Assurance Manager Job Description
Assurance manager
provides proper training on PPE, Safety, HACCP, SSOP, and GMP procedures to ensure understanding and implementation.
Assurance Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Ownership of all IT toolset administration, collating feedback from departmental staff and guidance from vendors to ensure the IT Service tools remain fit for purpose and enhanced, where necessary of available
Working with the Service Strategy and Design functions, develop upgrade or enhancement roadmaps for the production tools, thus allowing for these activities to be scheduled with project teams around NBCUI’s business requirements
Design, implement and document procedures for process control, process improvement, testing and evaluation
Working with other teams within the department, agree and document the reporting requirements
Agree the frequency and audience of reports
Develop dashboard style “one pager” reports for distribution, offering clear and concise information including statistical data and improvement activities
Initiate trend analysis and reporting across the department, feeding into Service Improvement activities
Develop IT governance framework, allowing IT support staff to perform their responsibilities with ease, yet capturing any and all audit requirements, highlighting where appropriate failings and improvements
Working with the P&L, Service Strategy and Design functions develop agreed criteria, including fit for purpose, roadmap and testing elements for IT spend
Develop an IT Service RAID log, working with other leads to agree mitigating steps and actions
Assurance Manager Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Assurance Manager
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CISSP, PMP, CISA, ISO, ASQ, HACCP, CISM, GFSI, SQF, BCE
Education for Assurance Manager
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the assurance manager job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Accounting, Graduate, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Education, MBA, Science, Accountancy
Skills for Assurance Manager
Desired skills for assurance manager include:
US GAAP
HACCP
Audit-preparation software and an understanding of the impact of technology
GAAS
PCAOB rules and standards
USDA regulations and standards and GMP requirements
Word
HACCP and SSOP plans
Tools
Procedures
Desired experience for assurance manager includes:
Minimum 5 years practical experience as a QA test lead with a proven ability to ensure high quality results
In-depth knowledge of quality management systems
Technical skills in Java, ANT, Oracle Database, Teredata, Unix Cobol, JCL, CICS, SQL, Zeke, CA7, Microsoft Office
Leadership – Ability to identify problems and suggest new methods or process for streamlining
Experience with Callidus TrueComp Testing
Exposure to user centered design or human factors engineering REQUIREMENTS – Education and Experience
Assurance Manager Examples
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Assurance Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of assurance manager. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for assurance manager
- Establish and enforce vendor requirements for packaging, labeling and product assembly instructions
- Evaluate and asses current and anticipated levels of testing needed to properly balance workload in the QA department and maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the team
- Monitor products timelines for QA to ensure that product is tested timely and accurately while ensuring that QA resources are not expended on obvious inferior products
- Minimize cost impact of product returns through higher RTV and return allowances
- Develop and provide ongoing assessment of a high-performing team while ensuring some succession plan for future growth
- Develop and execute programs to minimize inbound and outbound freight
- Monitor, enhance, manage, and facilitate all aspects of the QAS for all assigned project tasks and lines of business
- Serve as the primary quality control resource for problem identification, resolution, error reporting, Service Level Agreement (SLA) and continuous improvement
- Support concurrent work processing efforts by participating in design development projects representing quality assurance and the customer
- Establish and implement metrics (Service Level Agreement, Key Performance Indicators, error rates, ) for monitoring program effectiveness and to enable managers to make sound process improvement and personnel decisions
Qualifications for assurance manager
- Test Execution and Defect Status Reporting
- Technical Processes in general
- Software Development Life Cycle & Project Management Life Cycle
- Agile and Iterative testing approaches
- Version Control Practices
- Experience in Global Sourcing (Outsourcing)
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an assurance manager. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for assurance manager
- Accountable for the development of test project plans, test schedule, estimates, test plans, and detailed test cases as defined by our Project Lifecycle
- Leads and participates in review sessions of business requirements, technical requirements, and design documents to ensure that software changes are understood to facilitate comprehensive testing
- Accountable for coordinating, communicating, disseminating testing timelines, deliverables, and all other milestones intra-department and across project teams
- Assess risk to project based on fact-based results of execution and validation
- Sponsors initiatives designed to support continual QA process improvements, and the integration of the QA process with other development lifecycle activities
- Initiates and completes end of event reviews including analysis of test escapes, associated root cause, lessons learned across the development lifecycle, recommends and implements future process improvements and defect prevention
- Minumum 5 years managing
- Responsible for timely and appropriate pre-closing quality assurance testing
