Quality Assurance Manager

Perrigo Company plc

Quality Assurance Supervisor overseeing quality assurance programs on the factory production floor at Perrigo. Ensuring compliance with procedures and leading quality improvement initiatives.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeEau Claire • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Overseeing quality assurance programs on the factory production floor.
Overseeing factory Hygienist and Associate Quality Engineers.
Ensuring compliance to facility procedures, pre-requisite programs, quality monitoring schemes, and cGMPs.
Provide expertise and support to the Quality Assurance team.
Manage, enforce, and analyze trends and verification activities related to Quality Assurance programs.
Ensure robust root cause investigations are completed for deviations and product non-conformance.
Outline and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Act as a key leader for ensuring timely completions of deviation reports.
Assist in analyzing data relating to facility pre-requisite programs such as environmental monitoring, pest control, foreign body prevention to reduce adverse findings and improve food safety systems.
Ensure completion of internal assessments and provide production floor support to assure the performance of quality systems, reporting effectiveness to management and proposing actions for improvement.
Work directly with the Quality Assurance team to ensure implementation and compliance to facility Quality Monitoring Schemes, cGMPs, and pre-requisite programs.
Drive improvement projects using feedback from cross-functional teams to improve preventive controls and reduce deviations and non-conformances.
Ensure facility compliance with Quality Assurance procedures and that records are maintained appropriately.
Support Continuous Improvement initiatives in the quest for zero defects.
Identify non-conformance issues and coordinate Quality/Food Safety risk analysis.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or related field or equivalent work experience in food manufacturing quality role.
2+ years of direct leadership experience of a team or group
Operational Experience: Experience in pre-requisite programs, deviation report writing, and CAPA management.
Working knowledge of environmental monitoring
Experience working in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.
Working knowledge of cGMPs and FDA requirements
Supervisory experience with a coaching mindset
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Knowledge of Microsoft Suite systems
Working knowledge of pathogens and environmental monitoring
Ability to prioritize, multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
Leadership and people development skills
Ability to problem solve and make quick accurate decisions.
Ability to lead a cross-functional team to deliver results.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We believe our people are our greatest asset.
Alongside competitive compensation, we offer benefits tailored to supporting you and your family, as well as career development opportunities to ensure you feel valued and supported, both professionally and personally.
Find out more about Total Rewards at Perrigo.

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Hard Skills & Tools

quality assurancedeviation report writingCAPA managementenvironmental monitoringcGMPsFDA requirementsroot cause analysiscorrective actionspreventive actionsfood safety systems

Soft Skills

leadershipcoaching mindsetcommunication skillsproblem solvingdecision makingprioritizationmulti-taskingpeople developmentcross-functional team leadershipanalytical skills