Quality Engineer

Avantor, a Global Fortune 500 company is looking for a dedicated Quality Engineer to optimize our Quality Assurance organization. The Quality Engineer will ensure exceptional product quality by independently maintaining evaluation systems, implementing inspection methods, analyzing processes, and conducting thorough quality assurance tests and statistical analysis to manage product quality risks.

This is a full-time, onsite role at our chemical manufacturing facility in Phillipsburg, NJ.

What we’re looking for

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a natural/life science discipline is required; Concentration in Biology, Chemistry, and/or Microbiology preferred.

• Experience: 3-5 years relevant experience in chemical manufacturing or pharmaceutical industry; or an equivalent combination of education, certification and experience

  • Quality assurance experience, including root cause analysis, and CAPA process

  • Experience in deviation and complaint investigations, including root cause analysis tools and technical writing

  • Advanced level presentation skills to include preparing/delivering presentations to external business interests

  • Project leadership

• Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access) experience

• Preferred Qualifications: 

  • cGMP experience

  • Document Control system experience (IE: ETQ)

  • PowerBI experience

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems/protocols.

• Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.

• Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment.

• Oversee writing, revision, implementation and training of standard operating procedures and work instructions.

• Conduct quality assurance tests and performing statistical analysis to assess the level of control and manage product quality risks.

• Identify staff development needs in area such as training, technical skills, and safety.

• Communicate with customers regarding quality related issues and complaints.

• Review test results for raw material, in-process and final product samples.

• Provide technical and quality operations support to other departments.

• Drive efficiency, practices and policies that improve quality.

• Analyze trends to improve quality and allocate resources to drive continuous improvement.

• Provide direction to Process Engineers, prioritizing projects, assigning tasks, establishing completion dates and ensuring projects are completed on time.

• Conduct annual product reviews.

• Represent Avantor during customer audits.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (Those necessary to perform the job competently)

• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required

• Able to interface effectively with all levels of employees

• Must be detailed oriented, with strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task, prioritize workload and work independently to meet commitments with minimal supervision

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL EFFORT (Under Typical Positions)
Typically works in an office environment with adequate lighting and ventilation and a normal range of temperature and noise level.
Work assignments are diversified. Examples of past precedent are used to resolve work problems. New alternatives may be developed to resolve problems.
A frequent volume of work and deadlines impose strain on routine basis.
Minimal physical effort is required. Work is mostly sedentary but does require walking, standing, bending, reaching, lifting, or carrying objects that typically weigh less than 10 lbs.

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Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
 
The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
 
We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

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By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.