- Manage a staff of quality assurance employees responsible for performing pre-closing quality assurance file reviews
- Manage the pre-closing quality assurance queue to insure compliance with service level agreements for turn times
Qualifications for assurance manager
- Problem Management skills, engaging across multiple IT Teams
- Governance, Audit and Risk knowledge
- Knowledge of Eagle PACE, Eagle STAR, Charles River, Unity Suite, and other relevant industry applications
- Knowledge and understanding of fund administration, fund accounting and the investment management industry
- Implements career development plans for all team members
- 5+ years of Direct to Consumer or Consumer Product Industry related experience
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of assurance manager. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for assurance manager
- Lead and coordinate site Quality reviews to ensure Quality Control activities are in line with approved processes and procedures
- Ability to understand and interpret federal regulations and company operating procedures as they apply to printing regulated product and quality issue
- Knowledge of PC systems and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel) required
- Drives service quality assurance program
- Partners with peers and superiors to determine performance gaps and learning needs
- Is involved in ensuring the necessary training and learning is conducted in departments on a consistent basis
- Trains managers to train their employees in the needed skills area and also leads training sessions directly with line staff
- Audit performance, including sub-contracts & suppliers
- Interface with TAS-UK management
- Responsibility for the quality activities associated with TAS-UK sites e.g, Harwell, Belfast & Bristol
Qualifications for assurance manager
- Experience in Service Transition, within a global IT service
- Thorough knowledge of product and quality control (Furniture craftsmanship is a plus)
- Demonstrated ability to problem solve and achieve results
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Natural Science or related discipline
- 5+ years of biotechnological or pharmaceutical quality assurance experience
- Experience in working with cross functional teams (development, requirements, project management) to achieve testing and Program objectives
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an assurance manager. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for assurance manager
- Enhance and/or develop, implement and enforce Quality Management policies and procedures of the organization by way of systems and other means that will improve the overall operation of the Company
- Providing support within projects and bids to deliver product assurance documentation
- Managing the customer approval process for Materials, Processes
- Ensuring product configuration documentation is updated at key milestones
- Chairing internal and external non conformance review meetings
- Participating in Design, Manufacturing ,Test and Delivery Readiness reviews
- Supporting the Technical Lead to ensure that Technical Problem Reports are resolved and the solutions are adequately documented and implemented
- Responsible for implementing and managing the project Quality Control Program at site
- Ensure full implementation of, and compliance to approved Inspection and Test Plans, including associated contract specifications
- Ensure all materials and equipment used for the permanent installation works are fully approved and meet the contract/agreed specifications
Qualifications for assurance manager
- Degree in Science, Food Science to Masters level ideally
- A minimum of 5 years in a large Dairy, Food or Pharmaceutical company with relevant experience in Quality Assurance, Food Safety & Process Improvement in an operational environment
- Aptitude for operational processes, working with cross- functional teams, Lean and continuous improvement
- Experience in Auditing and facilitating Corrective Action, preferably in a Dairy / Food production environment
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office suite & a working knowledge of SAP)
- Strong communications with multi-functional stakeholders
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of assurance manager. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for assurance manager
- Develop, document, and implement inspection criteria and procedures
- Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of all areas of project operations and reports issues to project and unit management
- Responsible for the Compliance portion of the monthly DOH report that is presented to the Director of Quality and the Client
- Schedule and provide ongoing staff training regarding quality and compliance topics- (ISO, privacy and security)
- Manages Problem Correction System
- Provides ongoing leadership and support in maintaining and continually improving of site Quality Management System (QMS) and processes inclusive of food safety / contact & Medical Device / Pharma GMP’s, as required
- Ensures that site QMS is in compliance with RRD QMS requirements, including Quality Task Tracker and Quality Metrics reporting
- Informs site Management of significant or potentially significant quality issues, and facilitates effective root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions to reduce or eliminate errors
- Monitors and measures trends in QMS processes, including GMP Quality Metrics
- Collects and submits quality task tracker and quality metrics data for the site, on a monthly basis, and issues a report to the Platform Quality Lead
Qualifications for assurance manager
- Familiar with timeshare contract standards
- California Real Estate License required prior to start date
- SDLC and systems validation experience strongly preferred
- 12 years’ experience in related Quality Control and Assurance activities, and 5 years of these at Management Level
- 3 years GCC experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, Food Science, Biological Science or related fields