Quality Manager - Food, Medical Device or Pharma Required

Quality Manager – FOOD, MEDICAL DEVICE OR PHARM MANUFACTURING Colonial Heights, Virginia area Lead a tenured team and drive cultural transformation in a stable, growing plant that offers excellent profit sharing and a beach-access lifestyle. Lead Real Change: Partner with an energetic Plant Manager to coach a tenured team and drive a high‑energy culture shift. Stability & Growth: Join a diverse plant with 20‑year average employee tenure and the open capacity for new business. Elite Benefits: Competitive salary plus 401(k), profit sharing, bonus potential, and free product giveaways. Beachside Balance: Maintain a true 45–50 hour work week with flexible scheduling, all just an hour away from the coast. Collaborative Autonomy: Enjoy your own private office while working within a tight‑knit, supportive management group. Monitor and improve the quality management system Oversee and ensure regulatory and legal compliance, including leading and guiding all direct reports to ensure compliance Manage and lead root cause analysis and ensure countermeasures are completed Responsible for validation of new and existing products Communicate plant quality KPIs, goals and initiatives to plant management and corporate representatives Prepare for and execute internal and external quality audits Drive and achieve quality continuous improvement initiatives, including cost savings goals for the plant Interact with plant and corporate teams on quality projects Develop and maintain key quality performance indicators Lead and participate in cross‑functional teams related to plant quality Partner with R&D for on‑site trial activities Execute and improve quality training, including quality orientation training Complete non‑routine quality projects and higher level crisis management Assist with vendor qualification Other tasks as assigned by management Requirements for the Quality Manager: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree At least five years in a similar manufacturing quality leadership role Experience supervising others, ideally direct and indirect reports Experience overseeing quality in food, medical device or pharmaceutical manufacturing QMS (Quality Management System) environments (e.g., ISO 13485) following GMP requirements Hands on experience with pre‑requisite programs such as change control, pest control, risk/FMEAs, calibration, validation, annual product reviews, quality management reviews, etc. Strong background with root cause analysis and CAPA (corrective and preventative action) Experience in leading external audits (auditee of FDA, ISO, or similar Quality System certification audit) Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Quality certifications (preferred but not required) Lean and/or Six Sigma (preferred but not required) ERP experience (preferred but not required) Power BI (preferred but not required) Working knowledge of micro‑organisms (preferred but not required) Experience with statistical analysis (preferred but not required) Medical benefits are available day one of employment. Other benefits include paid holidays, personal days, vacation, 401(k), profit sharing, stock purchase plan and bonus potential. Why work for this organization: Strong tenure in the plant, averaging 20 years amongst all team members Excellent benefits, including 401(k), profit sharing and bonus potential Excellent work/life balance, averaging 45‑50 hours per week with flexibility for appointments/activities Excellent location; only an hour to the beach You will have your own office and oversee a tenured team Work with a solid and collaborative management team, working hard to improve the culture daily Free product giveaways; save money on items that you use regularly #J-18808-Ljbffr Sora Resource Group