Ash Spec Ireland Ltd

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Manager to join our Life Sciences business at our Mullingar, Ireland facility. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Quality function. This position will report to Quality Director (Global).

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Provide leadership and functional oversight of both Quality Assurance and Quality Control (analytical laboratory) teams, including:
- Direct supervision, coaching, and development of QA Specialists and QC Technicians/Analysts
- Ensuring appropriate resourcing, training, and capability within the Quality function
- Maintaining a strong Quality culture with clear accountability and GMP ownership
Act as the site Quality Management Representative, including:
- Representing Ashland during regulatory inspections, certification audits, customer audits, and company visits
- Ensuring processes required for the Quality Management System (QMS) are established, implemented, maintained, and continuously improved
- Reporting on QMS performance, compliance status, risks, and improvement opportunities to senior and global management
- Promoting awareness of regulatory, quality, and customer requirements across the organization

Maintain oversight of laboratory operations, including:
- Technical experience and/or working knowledge of a range of analytical laboratory techniques, including but not limited to GC, ICP‑MS, Karl Fischer, potentiometric titration, GPC (size‑exclusion chromatography), and polarimetry, sufficient to provide effective oversight of QC laboratory activities, data review, and investigations.
- Ensuring laboratory activities complies with approved methods, SOPs, GMP, and data integrity requirements
- Oversight of laboratory readiness for inspections, including instrument qualification, calibration, and documentation practices

Own and maintain the site Quality Management System, including:
- Implementation and maintenance of Quality systems, procedures, documentation, and training programs in line with ISO 13485, EXCiPACT, ICH Q7, and applicable GMP requirements
- Management of deviations, non‑conformances, CAPAs, change controls, complaints, and risk management activities
- Preparation and approval of quality and regulatory documentation in accordance with internal procedures and external requirements

Lead Quality activities supporting product lifecycle and site initiatives, including:
- Quality input into new product introductions, process changes, scale‑up activities, validation, and technical transfers
- Oversight of design verification/validation, test method development, shelf life activities, and product commercialization from a Quality perspective

Serve as lead Quality representative for audits and inspections, including:
- Leading the site through regulatory and customer audits
- Ensuring timely and effective audit responses and sustainable corrective actions.

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

Level 8 (or higher) qualification in Science (Chemistry), or a related discipline; postgraduate degree advantageous
3+ years’ experience in a GMP‑regulated manufacturing environment with people leadership responsibility
Strong knowledge of QMS and regulatory compliance (ISO 13485, IPEC GMP, ISO 14971, or equivalent)
Proven experience managing deviations, CAPAs, change control, audits, supplier quality, and complaints
Working knowledge of key analytical QC techniques (e.g. IV, GC, ICP‑MS, Karl Fischer, potentiometric titration, GPC/SEC, polarimetry) sufficient for laboratory oversight
Understanding of equipment qualification, process validation, and cross‑functional project delivery
Strong problem‑solving, ethical judgment, and ability to drive value through risk‑based decisions

Additional information –

This is a strategically important role requiring strong Quality leadership experience within a regulated environment (ISO 13485, EXCiPACT, ICH Q7, or equivalent). The Quality Manager will lead both QA and QC teams, maintain and continuously improve the site Quality Management System, and act as lead Quality representative during audits and inspections. The role requires the ability to engage effectively with senior management, oversee analytical QC activities with a sound understanding of laboratory operations, and use quality metrics, audits, and continuous improvement tools to ensure ongoing compliance and performance.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.

Provide leadership and functional oversight of both Quality Assurance and Quality Control (analytical laboratory) teams, including:

Act as the site Quality Management Representative, including:

Maintain oversight of laboratory operations, including:

Own and maintain the site Quality Management System, including:

Lead Quality activities supporting product lifecycle and site initiatives, including:

Serve as lead Quality representative for audits and inspections, including:

Quality Manager - Ireland

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