Associate Quality Assurance Specialist (Days)

Location:

Eau Claire, WI, US, 54703

Perrigo Company is dedicated to making lives better by bringing Quality, Affordable Self-care products that consumers trust everywhere they are sold. Help us do it.

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Description Overview

This position is responsible for driving a strong quality culture throughout the factory, the Quality Monitoring System (QMS) review and implementation, Non-Conformance Investigations and root cause analysis, Continuous Improvement support, and other quality tasks as needed. This position will ensure continuous improvement of the Consumer Feedback Programs as well as support to the Internal Auditing Program.

Please Note: The shift is 6:00 am-6:00 pm (2-2-3 schedule). Training will take place Monday-Friday on 1st shift.

Scope of the Role

Quality Control Activities – Supports the Business Unit as the Food Safety/Quality representative at the Business Unit Daily Operational Reviews. Coordinates investigations to drive issues impacting Quality KPIs by determining root cause, corrective actions and preventative actions. Conducts training for key business unit team members (Local Committee and Work Groups) to ensure that the proper knowledge base is present to maintain a strong quality culture throughout the operations. Completes a Quality Monitoring Scheme (QMS) review to assure documentation alignment to practices.
Quality Guardianship – Notify appropriate production personnel/management of deviations, non-conformances and blocked product. Serve as a contact for consumer complaint investigations, continuous improvement activities for prevention, detection and corrective actions resulting from trends or consumer feedback for domestic and export markets. Communicating foreign body complaints to the Business Unit.
People and Know-How – Support Production in the achievement of their objectives. Contribute to the development of competence of operators. Promote quality awareness and commitment to quality across the unit through effective coaching of the HACCP, QMS and quality standards.
Quality System – Support and update quality procedures, work instructions and tools for the Business unit. Support operational objectives in collaboration with the Quality Unit.
Quality Mastership – Support Continuous Improvement program in the quest for zero defect. Support activities to achieve compliance with Quality Management System (QMS) requirements and other applicable instructions and standards. Identify non-conformance issues and coordinate Quality/Food Safety risk analysis, lead/support investigations (RCA), to recommend proper disposition of associated product.
Quality Auditing and Verification – Support Business Unit readiness for internal and external audits. Support Management of Change (MOC) implementation as needed. Conduct Internal Audits, including determination of findings and non-conformances for quality, food safety, operations, maintenance and other systems.
Providing support to other quality systems within the plant as assigned.

Experience Required

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (preferred microbiology, chemistry or food science)
1+ years of applicable work experience

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