Quality Manager - West Bromwich - Chemicals sector

Our client is looking for a talented Quality Manager to head up their team at their site in West Bromwich.

We are looking for an experienced Quality manager who can head up a team, lead the QC function who has come from the chemicals sector, but if you have good experience in the manufacturing sector and feel this might be a really good fit for you, then by all means get in touch because they'd be happy to hear from you!

Nature & Scope

* Leadership of the Quality function

* Overall management of the QC function and testing laboratory / systems.

* Maintains and develops the Quality Management Systems (including GMP where applicable)

* Develop, implement and maintain the QMS as part of an integrated management system to deliver Q,E, H&S regulatory and operational compliance

* Monitor and improve the effectiveness of the system via an internal audit system

* Monitor overall corporate quality performance against corporate targets and alignment with customer expectations

* Provide leadership in GMP systems development, operation and integration into the ISO 9001 QMS

* Responsible for release of raw materials, intermediates and final products

* Develops and implements departmental training

* Provides technical support on analytical and Quality issues

* Provides leadership for Quality activities

* Responsible for approval of deviation investigations, change controls, validation activities and analytical out of specifications investigations

* Customer communication on Quality matters

* Process direction authorisation for QC/QA requirements

* Releases manufacturing equipment for use in Production

* Must observe and maintain relevant Health, Safety, Environment, Quality and GMP (where applicable) procedures and standards at all times.

* To work closely with other members of the team to ensure that agreed Quality Department programmes are completed on time whilst meeting the standards of GMP (where applicable), Quality and Health & Safety.

* Contribute and lead continuous improvement initiatives

Major Accountabilities

* Provision of resource to provide an effective analytical and QA service to the company

* Material release

* Equipment release to Production

* Final arbiter of material quality

* Calibration scheduled in QC Laboratories are complied with

* Departmental budget control

* Personnel training and development

* Determination of salary levels of subordinates

* Recruitment, selection and dismissal

* Maintain QC Laboratories in a clean, orderly and safe state

* Maintain high standards of housekeeping in all work areas that are visited and operated in