Quality Assurance Sr. Analyst

The Opportunity:

Avantor | NuSil is looking for a Quality Assurance Sr. Analyst to join our Bakersfield, CA Quality Assurance team. The Analyst supports day-to-day manufacturing processes by independently releasing products. The Analyst does this by assessing quality documentation and strictly following pre-established procedures to make decisions on dispositions of materials.

What we’re looking for

• Education: High School completion or equivalent (GED) is required
• Experience: 1 year of experience in Quality, including working with Inventory Control Systems and supporting lot release processes
• Collaboration Tool: Basic Computer Skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Preferred Qualifications: 
  • SAP experience
  • Product Lifecycle Application (e.g., Agile) experience

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Ensure compliance with company quality standards and industry regulations to maintain quality within the scope of the job description. This includes documentation and reporting.
• Follows applicable safety procedures.
• Performs routine cleaning and housekeeping duties, ensuring workstations are clean and properly maintained.
• Supports office inventory upkeep, ensuring supplies are properly stocked, labeled, and accessible.
• Controls documentation via tracking tools, replacing documentation with current revisions as appropriate.
• Independently maintains physical documentation: copying, scanning, filing and archiving.
• Under supervision, may decide and dispose of physical documentation based on SOP.
• Independently generates change requests.
• Independently evaluates the accuracy and completeness of change requests. Decides on approval/rejection of change requests.
• May act as an SME for change requests, answering questions and advising on the correct use of the change request workflow, guiding other people, troubleshooting Agile.
• May determine and advise other functions on the implementation of quality standards (ISO, AS).
• Under supervision, edits/updates various QA SOPs and QA departmental policies.
• Upon request, may produce documents and defends practices during ISO 9001/AS9100 internal audits.
• Evaluates records for conformance to GDP and recommends corrections to author.
• Independently evaluates data for accuracy and completeness, and releases/troubleshoots data from incoming raw materials and finished products.
• May initiate documentation to move released material and determine product disposition.
• Closes variance reports as appropriate in the inventory control system used in Manufacturing and Quality.
• Generates variance reports or other product related reports in the inventory control system used in Manufacturing and Quality.
• Independently evaluates and releases batches from the shelf-life database in the inventory control system used in Manufacturing and Quality.
• Provides ad hoc coaching and guidance to other functions with Agile (product lifecycle application) and the inventory control system used in Manufacturing and Quality.
• May plan and provide formal training to other functions in Agile (product lifecycle application) and in the inventory control system used in Manufacturing and Quality.
• Acts as back-up to other team members as needed when assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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

• Basic Math Skills
• Good communication skills
• Time-management skills
• Team-player: ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Attention to detail
• Proven organizational skills
• Ability to read, understand, and follow procedures 
• Communicate professionally with various employee levels and departments
• Able to work independently by following clear instructions
• Critical thinking
• Proven experience making timely decisions independently on pressing issues
• Proven experience coordinating projects
• Proven experience providing training to other associates
• Knowledge of good documentation practices
• Proven Technical Writing skills
• Experience working with Inventory Control Systems (e.g., SAP)

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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