Responsibilities : 

• Manage quality assurance, quality control and the laboratory teams
• Providing leadership to the team on problem solving process improvements, managing obstacles and providing resources to assist team members to overcome issues and streamline work processes
• Monitoring product quality, packaging quality and operational processes
• Certifying manufacturing and production processes meet standards following ISO 17025 and GLP system requirements
• Managing all product development procedures to identify deviations from quality standards
• Monitoring the progress and effectiveness of the project quality management system
• Handle standard test methods and standard validation test methods
• Reviewing investigation reports to determine any corrective and preventive actions that are necessary
• Planning, conducting, testing and inspecting materials and products to ensure finished product quality
• Ensuring forecasted production volume is delivered on time, within specified quality/quantity and at optimum costs
• Complying with laws, regulations and requirements
• Supervising, guiding and implementing improvement for inspectors, technicians and other staff
• Reviewing customer feedback, responding to any complaints, resolving any issues and preventing complaints
• Leading internal training for quality control with operators to understand quality standards and awareness of critical quality problems for products

Qualifications: 

• Male or female, age over 35 years old
• Working Monday to Friday, and Saturday twice a month
• Master’s in Chemistry, Food Science & Technology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or other related field
• At least 5 years of experience in People Management and Quality Operations Management roles for functional foods and beverages, nutraceuticals and supplements, medical, health, wellness and/or personal care products
• Must have experience in a food manufacturing company
• Experience in standard test methods, standard validation test methods, GLP systems, ISO 17025 and testing instrumental analyses, including HPLC and ICP
• Good understanding of food safety standards - ISO 9001:2008, GMP, HACCP,BRC, IFS, etc
• Excellent command of English
• Solid managerial, technical, interpersonal, fiscal, problem-solving and organizational skills are essential