Manufacturing Quality Lead: Drive Quality Excellence

Sartorius; Aubagne; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sartorius in Aubagne, France, is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Lead to drive site quality priorities and coordinate critical quality interventions. You will partner with site leaders to maintain reliable manufacturing output and improve process robustness.

The role requires a technical or quality background, 7+ years in regulated manufacturing, and strong stakeholder management. Fluent English is essential as you will collaborate across sites and functions to minimize downtime and embed

Qualifications

• Completed vocational training in a technical, scientific, quality-related, or manufacturing discipline with relevant professional experience, or equivalent qualification
• 7+ years of experience in Manufacturing Quality, Site Quality, Quality Operations, or related Quality roles in regulated manufacturing environments
• Proven experience improving quality performance, managing quality risks, and supporting recovery of underperforming manufacturing sites with a challenging mindset
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and prioritization skills across Manufacturing, Site Quality, and Global Quality functions
• Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Challenge site quality priorities by assessing risks & performance gaps with site leaders and translating them into roadmaps in line with Manufacturing Quality expectations to maintain reliable manufacturing output
• Coordinate resolution and escalation of critical quality events within assigned sites by connecting accountable site functions with the required global expertise and challenging containment and recovery actions to minimize manufacturing downtime
• Verify the effectiveness of site quality recovery actions by reviewing implementation evidence, performance development, and recurrence indicators with site leaders to sustain recovered site quality performance
• Drive cross-site alignment of quality improvement priorities by comparing KPIs, trends, management review outcomes & quality risks and supporting site leaders in embedding prioritized cross-site actions into site routines to prevent recurrence of quality issues across the site portfolio

Skills

Fluent English

Stakeholder management

Quality improvement

Education

Vocational training in technical/scientific/quality

Job description

Sartorius in Aubagne, France, is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Lead to drive site quality priorities and coordinate critical quality interventions. You will partner with site leaders to maintain reliable manufacturing output and improve process robustness.

The role requires a technical or quality background, 7+ years in regulated manufacturing, and strong stakeholder management. Fluent English is essential as you will collaborate across sites and functions to minimize downtime and embed