Apollo Health & Beauty Care (Apollo) is a premium developer of private label and control label health & beauty care products and leverages unique expertise and experience in developing national brand-equivalent products designed to compete equivalently with the most popular national brands. The largest private label and control label personal care manufacturer in Canada, Apollo has formidable penetration and distribution in the North American marketplace and also services customers throughout Central and South Asia, Mexico, Europe and Asia. Building on our core values of Excellence and Commitment, Apollo has established itself as a market leader that attracts the industry's top talent. We are currently searching for an energetic, motivated Quality Assurance Associate to join Apollo Team!
POSITION SCOPE:
The Quality Assurance Associate participates in the completion of milestones associated with specific projects and supports ongoing Annual Product Reviews, Management of Deviations, CAPAs, Change Management, SOP Management, and general quality management systems responsibilities in support of the manufacture, packaging and release of commercial products.
RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
- Completes APR reports in accordance with the schedule, gathering information available from batch records, investigations, product changes, complaints etc.
- Collaborate and liaise with business to review and manage Change Control Requests. Ensures GDP and change management procedures are followed.
- Assists with monitoring all internal QMS compliance through performing internal audits, including production, facilities, validation, and the laboratories.
- In collaboration with Quality colleagues identifies areas for continuous improvement within the QMS.
- Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Quality Risk Management.
- Reviews deviation and investigation records, includes tracking, follow-up, and reporting/trending. Ensures GDP and deviation procedures are followed.
- Reviews Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA); includes tracking, follow-up, and reporting/trending and evaluating CAPA for effectiveness.
- Works with all departments to guide the timely completion of Deviations, CAPA, Corrective Work Orders, Change Controls, and Investigations.
- Helps the Quality Supervisor with the review of batch records for product release.
- Generates and maintains Quality Assurance and QMS standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Oversees controlled document and system changes and performs detailed impact analysis to ensure all necessary GMP and qualification action items have been added to the change controls, as well as executed.
- Collaborates significantly with cross functional groups, including Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Process Development, Facilities, and Regulatory Affairs on quality assurance matters.
- Cross-train with other QA Associates.
- Responsible for Logbook issuance, control, and review.
- Files and maintains controlled documents.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Knowledge/Education/Experience: 5+ years of GMP-related experience in biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Chemistry, Biology, Engineering or related field; thorough knowledge of cGMP/GDP international regulatory compliance in addition to Regulatory/Operations experience in a GMP environment; ability to prioritize daily activities in order to meet internal and external customer needs in a fast-paced environment; ability to work on Quality projects where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
Interpersonal Skills/Contacts: Regular access to confidential or sensitive information; frequent and regular internal interactions and frequent external interactions; purpose of internal/external contacts is regularly related to complex matters and may have high levels of consequence and costs associated with errors; occasional selling, negotiating, consulting, teaching/instructing, or advising; above average level of written and verbal communication skills required for successful job performance.
Problem Solving/Judgment: Position has significant amount of autonomy in terms of level of monitoring and decisions generally do not follow prescribed guidelines; regular and frequent analysis required; regularly and frequently makes recommendations or referrals; responsible for frequently solving complex technical problems or personnel issues.
Mental Effort: Requires high levels of concentration and/or attentiveness; sustained duration and/or intensity of efforts; requires high levels of thinking, watching, listening, verifying, checking numbers, creating, or designing.
Physical Effort: Occasional duration or intensity of physical effort; moderate energy required in terms of standing, walking, lifting, keyboarding, pushing, pulling, sitting, packing, assembling, bending, or twisting; includes moderate fine or coarse movements.
Material Resources: High level of consequence and costs associated with errors as related to losses of time, money, or property; high responsibility for significant machinery, work aids, equipment, materials, properties, products, stock, inventory, or tools.
Information Resources: High level of consequence and costs associated with quality errors as related to losses of time, money, or property; moderate responsibility for information and or services; regular access to confidential, sensitive or proprietary information.
People/Policies/Practices: Quality assurance responsibility for people, policies or practices in terms of assuring compliance in accordance with company policies. Regularly demonstrates work practices to others or is required to influence others to achieve output goals, overall responsibility for departmental output.
Financial Resources: Regular responsibility for financial data, money or financial transactions, budget management financial records, expenditures, acquisition, financial analysis, or risk management; regular opportunity to cause a negative impact to the organization or cause a serious consequence as a result of an error.
Environment: Works in an office environment within a manufacturing environment with regular or some exposure to dirt, dust, grease, oil, noise or temperature extremes; frequently faces multiple demands or distractions; has limited exposure to poor ventilation.
Hazards: Average to moderate exposure to chemicals, fumes or smoke; has occasional to regular potential of injury, harm, illness or infectious disease; has occasional to regular exposure to machinery or equipment may require occasional local or overnight travel.
"Apollo Health & Beauty Care Ltd. will ensure accommodations are available in consultation with candidates during all stages of the recruitment process"
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Duties outlined on this job description may not be all-inclusive, and can be modified at any time if requested by management. Apollo is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process. Apollo will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known in advance.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those meeting the minimum qualifications will be interviewed.
Apollo Health And Beauty Care
As a leader in its industry, Apollo has been recognized as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies 12 years in a row, proudly employing over 600 people in the community. For 22 years, Apollo empowered hundreds of retailers of all sizes, thousands of suppliers and millions of consumers worldwide by providing deluxe skin care, hair care and countless luxurious bath and body products. We are a true Canadian success story with formidable market penetration and distribution in North Americas, Europe, and Asia.
Apollo Health and Beauty Care recognizes hard-work and rewards merits. We encourage team work and provide top-notch training for all our employees. It has been Apollo’s goal to differentiate itself by providing an innovative and dynamic company culture and we are currently hiring a strong talent to support our ever-growing business.
Company Website: www.apollocorp.com
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