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As a specialist recruitment partner, Scitex is proud to be supporting an innovative New Zealand business in the search for a Quality Assurance Lead.

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced quality professional seeking part-time hours without compromising on responsibility or impact. Working approximately 20-25 hours per week, you will take ownership of operational quality activities, supplier issues and investigations, while helping strengthen quality systems and processes across the business.

Reporting to the Head of Regulatory & Compliance, this role will suit someone who enjoys solving problems, driving investigations and working closely with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure quality standards are consistently achieved.

What you will do

• Attend to product quality issues, investigations and operational quality activities
• Lead CAPAs, deviations and complaints through to effective resolution
• Implement quality processes, system updates and change activities
• Support maintenance of QMS documentation and SOPs
• Participate in audits and maintain audit readiness
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across quality systems

What we are looking for

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment, ideally food, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical or medical products
• Proven experience investigating product quality issues and conducting root cause analysis
• Experience working with suppliers and coordinating quality-related issues
• Knowledge of quality systems, documentation and change control
• Someone looking for a meaningful part-time role where they can make a genuine impact

What's in it for you

• Rare part-time opportunity offering approximately 20-25 hours per week
• Flexibility to balance work with other commitments with some WFH available 
• Broad exposure across products, suppliers and quality systems
• Work with a collaborative and supportive team
• Join a business with a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement
• Convenient West Auckland location with occasional interaction with the CBD office

This role will appeal to an experienced quality professional looking for flexibility and autonomy, while still having the opportunity to make a significant contribution to a growing business.

How to apply
Click APPLY NOW or call Belinda at Scitex Recruitment on 09 200 3121 for a confidential discussion.

To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, or resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.

Scitex specialises in permanent, contract and temporary recruitment – and has done so since 1987. We are here to engineer better Mondays.
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