Our client's mission is to provide a full range of creative and manufacturing services to the health, beauty and household industries, and to bring quality brands to the market. They are looking for a VP of Quality to join their growing team in Chino, CA!
Type: Direct Hire
Location: Chino, CA
Pay: $140,000 - $185,000/year
Ensures all quality activities are performed according to company's Quality Program and all applicable requirements. The VP of Quality will provide leadership, direction and mentoring to ensure the Quality departments (QA, QC, and Regulatory) successfully meet site objectives in support of corporate goals and operates within the regulatory environment as well as comply with relevant cGMP's and standards concerning the manufacturing and control of both cosmetic and OTC drug products.
Responsibilities:
Lead and direct all aspects of the Quality Assurance program
Interpret and integrate regulatory requirements for the manufacture of cosmetics/OTC products
Develop and implement quality systems in compliance with federal regulations (cGMP's)
Develop and maintain QA standards relating to processes and products
Create, implement, and evaluate company's quality policies, standards, procedures and strategic plans
Review the following documents before approving their release for use: quality system documents, standard operating procedures (SOP's) for manufacturing processes, product specification changes, bill of materials (BOM) and validation documentation
Establish inspection and sampling requirements for validation and production release
Maintain the customer complaint file
Contribute to formulation of policy and strategy as a member of the senior management team
Provide support to other affiliated companies
Provide guidance on the Company's position in relation to regulatory matters
Recruit personnel and oversee development of staff in required areas in addition to selection, evaluation, and progressive discipline
Maintain the customer complaint file
Respond and correct all FDA deficiencies
Maintain the OTC Master Drug List
Interact with all customers, suppliers and regulatory agencies pertaining to our quality program
Determine, review, and approve supplier's performance as per required specifications
Maintain systems to measure performance against established standards
Implement approved sampling, reporting and data analysis as required
Supervise, communicate with and provide direction to QC Manager, Regulatory Manager, and QA Supervisor on quality issues on a regular basis
Responsible for continuous improvement of the Quality Department and ensure support in the following areas: statistical analysis, quality planning and inspection processes, root cause analysis
Educate all departments regarding the specific requirements of the customer and regulatory requirements
Manage quality related communications across all departments
Oversee routine internal quality audits and hence determine and document any areas that may need improvement
Set department goals.
Support all company policies.
Attend outside conferences and training seminars as needed