Manager, QA & Internal Auditing

MANE is a 5th generation French family-owned business known for innovation and progress in the world of Flavor and Fragrance. As sensation enthusiasts, we strive to provide exceptional moments in people’s daily lives through the timeless flavors and fragrances we create. With our passion, creativity, and innovation, “We capture what moves”.

We have an immediate opening for an experienced Manager, Quality Assurance & Internal Auditing to join our team at our newly renovated Wayne, NJ manufacturing facility. This role will Support/Lead the development and implementation of an End-to-End Quality Management System (QMS) which supports the organization’s annual business plan and long-term strategy. End-to-End focus encompasses all functions and teams, including development, manufacturing, and distribution.

The successful candidate will:

• Quality Management System: support implementation of a QMS which addresses both current and future quality, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Quality Culture: Leverage the QMS to cultivate a proactive, prevention-based quality culture.
• Continuous Improvement: Coordinate regular quality performance reviews to identify and action improvement opportunities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support implementation of an End-to-End Quality Management System (QMS) which supports the organization’s annual business plan and long-term strategy.
• Manage QMS to comply with relevant quality regulatory requirements and to support strategic End-to-End goals. Specific duties include coordinating management reviews and management of core quality dimensions such as document management, auditing, and training.
• Drive continuous improvement mindset. Initiate and lead continuous improvement projects when needed.
• Support customer satisfaction goals and business growth via Sales team support. Resolve customer complaints and verify corrective action effectiveness. Leverage CAPAs to prevent recurrence.
• Host customer audits, certification audits, and inspections.
• Meet with vendors, customers, quality representatives and company personnel to discuss and resolve quality problems as required.
• Consistent with MANE’s environmental commitments, every employee shall actively participate in relevant education/training based upon corporate and local environmental objectives. Management shall support and facilitate the actions within their teams to implement environmental policies, procedures, and practices effectively and adequately, as well as promote continual improvement consistent with environmental goals. Interacts with all levels of management: Customers and Vendors & Regulatory Agencies

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline or business.
• Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in Quality and/or Manufacturing in the Chemical or Cosmetic industry. Experience with flavor, fragrances or cosmetics is a plus.
• Knowledgeable of relevant quality standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 22716. Knowledge of 21 CFR 210 and 211 is a plus.
• Continuous improvement experience which includes the use of methodologies such as:
• Lean 6-sigma.
• FEMA
• SPC & CpK
• RCA/CAPA
• ANO

MANE offers industry leading benefits including a generous PTO plan. Additional benefits include paid holidays, annual year-end shut down, annual and bi-weekly 401(k) contributions, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, employee assistance programs and many more. MANE is known for having a culture that focuses on our employees and their well-being. See for yourself why our employees love working at MANE!

MANE is an equal opportunity employer.