QA Projects Manager sought for 18-month contract in Cavan, Ireland, to lead end-to-end implementation of QA program/project strategy, ensuring quality requirements are met and within established processes.
Responsibilities:
- Creates and executes project plans, revising them as necessary to meet changing requirements.
- Provides comprehensive quality risk assessments, elevating identified risks with recommendations and mitigation plans to key stakeholders.
- Participates in design and project reviews, providing recommendations to Engineering/Production/Product Development teams to ensure quality requirements are met.
- Prioritizes deliverables, manages project scope, and oversees end-to-end QA delivery across teams/sites.
- Reports project status to QA Leadership team using project-related metrics, tracking projects to resources, time to market, and budget constraints.
- Manages junior personnel in quality system requirements and project management.
Ideal Background:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Microbiological and/or Food Safety background beneficial.
- Minimum 4 years' experience in technical role (Quality Assurance, New Product Development, Production, Supply Chain) in similar or related industries.
- Excellent understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices, regulatory compliance, and quality management systems.
- Solid knowledge of food safety programs (e.g. HACCP).
- Audit experience (Internal and External).