Description
Job Purpose
- ✓Perform Quality Attributes and Visual Inspection of drug product through the packaging process including Visual Inspection in compliance with company policies / procedures, FDA and cGMP regulations.
- ✓Ensures the accuracy and completeness of manual and electronic batch records.
- ✓Assists with additional work duties or responsibilities as evident or required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- ✓Monitors and performs visual inspections and finished product inspections.
- ✓Perform visual inspections of Outsourcing products.
- ✓Monitor all packaging areas and personnel for adherence to all cGMP, SOP’s and safety regulations.
- ✓Keep line and work station clean and orderly to ensure no product line contamination.
- ✓Perform line clearance including equipment, components and label verification.
- ✓Support validation and manufacturing studies including special sampling and testing.
- ✓Organize workload during lot changeovers for efficient execution.
- ✓Release finished product for packaging after visual inspection.
- ✓Review all completed batch record documentation to ensure completion and compliance with Good Documentation Practices.
- ✓Perform QA functions for Accraply, HP, and Autoclave processes.
- ✓Cross-train in other department(s) to expand job knowledge.
Supplemental Functions
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.
Job Specifications and Qualifications
Knowledge & Skills
- ✓Detail oriented.
- ✓Good computer skills in MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS Excel
- ✓Good visual acuity and observation skills.
- ✓Good written, oral and comprehensive communication skills.
- ✓Ability to handle diversity of projects.
- ✓Specific expertise, skills and knowledge within quality assurance gained through education and experience.
- ✓Ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands.
- ✓Ability to create and contribute to an environment that values people, encourages trust, teamwork, and open communication, and provides participation, learning, feedback and recognition.
Education/Experience
- ✓High School Diploma or GED
- ✓Minimum of 1 year of pharmaceutical Quality Assurance/Production experience or 2 years related experience preferred. Knowledge of GMP preferred.
Working Conditions / Physical Requirements
- ✓Position requires reaching (waist to head), bending (waist to floor), lifting (up to 25 lbs.), vision (20/20), standing (40%), sitting (40%), walking (20%), typing, and hearing.
