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Overview

Field Quality Assurance Manager – Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

Location: Burr Ridge, IL, or any location in Central and South region.

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is seeking a Field Quality Assurance Manager to join our team. The Field Quality Assurance Manager will work extensively with Regional & Corporate Quality personnel to ensure manufacturing and warehousing locations meet or exceed FDA and corporate quality requirements. This role will ensure quality incidents are properly reported, documented and investigated, and will manage quality relationships with suppliers and regulatory authorities. The Field Quality Assurance Manager will interface with LG&E and Linde Quality, R&D and Healthcare personnel.

This position is responsible for implementing LG&E policies and procedures to meet and exceed government compliance requirements for medical gases and other quality assurance requirements. The role requires the ability to work independently and provide consultative advice within a specific area to the assigned client base. Duties include performing a variety of medical gas quality assurance/audit and training activities. The Field Quality Assurance Manager is accountable for continuously improving quality processes and reducing cost through operation excellence.

Salary Range: $76,500 - $112,200 (commensurate with industry experience)

What you will be doing

• Provide FDA regulatory and quality systems support to the assigned location, primarily in the South and Central USA.
• Assist assigned locations in training managers, supervisors and personnel on company and FDA GMP procedures.
• Audit/assess assigned LG&E manufacturing and warehousing locations; assess source material vendors for compliance with POIS and regulatory requirements for the manufacturing of drug gases and devices. Include GMP protocol, employee job observations, interviews, coaching and training. Communicate results of assessments through written reports and review meetings.
• Promote and participate in local quality meetings within assigned locations.
• Act as compliance program advisor to region-level Quality Assurance leaders.
• Assist in investigation and management of customer complaints and internal non-conformances.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Associate's Degree in Science/Engineering or related technical field.
• 5+ years quality assurance/management experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills & organizational agility.
• Solid organizational skills.
• Strong spreadsheet/database skillsets.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001.
• Packaged Gas Production Operations knowledge.
• Knowledge of process and analytical methods.
• Knowledge of Quality Management System principles.
• Regularly able to sit, talk and hear; occasionally able to stand, walk, and sit in front of a computer for extended periods.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Up to 50% travel required.

Why you will enjoy working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which help our customers be more successful and sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. (LG&E) is part of the largest Welding, Industrial, Medical, and Specialty Gases companies in the U.S. We offer a comprehensive selection of industrial gases and have an extensive network of production plants, retail stores, distribution centers, and customer service locations focused on making our world more productive by providing high-quality solutions and services.

For more information about the company, please visit our website.

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Additional details

Primary Location: Washington-Vancouver

Schedule: Full-time

Job: SHEQ

Unposting Date: Ongoing