Description
Position Summary
- ✓Performs Weight Check and Quality Attributes Inspection of the product through the filling and packaging process in compliance with company policies/procedures, FDA and cGMP regulations.
- ✓Ensures the accuracy and completeness of batch records.
- ✓Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.
Primary Accountabilities
- ✓Successfully complete required Quality Assurance Training as outlined per procedure.
- ✓Successfully complete DEA certification.
- ✓Review production batch records for accuracy and completeness.
- ✓Monitor and perform start up, in-process and finished product inspections including weight checks and attribute inspections during production.
- ✓Maintain quality assurance documentation.
- ✓Promote teamwork both within the QA area and other departments.
- ✓Keep line and work station clean and orderly.
- ✓Inspect and release machines and processing rooms for production.
- ✓Support validation and manufacturing studies including special sampling and testing.
- ✓Organize workload during lot and batch changeovers for efficient execution.
- ✓Review and approve production batch records for release into production.
- ✓Investigate out of range percentages.
Shop Floor QA Accountabilities
- ✓Assists with monitoring all production areas and personnel for adherence to all cGMP, SOPs, and safety regulations.
- ✓Assist with development of solutions for chronic problems within quality assurance
- ✓Communicate quality- related observations, issues, problems, discrepancies and any violations of company policies or procedures to Quality Management.
- ✓Adherence to cGMPs is required at all times. All personnel own the quality of what they deliver and are responsible for notifying responsible management in a timely manner of regulatory inspections, serious GMP deficiencies, process deviations, product defects and related actions.
- ✓Stay abreast of current FDA requirements and ensure compliance by familiarity with important department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and routine observance of procedures being performed.
- ✓Assist in other activities (as needed) for Quality Assurance management.
Requirements
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- ✓High School Diploma or GED.
- ✓Minimum of 1 year of pharmaceutical Quality Assurance/Production experience or 2 years related experience preferred. Knowledge of cGMP preferred.
- ✓Detail oriented.
- ✓Good computer skills in MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, internet, email and basic typing skills.
- ✓Good visual acuity and observation skills
- ✓Good written, oral and comprehensive communication skills.
- ✓Able to handle diversity of projects.
- ✓Specific expertise, skills and knowledge within quality assurance gained through education and experience.
- ✓A broad perspective that aligns decisions to organizational objectives and long-term consequences of day-to-day activities.
- ✓The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands.
- ✓The ability to create and contribute environment that values people, encourages trust, teamwork, and open communication, and provides participation, learning, feedback and recognition.
- ✓The ability to effectively manage one self, demonstrates integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve development goals.
- ✓Position requires reaching (waist to head), bending (waist to floor), lifting (up to 25 lbs.), reaching (waist to head), vision (20/20), standing (40%), sitting (20%), walking (40%), typing, and hearing.
- ✓Incumbents are required to wear hearing protection and other non-specified protective equipment as necessary.
