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Form of workThe role:
The Quality Services (QS) Finished Product Lab Leader will manage assigned personnel and oversee testing for Kao's internal production, testing of licensee products, and raw packaging inspections. This position will need to effectively & timely resolve any quality issues that impact the Finished Product lab.
The QS Finished Product Lab Leader position is responsible for ensuring the Finished Product Lab is compliant with internal, cGMP, and industry best practices, such as USP or Personal Care Products Council. The QS Finished Product Lab Leader will ensure the lab is prepared for internal and external audits.
What you will do:
- Helping to ensure the QS Group's compliance with FDA regulations, GMPs & Quality Assurance Standards
- Supporting the QS internal audit program & helping defend against external audits
- Helping ensure Plant Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) & Work Instructions (WIs) are trained on in a timely manner, inclusive of Lab Methods
- Create & Revise SOP/WI as required
- Reviewing the finished product lab's generated records to ensure compliance
- Management of Finished Product Lab
- Support direct reports with troubleshooting efforts
- Reviewing lab data to ensure compliance
- Reviewing & communicating all Finished Product and Raw Packaging out of specification (OOS) and non-conforming work (NCW) results to key customers, such as QA, Planning, or Suppliers.
- Continually identify & support improvement opportunities
- Ensure all facets of testing are procedurally timely & personally supported when needed
- Develop and Mentor direct reports, as well as complete annual performance reviews
- Supporting Plant safety programs (Caution cards, safety audits, etc.)
What you will need:
- Bachelor of Science degree (preferably in Chemistry or Biology) required
- Highly qualified scientist with 5+ years of quality experience, with supervisory experience or strong demonstration of leadership in an FDA-regulated industry (personal care, OTC drug or contract test facility).
- Requires the ability to mentor the Finished Product lab on cGMP best practices, as well as the ability to defend the lab against audits.
- Requires the ability to cover any testing in the lab of responsibility.
- Must possess excellent communication, organization, multi-tasking, & prioritization skills, as well as the ability to influence & lead peers within QS & cross-functionally.
- Significant experience with Microsoft Office programs & a basic understanding of statistical process control.
- Experience with Systems, Applications & Products (SAP) in Data Processing is a plus.
- Prior experience managing direct reports is a plus.
A reasonable pay range is $70,000 - $85,000
How we work: Having been selected among the Worlds Most Ethical Companies for 18 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.
What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.
Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.
Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/).
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