Quality Assurance Specialist

Description

The Quality Assurance Specialist's objective is to provide technical support to the manufacturing, support areas, stakeholders and clients in terms of quality while complying with the safety, quality and process improvement standards.Actively participates in the strategies that assure the quality in the process and finished product.Leads investigations in conjunction with the manufacturing areas to ensure that finished products reach the customer in accordance with current specifications.Leads and participates in root cause analysis performing the corresponding activities to validate the appropriate corrective actions to eliminate quality losses in the process.Knows, supports and generate synergy with the rest of the areas to comply with the Quality Management System through the correct implementation, execution, maintenance and improvement of the system throughout the supply chain.Management and leadership of product investigations for deviation in physicochemical, sensory, GC parameters.Follow-up of NCs (Z1 (customer), Z3(MQI), Z4(RM), Z5(IPQI): closing of actions and follow-up to each responsible for action.Review and follow-up of internal NCs closure and determination of ""confirmed error"" and respective area.Review and follow-up of recoveries and reworks of raw materials and finished product.Review and follow-up of tests (impact tests follow-ups, small manufacturing tests review and follow-up, review of second GC samples).Follow-up and recovery of materials impacting provision.Preparation and dissemination of weekly quality communication to shopfloor.Makescents Quality modules housekeeping.ELEVATE Project key team member for Quality. (SAP Implementation).ISO9001 Implementation key lead member for Quality.The employee must maintain a safe behavior and respect at all times the procedures and rules of Quality, Safety, Security, Health and Environmental protection.Report incidents or accidents, conditions, acts that put at risk the integrity of people, product safety, environmental impact threat to the facilities according to what is established in the Quality Management System and organizational guidelines.The personnel shall abide by the rules established in governmental laws, internal regulations, policies, procedures, memos, notices and operation manuals issued by any of the entities, as well as the orders received through their superiors authorized to do so.To keep updated the documents or records that are in charge of this position in the document management system.Actively participate in root-cause analysis, derived from any deviation, process results, indicators, audit, investigation, among others, to be part of the corrective or preventive actions towards the integral management system.Participation in internal deviation investigations.Monitoring of processes in the manufacturing floor.Maintain updated documents or records that are in charge of this position in the document management system.

Qualifications

Bachelors. Chemistry related field.ISO9001, SAP, Chromatography, Statistical Process Control, Root Cause Analysis Methodologies, Office skills

Desirable Qualifications

Bilingual (English + Spanish)Manufacturing companies experience in similar role or related to quality control roles."SAP Statistical Process Control"

Benefits

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.