Pharmachem Laboratories LLC

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Control Inspector  to join our Pharmachem Laboratories business at our Kearny, New Jersey location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Quality function. This position will report to Quality Manager.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensure Ashland corporate and Kearny site-specific safety policies are observed; report unsafe environments, and behaviors.  Conduct themselves in alignment with a Zero-Incident-Culture.
  


• Ensure compliance with Ashland corporate and Kearny site-specific food safety policies (including Food Safety Management System)


• Conduct housekeeping, sanitation, food safety, and GMP inspections.


• Batch record review in the process area for completeness. 


• Provide QC inspection and release of equipment and rooms after cleaning, sanitizing and ATP or Allergen swabbing.  Will be required to perform environmental swabbing. 


• QC Inspector will perform raw material, in-process and finished product sampling


• QC inspector will perform internal audits of plant operations.


• Other related duties as may be reasonably assigned in the course of business.

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• High School diploma required.


• 1 to 3 years’ experience of quality control/assurance experience in a food manufacturing environment


• Excellent communication skills, written, and verbal. Computer skills necessary to fulfill requirements of position able to operate independently and as a part of a team. Lift 25Lbs. Self-motivated worker, able to act independently and set priorities

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• Knowledge and Understanding of Quality System Standards FDA 21 CFR Parts 111 and 117 GMP and cGMP Regulations.


• Associates or Bachelors Degree

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.
 
At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
 
Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.
 
Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE:  We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.