Supervisor Quality Control

Sinclair Group; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Career Growth & Learning Opportunities

13th month bonus

25 vacation days

8% holiday pay

Travel allowance

Job summary

Sinclair is seeking a hands-on Supervisor Quality Control in Almere to lead the QC Analysts, ensuring accurate testing and on-time batch disposition in a Class III medical device setting.

You will train staff, plan daily work, review batch records and material releases, and support the Quality Manager during absences. English and Dutch fluency required.

Qualifications

• HLO / Bachelor’s degree in Laboratory Techniques or equivalent
• Fluent English and Dutch to professional level
• Minimum 3 years leading a team in a regulated lab/QC
• Hands-on lab experience in a regulated environment

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and support QC Analysts in daily operations.
• Create and manage daily/weekly QC team planning to ensure test turnaround times.
• Train new QC Analysts and maintain competency matrix.
• Act as backup for Quality Manager during absences.
• Conduct performance conversations and input into appraisals.

Skills

Team Leadership

Quality Control

GMP/ISO13485

Planning & Scheduling

Laboratory Techniques

English & Dutch

Education

Bachelors / HLO in Laboratory Techniques

Tools

Excel

ERP/QMS systems

Job description

Sinclair is Hiring! Join Our Team as a Supervisor Quality Control

We are currently recruiting for Supervisor Quality Control at our Almere office in the Netherlands. The Supervisor Quality Control is responsible for the day-to-day coordination and technical oversight of the QC team within a Class III medical device manufacturing environment. This role ensures that all chemical, physical, and microbiological testing is performed accurately and on time, supports the review of raw material intake and batch record testing data, and maintains equipment qualification and QC documentation in line with GMP/ISO 13485 requirements. The QC Supervisor leads, trains, and plans the daily work of QC Analysts, and acts as a key backup for QC-related operational and technical matters, ensuring continuity of QC operations at all times. This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring both strong technical QC expertise and proven team supervision experience.

The ideal candidate will have HLO/Bachelor's degree and is fluent in English and Dutch with a minimum of 3 years experience leading a team.

Location: De Strubbenweg 17, 1327 GB, Almere

About Sinclair

Founded in 1971, Sinclair is a global medical aesthetics organisation, that delivers an extensive product range. With an in-house commercial infrastructure, including manufacturing and a network of distributors in leading global markets, our products are sold in 55 countries worldwide.

This is a great time to join Sinclair as we continue to increase our product range and expand into new markets and territories.

Sinclair Values:

• Act with Integrity Consistently doing the right thing even when it’s the hard choice; 100% Compliance with all rules, standard operating procedures and guidelines
• Results-Driven Make a business impact in all you do, whether sales, efficiency, operational excellence; it should make a meaningful impact
• Innovation-Centered Redefining Aesthetics, we must be pioneering in how we do business; this can be in products, in service models, or strategy
• One Company, One Goal Working towards unified mission, we are all Sinclair and be seen by customers as one company in every way
• Own It! Be Accountable for your decisions, actions and consequences; Be Reliable to your customers and colleagues

What You'll Be Doing:

Team Leadership & Planning

• Supervise, coach, and support QC Analysts in daily operations.
• Create and manage daily/weekly QC team planning to ensure test turnaround times are met.
• Train new QC Analysts and maintain team competency matrix.
• Act as backup for the Quality Manager during absences.
• Conduct performance conversations / input into appraisals.

Testing & Technical Execution

• Perform and/or oversee chemical, physical, and microbiological QC testing per approved methods.
• Ensure all QC testing is completed within required timelines to support batch disposition by Quality/QA.
• Perform review and release of incoming raw materials in ERP/QMS (raw material release authority sits with QC).
• Perform QC review of batch record test data (intermediate and finished product) for completeness and accuracy, and forward results to the Quality team for final batch disposition.

Equipment & Method Lifecycle

• Own qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and calibration scheduling of QC equipment.
• Support new QC projects, including specification and purchasing of new equipment.
• Ensure method validation/verification status is current and documented.

Quality System & Compliance

• Report non-conformities to the Quality team and initiate Out-of-Specification (OOS) investigations.
• Provide QC data and technical input to Quality team for CAPA investigations.
• Maintain work instructions/SOPs relevant to QC processes, ensuring version control.
• Maintain personal training file and ensure team training records are current.
• Support internal and external audits as QC subject matter expert.
• Ensure GDP (Good Documentation Practice) compliance in all QC records.

Your skills and experience

Essential:

HLO / Bachelor's degree in Laboratory Techniques (or equivalent through relevant work experience);

Fluent in English, both spoken and written, to a professional level;

Minimum 3 years of experience leading/supervising a team, ideally within a regulated (GMP/ISO 13485) laboratory or QC environment;

Proven experience with daily/weekly planning of laboratory or QC testing activities, balancing workload against release deadlines and unplanned investigations;

Hands‑on laboratory experience in a regulated environment;

Experience with QC test methods (chemical, physical, and/or microbiological).

Desirable:

Dutch speaker and writer (fluent)

Hands‑on experience with QC equipment (operation, troubleshooting, and ideally qualification/calibration)

Experience in a Class III / high-risk medical device environment specifically

What We're Looking For:

• Accuracy and attention to detail in test execution, data recording, and batch record review, with zero tolerance for transcription or calculation errors given GMP/GDP requirements.
• Strong technical/analytical competency across chemical, physical, and microbiological test methods, with the ability to troubleshoot atypical or out-of-trend results.
• Sound administrative and documentation skills, including SOP/work instruction authoring, training file management, and audit‑ready recordkeeping.
• Proficiency in Excel and Word, including formulas, data trending/analysis in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, control charts) and structured technical writing in Word.
• Working knowledge of ERP/QMS systems for raw material release and documentation workflows.
• Risk-based decision making, able to judge when a result, deviation, or trend requires escalation versus routine handling.
• Planning and prioritization skills to balance daily QC workload against release timelines and other priorities.

Perks & Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Career Growth & Learning Opportunities
• 13th month bonus
• 25 vacation days
• 8% holiday pay
• Travel allowance based on €0,23 per kilometre
• Retirement savings plan

We have a real focus on developing our people, and by fostering an entrepreneurial culture, we encourage flexibility, accountability and autonomy. The company is full of opportunity for those who wish to grasp it. Our people thrive on engagement, development and a varied workload. You will often be included in projects that require you to collaborate cross‑functionally.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful company, with big ambitions for the future.

Please note if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close the role before the closing date noted.

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