Quality Control Specialist

Company: Marie Veronique
Location: Berkeley
Posted on: February 19, 2021

Job Description:

Position Summary:This position reports to the Director of Quality. The Quality Control Specialist is responsible for performing quality control activities for skincare and beauty products in a cGMP environment to ensure compliance with industry, company, customer and regulatory standards. Specifically the Quality Control Specialist will manage the raw material inspection program, conduct quality control checks and release testing of finished cosmetic products, raw materials, packaging and customer returns including third party testing. These processes include but are not limited to document and records management, change management, customer complaints, supplier quality management program, record and data repository, continuous improvement, quality reporting.Essential Duties and Responsibilities (include the following and other duties may be assigned):* Coordinate testing and release of raw materials, packaging components, and finished products including those with third party laboratories.* Maintain raw materials and finished goods SDS documentation.* Maintain, prepare and release batch records to production.* Support line clearance for compounding, filling and packaging manufacturing activities.* Perform in-process controls during the manufacturing process and prepare and maintain test data for review.* Support production for all quality related issues.* Assist in collecting samples of products and maintaining the product/raw material testing/stability specifications* Conduct quality control release testing for bulk and finished cosmetic products to ensure product quality.* Responsible for completion of finished product transfers within the inventory management system* Assist Regulatory and Quality departments with product and ingredient information as needed.* Generate and maintain QC Specifications for finished products.* Manage finished good product retains.* Maintain calibration of quality control equipment.* Support investigations and deviations and develop recommendations for process improvements.* Provide technical responses for customer service related questions regarding product queries.* Communicate quality or compliance concerns with urgency.* Assist with developing SOPs for processes and new equipment.* Adhere to all laboratory requirements in accordance with SOPs and regulatory practices such as GMPs, OSHA regulations and carry out necessary documentation.Qualification Requirements:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Education and/or Experience:Minimum of two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Other skills and abilities:* Excellent time management and organizational/prioritization ability.* High level of attention to detail.* Ability to quickly and effectively identify flaws.* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.* Ability to complete assigned tasks without constant supervision.* Excellent computer skills including experience using GSuite (Gmail and Google Apps).*BENEFITS:We offer a comprehensive health benefits package with employer contribution. 401K plan with employer match. Annual bonus based on company and personal performance, 10 days of Vacation, 8 company Holidays, Paid Sick Leave, and Paid Time off to Volunteer. And on top of all that, we also offer amazing perks such as free employee products and a discount on products for a family member.Marie Veronique performs pre-employment drug screening and background check.WHO WE ARE:Marie Veronique is a small but rapidly growing skincare company whose aim is to deliver superior, non-toxic skincare drawing on nature's genius and the brain of science through innovative formulations. Achieving optimal skin health and healing real skin issues drive us to produce safe products that truly work.Our founder, Marie-Veronique Nadeau, is a chemist who founded Marie Veronique in 2002. An inventor at heart who suffered from teenage acne, she was moved to create her own products when she could find nothing on the market that was clean and effective to address her rosacea. From there, she went on to develop a line for acne and was one of the first to formulate a non-nano zinc oxide sunscreen. She continues to lead the way towards safe yet effective skincare, determined to move an industry ensconced in hype into the realm of science. She holds degrees in Math and Science, trained as an esthetician, and is a former high school chemistry teacher.Our products vary from natural oils to water based serums across a range of cleansers, mists, face oils, serums and masks and although we are a small Berkeley business our products have been featured in Vogue, HB Fit, New York Times, The Coveteur, Into The Gloss and the Wall Street Journal.Marie Veronique provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Marie Veronique abides by applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.Industry

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