Quality Assurance Manager

Quality Assurance Manager (CONTRACT) - Stayner, ON

Our client, a leading company in a highly regulated manufacturing environment, is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to oversee and enhance its Quality Management System (QMS) in an onsite daily role. This is a key leadership role focused on ensuring compliance, driving continuous improvement, managing supplier quality programs, and supporting new product launches.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead internal and external audits, including regulatory inspections and supplier assessments.
• Manage vendor qualification programs, supplier performance reviews, and Quality Agreements.
• Oversee QMS activities including document control, change management, training, and SOP maintenance.
• Lead complaint investigations, root cause analysis, and regulatory reporting.
• Drive CAPA and SCAR programs, ensuring effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Act as the Quality Lead for new product development and commercialization projects.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Regulatory, Engineering, and Commercial teams to ensure quality requirements are met.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Quality Assurance experience in a regulated industry such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, food & beverage, medical devices, or similar.
• Strong expertise in audits, QMS management, complaint handling, CAPA programs, and supplier quality.
• Experience authoring and managing Quality Agreements and vendor qualification programs.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, investigation, and reporting skills.
• Proficiency with QMS and electronic document management systems.
• Post-secondary education in a scientific, technical, or related discipline preferred.

The Perks:

• $100K
• benefits
• vacation
• 1 year contract