Sr Quality Manager

Imagine: A Career with Purpose and Possibility

Picture this:
You are part of a global team of problem-solvers whose innovations in materials science can make life better. Every day, you help turn ideas into impact using science, technology, and creativity to tackle real-world challenges. You are part of a company whose work helps improve patient outcomes in healthcare and protects essential consumer goods that people around the world rely on every day.

At Tekni Plex, you’ll join more than 8,000 colleagues across 12 countries, all united by one purpose: creating safer, smarter solutions that touch daily life. Through our two divisions, Tekni Plex Healthcare and Tekni Plex Consumer Products, you’ll help shape industries that matter: healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care.

Here, your ideas count and your work matters. You’ll be encouraged to think boldly, collaborate across cultures, and keep growing every step of the way. You will help protect the integrity of essential products, support patient safety and comfort, and contribute to innovations that make everyday life better, all while building a career that makes an impact.

Because at Tekni Plex, you don’t just deliver products – you help shape what’s next.

Tekni Plex is hiring a Sr. Quality Manager for our Ridgefield, NJ location. The Sr. Quality Manager has responsibility for the Quality across multiple Manufacturing sites within the Tekni-Plex Medtech Solutions (MTS) business. They will work closely with site leadership teams to deliver consistent quality of performance through the management of an effective Quality Management System, promote a strong Quality culture within the business, and develop, through coaching and mentorship, the skills and experience of the Quality team.

The salary range for this role is $117,000 to $150,000 annually. Pay is based on experience. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

• Lead the Quality Management System and teams across multiple sites, ensuring compliance with Tekni-Plex Quality requirements and in line ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and FDA 21 CFR 820.
• Champion the deployment of new Quality Initiatives by establishing, standardizing, and monitoring processes designed to strengthen product and process quality.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Technical Operations, Engineering, and Management to support site operations, technology transfers, qualifications, and validation activities.
• Lead or support the planning, coordination of NPI validations, test method validations, product transfers and/or equipment qualification/requalification
• Direct process and product improvement programs, ensuring adherence to excellence and embedding industry best practices throughout the organization.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Quality teams through effective resource planning, performance management and talent development.
• Promote a strong quality culture built on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and proactive risk management.
• Partner with Manufacturing, and Engineering teams to resolve customer quality issues through robust root cause analysis and targeted corrective/preventive action implementation.
• Coach and mentor teams in advanced quality tools and methodologies to support structured problem-solving techniques.
• Manage the execution internal audits to maintain the effectiveness of the Quality Management System, support customer audits and notified body audits.
• Promote and manage effective Quality reporting across the sites to ensure Quality performance is trended against objectives and use to identify targeted continuous improvement initiatives.
• Up to 25% travel (both in-state and out-of-state); requires regular visits to…