QA Specialist

As a leading manufacturer of nutritional supplements and other health-building products, we are dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of our customers - through research, development and delivery of effective nutritional products. It is our mission to contribute to the lives of our customers, employees, suppliers and the communities we serve, in a cooperative and sustainable manner.

Job Title: QA Specialist
Department: Quality Assurance
Business Unit: Factors Group
Reports to: QA Control Supervisor
Location: 1550 United Boulevard, Coquitlam, BC
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, flexible as required
Pay Schedule: Salary

Organizational Summary:
Factors Group of Nutritional Companies Inc. is a leading manufacturer of nutritional supplements and other health-building products. We are dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of our customers through research, development and delivery of effective nutritional products. It is our mission to contribute to the lives of our customers, employees, suppliers and the communities we serve in a cooperative and sustainable manner.

Job Summary:
The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible to review and release of bulk and finished goods, ensuring they meet approved specifications and all regulations while taking into consideration the company’s commitment to our seven Core Values such as Sustainability (people, the planet, and profit) in the planning and implementation of all actions related to the area of responsibility.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review and release bulk and bought-out batch records using LIMS and MRP program, assign expiration dates and shelf-life extensions, make potency adjustments, complete APQRs (Annual Product Quality Review) in compliance with various standards.
• Initiate and investigate Deviations, Corrective Actions, Change Control and Non-Conformances.
• Contribute to monitoring and trending of process performance to ignite continuous improvement initiatives.
• Review and release new and revised bulk and raw materials specifications and formulas in LIMS.
• Initiate, review and approve re-work plans and certificate of analysis for bulks and finished products.
• Provide support during internal and external quality audits.
• Participate in review and assess of new raw materials, packaging and bought out products through VMEF process.
• Follow and adhere to all given instructions including Work Procedures, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
• Strictly adhere to and observe all safety policies as outlined in the company policies and training sessions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
Technical

• Must have bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Biology, Food Science, or related field.
• Must have 1-3 years’ experience in a Quality Assurance, cGMPs, Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance in the pharmaceutical or dietary supplements industry.
• Must have experience with regulatory compliance of products regulated under FDA 21CFR111 or other relevant compliance experience with manufacturing of pharmaceutical, dietary supplements or excipients.
• Experience working hands-on in a dietary supplement or similar manufacturing environment, including pre-operational inspections, internal audits, and compliance monitoring and trending.
• Experience with CAPA systems, preferred.
• Computer proficiency with MS Office; Word/ Excel, MRP program and Data entry

Attributes

• Excellent command of the English language both written and verbal.
• Must possess effective communication, interpersonal, team building skills at various levels with other departments.
• Team-based problem-solving of manufacturing quality events, a plus
• Good organizational and administrative skills

This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Only electronic applications can be accepted. This position will close when a competitive candidate pool has been identified. We thank you all for your applications and a member of our team will contact you soon. All the best!

All Internal applicants will be given priority for consideration for the first five business days that this position is posted. After that five days, Internal applicants will be considered along with all other applicants; however, are guaranteed at minimum a call from the Talent Acquisition team.