Quality Manager

Contact Information

Contact: Casey Ryan
Email: casey.ryan@curiowellness.com
At Curio Wellness we empower people to thrive by adapting plant nature to human nature. We are committed to transforming the conversation around cannabis, fostering a deeper understanding of its benefits, and ensuring that every product we offer meets the highest standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enforce and improve the manufacturing and cultivation quality management systems.
• Ensure GMP, GAP, GACP standards are developed and followed throughout the facility, especially facility cleanliness and employee personal hygiene practices.
• Partner with the manufacturing and cultivation organization to implement quality kaizens.
• Track and manage the completion of departmental non-conformances' corrective action plans.
• Execute and manage an environmental monitoring program to identify trends and provide risk mitigation.
• Adhere to the DHSS, Department of Agriculture, and other regulatory requirements.
• Ensure records are kept in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Manage and dispose of non-conforming material (green waste).
• Develop, initiate, maintain, and revise policies and procedures related to the implementation of cGMP and GAP practices throughout the manufacturing and cultivation operations.
• Lead the quality and analytical teams, ensuring they understand the importance of their roles and fostering an environment where each member is aligned to achieving the set quality standards.
• Afforded site compliance with all quality program requirements, policies, and procedures related to the operation of the State of Missouri’s METRC system.
• Lead site external and internal audit processes.
• Track and trend internal KPIs, including quality alerts and external quality incidents.
• Lead root cause analysis for site quality outages (external), customer complaints and adverse effects.
• Review and approve Master Batch Records for release.
• Track and trend internal quality alerts and external quality incidents.
• Present strategies and plans for the implementation of new guidelines at internal laboratories.
• Schedule and plan workloads, system implementations, and projects that align with the strategic objectives of the company.
• Interact with and assist the Independent Testing Laboratories (ITL) used for product release testing when necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Quality Assurance experience, preference given to a food manufacturing environment.
• Prior agriculture or cultivation experience.
• Leverage manufacturing exposure is a plus.
• GMP, GAP, GACP experience preferred.
• Lean manufacturing exposure is a plus.
• Strong Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and customer support skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and maintain a strong work ethic.
• Demonstrated ability to solve technical problems.
• Experience supervising a technical team.
• Familiar with laboratory analysis reports, stability reports, certificate of analysis, raw material release and technical reports.
• Demonstrated experience working in a highly regulated environment (GMP, ISO 17025, OSHA) is preferred.
• Must be 21 years old.
• Missouri: As a condition of employment, all Curio Wellness employees must comply with the State of Missouri requirements which include providing a copy of your fingerprints in the required format and consenting to an FBI Background Check.

Curio Wellness is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Curio Wellness is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Must be 21 years old. Missouri: As a condition of employment, all Curio Wellness employees must comply with the State of Missouri requirements which include providing a copy of your fingerprints in the required format and consenting to an FBI Background Check.