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Mentor Technical Group

Maintains compliant facilities for life science firms

Quality Manager - Regulated Industry

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Jacksonville, NC, USA
In PersonTravel to support clients and operations is required as needed.
Manufacturing Quality & TestValidation, Compliance & Quality Systems

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree is required; a degree in Sciences or Engineering is preferred.
  • At least five years of professional experience in compliance, quality systems, and/or internal auditing within a regulated industry is required.
  • Previous experience leading teams or projects is required.
  • Strong technical writing skills in English and Spanish are required.
  • Ability to read, write, and verbally communicate effectively in English and Spanish is required.
  • Computer literacy with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and quality management systems such as TrackWise is required.
  • Ability to organize and analyze information and apply practical mathematics, including fractions, percentages, ratios, proportions, and basic algebra, to identify organizational, customer, and regulatory problems and formulate corrective action plans is required.
  • Ability to work independently under minimal guidelines and supervision is required.
  • Working knowledge of applicable regulations and standards, including Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Distribution Practices, and ISO standards, is required.
  • Ability to motivate, train, and develop staff is required.
  • Ability to analyze data and performance metrics is required.
  • Decision-making capability is required.
Responsibilities
  • Ensure the creation, revision, and enforcement of all aspects of the company's and assigned client facilities' quality management systems, or facilitate integration and ongoing oversight when operating within a client's quality management system.
  • Lead event-management and root-cause-analysis processes.
  • Oversee training programs and lead inspection-readiness and vendor-management programs.
  • Lead the review and administration of quality service-level agreements and quality management systems as they relate to quality and compliance requirements.
  • Develop and implement strategies to ensure client requirements are met.
  • Travel to support clients and operations as required.
  • Establish objectives, mentor direct reports, and manage resources to ensure successful execution of the quality management system.
  • Support the design, execution, and maintenance of quality system processes within respective departments.
  • Coordinate training for operating-procedure changes and new system implementations.
  • Recommend, implement, and direct modifications to operational methods and practices and the overall strategy to enhance department effectiveness.
  • Lead implementation and maintenance of quality systems, including data analysis to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Maintain independence and oversight for client documentation review and approval.
  • Review and approve protocols and final reports, escalating deviations from performance standards to management.
  • Monitor and manage client corrective and preventive actions, nonconformances, and customer complaints.
  • Manage the writing and review of operating procedures to ensure compliance, efficiency, and clarity.
  • Write and review quality-system work instructions.
  • Conduct and/or support audit-finding investigations, including mitigation, corrective actions, and preventive actions, and collaborate with department managers on sustainable remediation action plans.
  • Lead continuous-improvement projects across multiple sites.
  • Participate in assigned quality-facilities projects.
  • Implement quality-compliance and harmonization processes across multiple sites.
  • Serve as a point of contact for customers, suppliers, and internal employees regarding contracts and compliance requests.
  • Coordinate with internal departments to achieve industry and customer compliance requirements.
  • Manage regulatory activities, including external and internal audits, investigations, and corrective and preventive actions.
  • Ensure employees adhere to client-established standard operating procedures.
  • Manage an internal audit process to ensure adherence to client standard operating procedures.
Desired Qualifications
  • A degree in Sciences or Engineering is preferred.

About the company

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Mentor Technical Group

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Mentor Technical Group supplies engineering and technical services to life science companies that need reliable, compliant facilities. Its specialists check the accuracy of manufacturing instruments and support the systems used to run regulated operations, linking practical work with the records clients need for quality oversight. The company also advises on environmental and workplace safety programs and helps clients improve how their facilities operate. Manufacturers engage Mentor for technical consulting and outsourced support, drawing on specialist teams for individual projects or continuing service needs. Founded in 2000, Mentor Technical Group is headquartered in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

N/A

Founded

2000

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What believers are saying

  • Retirement eligibility arrives early: Mentor advertises access to its 401(k) plan after three months.
  • Staff development has a named program: Mentor advertises additional training and certifications alongside its Employee Development Program.
  • Client work extends across equipment lifecycles: Mentor's asset programs cover commissioning, ongoing maintenance and eventual decommissioning.

What critics are saying

  • Field service entails exposure: Mentor's Oregon engineer posting warns of fumes, electrical shock and confined spaces.
  • Schedules change at short notice: Mentor's Carolina HVAC opening requires after-hours, weekend and holiday availability.
  • Entry requires specialist study: Mentor's Carlsbad calibration technician opening specifies an instrumentation engineering associate degree.

What makes Mentor Technical Group unique

  • Delivery uses its own staff: Mentor says it self-performs technical services while managing a specialist supplier network.
  • Supplier diversity includes a formal program: Mentor lists NMSDC Corporate Plus among its memberships and certifications.
  • Pipettes have specialist testing options: Mentor lists both photometric and gravimetric systems in its metrology laboratories.

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