Quality Assurance Specialist

At Nestle Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life, Nature's Bounty, Vital Proteins, Orgain, Nuun, BOOST, Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Peptamen, Compleat Organic Blends, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestle Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

Position Summary:
The Quality Assurance Specialist supports the Business Units, by attending Daily Operational Review (DOR), supporting Local Management of Change (MOC), Quality Monitoring System (QMS) review and implementation, Non-Conformance Investigations, Nestle ContinuousExcellence (NCE) support throughout the factory, and other quality tasks as needed.

Key Responsibilities:
* Quality Control Activities - Supports the Business Units and the other QA specialists by attending the Business Unit Daily Operational Review. Takes part in investigations to drive issues impacting Quality KPIs under the guidance of BU Supervisor and Site QA Manager. Supports training for key business unit team members to ensure that the proper knowledge base is present. Supports the annual QMS review to assure documentation alignment to practices including updating & matining DMO-MMS system.

* Quality System - Support and update quality procedures, work instructions and tools for the Business unit. Support Management of Change (MOC) by ensuring program compliance and audit readiness. Support operational objectives in collaboration with the QA leadership team.

* Quality Auditing and Verification - Support Business Unit readiness for internal and external audits.

* Quality Guardianship - Notify appropriate production personnel/management of deviations, non-conformances and blocked product.

* People and Know-How - Support Production in the achievement of their objectives. Promote quality awareness and commitment to quality across the facility through effective training and coaching of the QMS (DMO-MMS) and quality standards.

*Quality Mastership - Support Nestle Continuous Excellence program in the quest for zero defect. Support activities to achieve compliance with Nestle Quality Management System requirements and other applicable instructions and standards. Identify non-conformance issues and take part in Quality/Food Safety risk analysis (QMS & HACCP), support investigations (GSTD), to recommend proper disposition of associated product. Providing support to other quality systems within the plant as assigned.

Safety and Environmental:
* Follow factory safety & environmental objectives & targets
* Follow the plant safety rules; report incidents & unsafe conditions immediately
* Maintain compliance with regulations, and refer to the Safety & Environmental Management System(s) on all related procedures and programs.
* Understand the environmental aspects of the position and take action to reduce these environmental impacts by conserving paper, electricity, water etc. Will also recycle all appropriate materials (paper, plastic, food, etc.)

Quality:
* Follow factory food safety, quality objectives & targets
* Follow Nestle Good Manufacturing Practices; report food safety and quality issues immediately.
* Maintain compliance with regulations, and refer to Nestle Quality Management System on all related procedures and programs.
* Understand the food safety and quality aspects of the position as indicated on QMS, OJT's and SOP's that apply.

Experience and Education Requirements:
* Bachelor's Degree (preferred microbiology, chemistry or food science).
* Minimum of 2+ years of related Quality experience
* Exposure to different jobs within the Business unit (production, maintenance) or within Quality.

Requisition ID:328255

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