Quality Manager

ESSILOR MANUFACTURING PHILIPPINES INC.; Bataan; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ESSILOR MANUFACTURING PHILIPPINES INC. in Bataan seeks a Quality Manager to spearhead all quality activities within the facility and to drive continuous improvement. You will establish standards, procedures, and documentation to meet internal, customer, and regulatory needs.

You will coordinate audits, manage nonconformities, train staff, and push CAPA and 8D methodologies across Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure FDA CMDN compliance and ISO alignment.

Qualifications

• B.S. Engineering or Scientific degree.
• QA concepts: TQM, problem solving, SPC and QA tools (8D, FTA, Ishikawa, FMEA).
• At least 5 years of experience in quality management.
• ISO standards knowledge; ISO training, calibration, MOC, CAPA.
• DPO certification and medical regulatory awareness.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Ensure ISO 9001 compliance and regulatory alignment.
• Develop, implement, and maintain the QMS and related docs.
• Lead audits, manage nonconformities, and train staff.
• Drive CAPA, 8D problem solving, and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain.
• Ensure calibration/validation of equipment and processes.
• Report metrics to local and regional leadership.

Skills

Quality Assurance

SPC

8D

CAPA

FMEA

Risk Assessment

Ishikawa

Education

B.S. Engineering

Job description

Company Description

ESSILOR MANUFACTURING PHILIPPINES INC. is part of the global Essilor Group, a leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses and optical solutions. The company focuses on delivering high-quality, innovative products that support better vision and eye care for people worldwide. Operations are driven by strong quality standards, continuous improvement, and advanced manufacturing practices. Team members collaborate across functions to ensure reliable production, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction. The organization values safety, integrity, and professional development in a modern manufacturing environment.

Role Description

The Quality Manager is a full-time, on-site role based in Bataan, responsible for overseeing and improving all quality-related activities within the manufacturing facility. This role leads the development, implementation, and maintenance of quality management systems, including establishing standards, procedures, and documentation to meet internal, customer, and regulatory requirements. The Quality Manager monitors product quality performance, analyzes data trends, manages root cause investigations, and drives corrective and preventive actions in collaboration with production, engineering, and supply chain teams. Day-to-day tasks include coordinating audits, managing nonconformities, supervising quality staff, and ensuring calibration and validation of equipment and processes. The role also involves training team members on quality practices, promoting a culture of continuous improvement, and preparing reports and metrics for local and regional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the organization's processes, products, and systems comply with applicable industry standards like ISO 9001, as well as relevant legal and regulatory mandates.


• Creating and maintaining a Quality Management System (QMS) that supports continuous improvement, operational efficiency, and the long-term success of the organization.


• Implementing quality standards and ensuring products consistently meet specifications.


• Develops autonomy and supports EMPI departments (Production, Methods, CI, Maintenance ...) in order to properly conduct root cause analysis as well as all methodology of problem solving and action plan implementation (8D, QRQC…)


• Actively participates in the qualification and validation of products and raw materials, production machines and IMTE for production use.


• Ensures the calibration of all inspectors in accordance with the central quality requirements.


• Assesses product specifications of the company meet customer requirements.


• Oversees processes to ensure they are efficient, robust, and capable of consistently producing high-quality products and services by driving process capability improvement.


• Ensure EMPI product compliance with respect to FDA (Food and Drug Administration) requirements (CMDN certification)

Requirements

• B.S. Engineering or Scientific degree


• With adept knowledge in Quality Assurance concepts such as: total Quality Management, Problem solving techniques, Statistical Process Control (SPC) & Quality Tools (8D, FTA, Ishikawa Diagram), Risk Assessment, and FMEA.


• With at least 5 years of experience.


• Working knowledge on ISO standards; ISO training Certification, Calibration Standards Training Certification, basic ISO system- Management of Change, Risk Assessment, Customer Complaint & CAPA.


• With DPO Certification.


• With knowledge on Medical Regulatory requirements


• Fluency in English language is a must.


• With strong drive, skills to influence others