Quality Engineer

The Opportunity:

Avantor is looking for a Quality Engineer to join our Manufacturing Quality Engineering team.   

This role will be a full-time position based out of our St. Louis, Missouri facility. 

What we’re looking for 

• Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or related discipline is required 

• Experience: Minimum 3 years experience in quality engineering role in chemical industry is required   

• Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Excel and Word experience required  

• Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred Qualifications: 

• 5 years’ experience 

How you will thrive and create an impact 

Under general supervision, the Quality Engineer will 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. Conduct quality assurance tests and performing statistical analysis to assess the level of control and manage product quality risks. 

• Responsible for Quality System maintenance. 

• Responsible for maintaining supplier management program (questionnaires, evaluations, ASL, etc.). 

• Performs root cause analysis and implementation of corrective action for process related issues. 

• Identifies statistical methods relevant to the manufacturing process. 

• Responsible for continual improvement activities to enhance the Quality System. 

• Develops and performs training to build quality awareness throughout the company. 

• Interfaces with Manufacturing, Research and Development and Engineering to ensure transfer of newly developed products that are in accordance with approved data and analysis. 

• Conducts audits, including closing out audit findings, creating audits finding reports and works with cross functional teams to determine proper corrective and preventive actions. 

• Assists in creation and maintaining quality documentation. 

• Conduct Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient product review. 

• Evaluate impact of process improvement effort and manufacturing deviation on process validation and product design. 

• Demonstrates good communication and project management skills. 

• Collaborate with team members to support company goals. 

• Knowledgeable of GXP standards. 

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

• Assist in validation processes including test method (TM) validation, manufacturing process validation, cleaning validation. 

• Understanding of statistical process and quality control principle.