Quality Director

£110k total package (car allowance and bonus) - £95k basic

Crawley - (nationwide travel), FT Perm

A Quality Director is required for Hunters’ prestigious healthcare-manufacturing client suited to a "Qualified Person" (licence to sign off oxygen batches through the Medicines & Healthcare productions Regulatory Agency) with experience in a similar role and with experience growing a team. The Quality Director is a senior-level executive and is part of the Senior Leadership team, and is responsible for ensuring the quality and compliance of products, services, and processes.

Quality Director - job

• Create a roadmap and action plan to achieve quality goals aligned with the company strategic objectives
• Ensure documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and work instructions are in place to support quality processes
• Ensure regulatory compliance
• Lead initiatives such as Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other improvement methodologies to enhance processes, reduce defects, and optimize resource utilization
• Establish quality control measures to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of quality systems and identify areas for improvement
• Supplier and vendor management
• Data analysis and reporting

Quality Director - person

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Quality Management, Engineering, Life Sciences). Advanced degrees or certifications
• Extensive experience in quality management, preferably in a leadership role, within a relevant industry (e.g., manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals)
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems, regulations, and industry standards (e.g, ISO 9001, ISO14001; ISO 45000 and others; MHRA regulations, GDP and GMP guidelines)