vacation, 401K, profit sharing, stock purchase plan and bonus potential. You will have your own office and oversee a tenured team. Work with a solid and collaborative management team, working hard to improve the culture daily. FREE product giveaways; save money on items that you use regularly.

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