Quality Assurance Manager

The Quality Assurance Manager oversees assigned laboratories to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures implementation of a robust and effective Quality System and employment of continuous improvement activities.  This includes identifying or developing quality management tools assessing risks and leading root cause investigations evaluating company-wide trends for weaknesses and opportunities to advance the companys leadership position in the environmental industry and training quality staff in the implementation of Quality Systems techniques and tools.

Quality Assurance Manager responsibilities include but are not limited to the following :

• Ensure adherence to highest quality and efficiency standards in laboratory operations
• Lead team schedule and train employees; ensure coverage and performance; foster morale and teamwork
• Lead interventions in laboratories with inadequate Quality Systems or management
• Review assigned laboratories monthly reports to stay current with laboratory issues and achievements
• Review audit responses for assigned laboratories as needed
• Compile Quality System metrics to monitor the status and performance of assigned laboratories
• Monitor laboratory certification activities to ensure no major losses of certifications
• Investigate issues raised by clients QA sales and other departments to find root cause implement corrective action and document proper response
• Perform internal investigations of suspected data integrity related and / or ethics violation issues
• Provide review and comments on state client TNI and federal agency programs and requirements
• Monitor regulatory and accreditation activities for business opportunities and threats
• Research Quality Systems information and stay abreast of new practices to maintain knowledge and provide guidance
• Participate in environmental industry committees or organizations to contribute to industry-wide initiatives that can impact the company
• Identify and / or develop model Quality System tools policies and procedures and make these available for adoption within the laboratories
• Develop and participate in the Quality Management Training for new and prospective quality management staff
• Coordinate quality assurance and technical training courses as applicable
• Assist Laboratory Directors / BUMAs in QA personnel decisions including : staffing hiring evaluations and disciplinary actions as requested
• Attend meetings to stay current with industry trends and QA programs
• Participate in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) oversight and standardization
• Assist with internal Quality Systems Audits as needed

Qualifications :

The ideal candidate would possess the following skills and knowledge :

Basic Minimum Qualifications :

Additional Information :

As a Eurofins employee you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work.  We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage life and disability insurance 401(k) with company match paid holidays paid time off and dental and vision options.

We support your development! Do you feel you dont match 100% of the requirements Dont hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and / or expression race nationality age religion sexual orientation disability and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025 through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page : USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Quality Assurance,FDA Regulations,Food Industry,Food Safety Experience,ISO 9001,Quality Systems,Food Processing,Quality Control,Quality Management,QA / QC,Selenium,HACCP

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1