Job Description:
Perrigo

QA Engineer

Location:

Georgia, VT, US, 05468

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

Perrigo Nutritionals is currently searching for a Quality Assurance Engineer for our Infant Formula manufacturing facility in Georgia, Vermont.

Under the direction of the Quality Manager, the Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for leading, from a quality and food safety perspective, product deviation investigations. The key objective of this role is to develop and maintain quality processes to reduce variation in operating methods thereby improving the reliability and repeatability of processes and eliminating defects. The Quality Assurance Engineer will support the manufacturing facility and drive a preventative quality culture through data driven activities.

Scope of the Role

• Works cross-functionally with Continuous Improvement Team to manage, disposition, and develop system improvements for OOS and defective materials (raw, packaging components, finished product) using TPM process (e.g., FMEA, SPC, 5 Why, 12 Step, DMAIC, Risk Assessments, etc.).
• Critically analyze processes, systems, and practices to identify current gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Drives process capability improvements through variation reduction, error-proofing, and implementation of statistics; this includes collecting and analyzing data to identify and prioritize
• Identifies opportunities and delivers improvement of product and process quality
• Acts as SME for start-up of processes and quality troubleshooting /consultation
• Develops capabilities of Production, Packaging, Warehouse and Quality Teams to understand and implement of quality/ food safety standards and best practices

Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, microbiology, or closely aligned field
• Minimum three (3) years experience in and knowledge of manufacturing in infant formula, food or beverage, or similar industry is required.
• Demonstrated understanding of and ability to apply cGMPs and US FDA laws and requirements in an FDA regulated industry.
• Demonstrated ability to organize multiple tasks and change priorities to meet project deadlines.
• Excellent analytical skills, well-developed interpersonal skills, and technical writing aptitude are essential.
• Prior professional experience in inspection, quality control, food safety and quality assurance in an infant formula, pharma, food, beverage or related industry is required.
• Computer literacy is required

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We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by law. Our full Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement is available on our main career site in English and Spanish and will be provided in other accessible forms for persons with disabilities. #DIV

Nearest Major Market: Burlington Vermont


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