Quality Control Expert I

Job Description

Job Summary:

• At Client, the Quality Control Scientist is responsible for performing multi-discipline analytical test methods for a variety of product lines to help achieve overall business objectives.
• This role is also responsible for maintaining the Product Stability, Product Retention, and Reverse Osmosis Water Quality Programs in accordance with the current regulatory guidelines.
• Additionally, this role supports Special Projects and Process Engineering analytical requirements to maintain existing, and future, business development.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understands and works within a broad range of guidelines, standard operating procedures and/ or technical methods that involve a variety of routine work procedures with a moderate degree of supervision.
• Performs analytical testing on raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods adhering to GLPs, GMPs, and EHS requirements.
• Performs laboratory activities in a timely manner to meet manufacturing and product delivery deadlines.
• Interprets analytical data relative to specifications, process controls, and other analytical references.
• Performs investigations on aberrant data and initiate out of specification reports.
• Maintains and control quality records in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Conducts laboratory support functions.
• Maintains supply levels to ensure availability.
• Performs simple laboratory instrument upkeep including the cleaning, calibration, and the preventive maintenance of the instrument.
• Performs high-level instrument troubleshooting activities..
• Participates in audit readiness.
• Works a 12-hour shift cycle every 2 weeks on either a day or night shift assignment.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, or another related life science discipline, OR Associate degree AND 2+ years’ work experience in biology, chemistry or another related life science discipline.
• 1+ years of experience working in a cGMP Quality Control Laboratory.
• 1 + years of experience working with laboratory equipment such as (HPLC, GC, UV/Vis, TOC, AA, and KF).
• Experience with Minitab and MS Office.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of analytical chemistry, analytical microbiology, analytical biology, environmental monitoring, and plant hygiene processes and procedures.