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The Manager Quality, Compliance & Release (QCR) is responsible for leading the compliance and release group, providing coaching and direction to the local Compliance Officers and Quality Specialists.
This position reports to the Sr Manager, Site Quality and is part of the Quality Department located in Hoegaarden, Belgium and will be an on-site role.
What you will do:
- You will be managing the Customer Audits, heading Quality Systems related activities and be responsible for the local Quality System in our global document management system.
- You will be responsible for final product release to market.
- Your main areas of responsibility are divided in approximately 10% customer audits and 50% Quality Systems activities and 40% product Release activities.
- The Manager QCR is keeping oversight of quality compliance activities (internal and external) and managing the metrics and KPI related to this.
- The Manager QCR is maintaining the overview of the certified state of products
- The Manager QCR is the Quality Lead responsible in plant-wide continuous improvement projects related to QA Compliance and Release.
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Who you are:
- Able to teach, coach & guide associates; you master situational leadership. Can deal with change and is able to guide others through change (ADKAR)
- good communicator, able to choose suitable communication means & moments
- likes to interact with shopfloor (GEMBA) and facilitates conversation and decision making based on data and risk-based approach
- 5 plus years of quality experience, experience (in a manufacturing environment) as a people leader. strong working knowledge of quality assurance principles and practices, industry and international regulations and standards
- Fluency in English and Dutch is required (written & spoken)
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
- Ability to travel (international) – 5-10% max
- Must have a valid driver’s license
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
Skills Required
- 5 plus years of quality experience
- Experience in a manufacturing environment as a people leader
- Strong working knowledge of quality assurance principles and practices
- Fluency in English and Dutch
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and paid holidays are portrayed as robust, with formal programs and mentions of generous time off and rollover in some cases. This breadth supports a positive view of time-off availability.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is highlighted repeatedly and is viewed as comprehensive for regular full‑time employees. Descriptions such as “good” or “great” benefits reinforce the strength of the health coverage.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching is consistently included as part of the package. The presence of matching contributions strengthens perceived retirement readiness.
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