Quality Assurance Supervisor

300 Merit Medical Ireland, Limited; Galway; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive Salary package

Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Health Insurance Cover

Life assurance

Health & Wellbeing Events Calendar

Excellent career progression

Education assistance

Internal training courses

Free Parking

Job summary

Merit Medical Galway is seeking a QA Supervisor to oversee quality auditing activities and lead the QA team in maintaining product quality across production areas. You will coach auditors, review procedures, and ensure compliance with QAP and GPS standards.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree and at least three years’ supervisory experience in a medical manufacturing setting, with strong analytical and communication skills to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Education and/or experience equivalent to a related Bachelor's Degree.
• A minimum of three years of supervisory experience, preferably in a medical manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and quality assurance auditing methods, preferably in the medical manufacturing field.
• Ability to read and understand complex manufacturing and production information, including production drawings, work orders, and related manufacturing and quality specifications.
• Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to identify improvements in quality assurance methods and processes.
• Ability to plan and organize schedules to ensure adequate QA personnel resources are maintained.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to train employees and demonstrate measurement and inspection tasks to assist new employees with learning correct methods and techniques.
• Ability to work effectively as a QA team member to achieve objectives and goals.
• Demonstrated computer skills; preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs.

Responsibilities

• Supervises quality auditing functions by interviewing, training, conducting performance evaluation, coordinating and assigning work.
• Disciplining with coordination and consultation of the QA Manager, and other related duties.
• Monitors and evaluates quality inspection procedures to ensure compliance and effectiveness, making recommendations for improvement and/or adjustment where needed.
• Overseeing or preparing paperwork and reports as necessary.
• Resolves quality related issues between the QA department and other departments.
• Coordinates with engineers, technicians, and manufacturing, or other department supervisors to ensure that quality standards are maintained in various production areas.
• Reviews the production process of various products to ensure that the product is being produced at acceptable levels of quality.
• Works with other members of the QA team to establish and achieve departmental goals.
• Trains QA Auditors on inspection methods, inspection/measurement tools and equipment routinely used.
• Uses various tooling and testing equipment to test products for quality including the use of gauges, measuring devices, optical measuring systems, comparators, calipers, etc.
• Escalates to Production and/or Quality Management if problems with quality arise.
• Ensures that the quality auditing operation is consistent with current QAP, GPS, and other applicable standards.
• Performs other quality assurance supervision tasks (IQA etc) or Engineering projects as required.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Quality auditing

Manufacturing environment

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Gauges and measuring devices

Quality management systems

Job description

Why Merit? At Merit Medical, our mission is to create innovative medical devices that improve lives. Our goal is to hire and develop people who want to build something special through hard work, team effort, and commitment. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of patients around the world.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

Supervises, schedules and directs the activities of quality auditors, and performs other related quality control responsibilities for the Quality Assurance (QA) department.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises quality auditing functions by interviewing, training, conducting performance evaluation, coordinating and assigning work, disciplining with coordination and consultation of the QA Manager, and other related duties. Monitors and evaluates quality inspection procedures to ensure compliance and effectiveness, making recommendations for improvement and/or adjustment where needed. Overseeing or preparing paperwork and reports as necessary. Resolves quality related issues between the QA department and other departments. Coordinates with engineers, technicians, and manufacturing, or other department supervisors to ensure that quality standards are maintained in various production areas. Reviews the production process of various products to ensure that the product is being produced at acceptable levels of quality. Works with other members of the QA team to establish and achieve departmental goals. Trains QA Auditors on inspection methods, inspection/measurement tools and equipment routinely used. Uses various tooling and testing equipment to test products for quality including the use of gauges, measuring devices, optical measuring systems, comparators, calipers, etc. Escalates to Production and/or Quality Management if problems with quality arise. Ensures that the quality auditing operation is consistent with current QAP, GPS, and other applicable standards. Performs other quality assurance supervision tasks (IQA etc) or Engineering projects as required.

SUMMARY OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and/or experience equivalent to a related Bachelor's Degree. A minimum of three years of supervisory experience, preferably in a medical manufacturing environment and demonstrated ability to supervise others in a team atmosphere. Knowledge of manufacturing and quality assurance auditing methods, preferably in the medical manufacturing field. Ability to read and understand complex manufacturing and production information, including production drawings, work orders, and related manufacturing and quality specifications. Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to identify improvements in quality assurance methods and processes. Ability to plan and organize schedules to ensure adequate QA personnel resources are maintained. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills. Ability to train employees and demonstrate measurement and inspection tasks to assist new employees with learning correct methods and techniques. Ability to work effectively as a QA team member to achieve objectives and goals. Demonstrated computer skills; preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs.

Key Benefits

• Attractive Salary package
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan
• Health Insurance Cover
• Life assurance
• Health & Wellbeing Events Calendar
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Recognition scheme
• Free Parking
• Educational assistance
• Internal training courses
• Quality Subsidised Canteens & Barista Service
• Active Sports and Social Club

We are Global Merit Medical Galway commenced with 22 employees in 1993. Since then Merit has enjoyed year on year revenue growth and developed its workforce to over 900 employees. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Merit maintains a diverse, multi-campus manufacturing footprint in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia with a global distribution. Medtech Company of the Year Winner Merit Medical Galway are proud winners of the Medtech Company of the Year Award, a prestigious award recognizing those who are exceling in the MedTech industry. People Development At Merit Medical Galway almost 60% of all roles are filled by internal employees! We focus on encouraging, believing in and providing a platform for you to progress your career! Culture A supportive and collaborative environment make Merit Medical a friendly, enjoyable place to work. We are proud of our energetic and dynamic culture. Diversity & Inclusion is evident here with an 50/50 ratio of male and female employees as well as 30 nationalities onsite! We value every employee as an individual. To see more on our culture, go to www.merit.com/careers. Founded in 1987, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable medical devices used in interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy. Merit serves client hospitals worldwide with a domestic and international sales force and clinical support team totaling in excess of 500 individuals. Merit employs approximately 6,000 people worldwide with facilities in South Jordan, Utah; Pearland, Texas; Richmond, Virginia; Aliso Viejo, California; Maastricht and Venlo, The Netherlands; Paris, France; Galway, Ireland; Beijing, China; Tijuana, Mexico; Joinville, Brazil; Ontario, Canada; Melbourne, Australia; Tokyo, Japan; Reading, United Kingdom; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Singapore. UNDERSTAND. INNOVATE. DELIVER. Merit Medical is a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable medical devices used in interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy. Merit has made it a priority to understand customers, innovate, and deliver life-changing products and services.