Quality Excellence Manager - Kenvue

Description

Kenvue is currently recruiting for Quality Excellence Manager .

Kenvue is recruiting for an Quality Excellence Manager for their Quality Team. With our vision of being the world's best brand builders, our Consumer businesses are bringing BIG brand ideas to life through solutions and experiences that delight our consumers, create brand love and ultimately drive GROWTH.

This position will report into the Director of Quality Assurance, based in Lititz, PA.

Who We Are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we're the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON'S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made by 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to deliver the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage - and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future-and yours.

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What will you do

Key Responsibilities-

The Quality Excellence Manager is responsible for providing leadership within the Quality Organization, mentor and develop members of the Quality Assurance team via initiatives related to transformations and/or other Kenvue initiatives (process excellence strategies), exercise the highest level of integrity in the tasks performed in a timely and prompt manner. Provide and be fully accountable for specific metrics (compliance and financial) and favorable results on improvement projects and CIPs identified in the diagnostic phases driven under Kenvue Production System or similar.

The Manager, Quality Excellence will provide the energy for innovative and transformational changes to the site in alignment with other parallel strategies by the site management. As a change agent needs to promote use of tools and approaches to redesign current processes for the vision and strategy of the future: lab of the future, fast and efficient processes, build and flex capabilities among some examples. Must demonstrate strong leadership and be able to engage and teach the members of the Quality Organization on new thinking, mindsets and behaviors. Embrace a behavior of employee involvement and commitment to doing the job right the first time.

The Manager, Quality Excellence is responsible and accountable for the successful development, deployment and implementation of New Product / Transfer Introduction strategies and associated policies, procedures, programs and initiatives that deliver quality/compliance, cost and/or operating benefit to the supply chain. Under limited supervision, the Quality Excellence Manager will develop, establish and maintain processes and controls ensuring that the performance and quality of raw material and packaging suppliers and the performance and quality of new / transfer products confirm to established standards and follows Kenvue Global and Regional policies and procedures and U.S. regulatory requirements including 21 CFR 210 & 211. This position will partner with and leverage the activities of individuals and teams to successfully develop and implement innovative solutions and continuous improvements with demonstrated and measurable business results.

• To support New Product /Transfer Introduction, the Quality Excellence Manager will lead quality efforts for Introduction and Lifecycle Management by utilizing tools for the effective and efficient development, transfer and maintenance for products and processes throughout product lifecycle. Evaluates and implements programs and processes to enable compliance with current good manufacturing processes (cGMPs), applicable quality objectives and regulatory requirements, in the quality governance of the New /Transfer Product process. Support the identification of product CTQs and process CpKs during product/process development and site transfers. Provide plant support to include, but not limited to, facilitation of root cause and corrective actions and problem resolution. Participate and/or lead commercialization, continuous improvement and risk management activities acting as a liaison between the Lititz multi-functional departments and Business Quality to stage and make ready the required documentation for new product launches and transfers. Provide Quality oversight support and necessary response to questions on quality in the new product process, during internal and regulatory inspections.
• All employees
  • Attend GMP training on the schedule designated for my role and as appropriate for my role.
  • Adhere to strict compliance with procedures applicable to my role.
  • Exercise the highest level of integrity in the tasks that I perform.
  • In a timely and prompt manner, identify, report and seek correction for deviations noted in my workplace.
  • Embrace a behavior of employee involvement and commitment to doing the job right the first time.
• People Managers
  • Ensure employees under your scope of responsibility are trained in required procedures for the execution of their role and maintain current with training requirements during the year.
  • Promote an environment of employee involvement in the workplace.
  • Seek prompt identification, reporting and correction of deviations in the workplace as noted by employees.

Qualifications

What we are looking for

• Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical, Scientific, or related/equivalent discipline is required.
• 10 years in a GMP product manufacturing plant environment required including a broad and deep working knowledge of the OTC drug product operating functions of quality and compliance, supply chain, material supply and material handling and control, product manufacturing and product packaging is required.
• An understanding and application of current Good Manufacturing Practices experience is (cGMP) and Agency compliance expectations is required.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to achieve results through others- with and without direct authority is required.
• An ability to develop and implement strategy/initiatives based on required needs is required.
• Strong organizational and analytical skill to comprehend technical data/information and convert them into value-added actionable items is required.
• Experience with Six Sigma or Lean Process Excellence tools, training and/or certification is required
• 10 % travel is required.

• Desired Qualifications

• Prior experience with regulatory inspections is desirable.
• ASQ CQA, CQE or CQM certification is desirable.

What's in it for you

• Competitive Benefit Package
• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Employee Resource Groups
• This list could vary based on location/region

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $97,000 to $166,000.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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