Quality Control Scientist

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.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of analytical chemistry, analytical microbiology, analytical biology, environmental monitoring, and plant hygiene processes and procedures.
• Experience with Minitab and MS Office,
• 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).

Schedule Notes:

• May work a 2 week 12-hour shift cycle on either a day or night shift assignment.
• Will train on 8hr days Monday – Friday first before covering the 12 hr. shift assignment
• For Training, 8hr day shift can be flexible with a choice of 7:00am – 3:30pm, 7:30am – 4:00pm, or 8:00am – 4:30pm.
• Typically, the first couple days for new hires is 8:00am – 4:30pm.
• Afternoon shift and night would be flexible, as needed, with a target of afternoon 3:00pm –11:30pm or night 11:00pm – 7:30am.
• Once training is complete enough to cover a 12-hour shift assignment, our current 12-hour shifts are Day Shift 6:00am – 6:00pm and Night shift 6:00pm – 6:00am.
• We haven’t had to use 12 hr. afternoon shift in a long time; however, it would be 3:00pm – 3:00am, as needed.