Thermo Fisher

Quality Assurance Inspector - First Shift

Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA Full time

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials

Job Description

When you are part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Fisher Clinical Services, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is a leading provider of global clinical supply chain.  With unwavering commitment to service, science and process engineering, Fisher Clinical Services is powered by people with an exceptional commitment to quality, deeply instilled ethics of personal responsibility and unrivaled expertise. We are exclusively focused on serving the packaging and distribution requirements of clinical trials across the world. Whether planning, packaging, labeling, storing, or distributing the important supplies needed to perform clinical research, for more than 27 years Fisher Clinical Services has been committed to delivering the highest possible value while ensuring adherence to the highest level of quality, performance, reliability and sustainability standards. http://www.fisherclinicalservices.com/

Location/Division Specific Information

CTD partners with pharmaceutical and biotech customers around the world to ensure the right patients get the right therapies in the right doses at the right time – a concept that we internally embrace as “There is a Patient Waiting.” Our unique blend of services includes project management, packaging, distribution, transportation management and specialty logistics, ancillary supply management, clinical supply optimization, bio-repository storage and much more. Our more than 3000 employees in over 15 countries work hard every day knowing that what they do matters.

How will you make an impact?

As part of our global team, what you do contributes directly to our mission; enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

What will you do?   

Our company seeks a Quality Assurance Inspector responsible for the quality of clinical products processed through primary and secondary packaging, warehouse, and distribution operations. This role requires attention to details, the keen ability to discover defects and errors, ability to communicate both verbally and written, and collaborate with cross-functional groups in problem solving.

How will you get here? 

Education

  • High School Diploma OR GED Required.

Experience:

  • 3+ years of relevant experience

  • Minimum 1 year of experience in a pharmaceutical or other regulated industry preferred

  • Familiarity with key Quality Systems (Change Control, Deviations, Complaints, Documentation Management).

  • Ability to read, understand, and follow SOPs and Work Instructions in a GMP setting.

  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work both independently and on cross-functional teams.

  • Willingness to work various shifts, including overtime, as business needs require.

Responsibilities

  • Applies Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) in all areas of responsibility.
  • Demonstrates and promotes the company vision.
  • Performs approval of specifications and incoming inspections on material (i.e. drug, components) and distribution shipments.
  • Performs material and process inspections and samplings.
  • Review and approve Packaging Electronic Production Orders.
  • Participates in continuous improvement initiatives and assists with root cause investigations for nonconforming issues.
  • Author’s, revises, and complies with all relevant SOP’s and Work Instructions and properly documents activities when necessary.
  • Resolve and assure that issues potentially affecting product quality/compliance are escalated to the attention of the Team Leader and/or Management.
  • Assures that issues are resolved in a timely manner and corrective actions are implemented accordingly.
  • Performs all activities in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

Physical Requirements

  • Must not be allergic to penicillin or cephalosporin products.
  • Extensive standing and walking on packaging floor in order to monitor room activities.
  • Work schedule, Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day. Additional overtime and weekend (Saturday or Sunday) work may be required.
  • This position requires standing, bending and lifting. Exerting and lifting up to 25lbs of materials occasionally, and 10lbs of materials regularly.
  • The position is exposed to cold temperatures for more than one hour at a time.
  • The position is exposed to -20F temperatures for at least 15 minutes at a time.
  • The position will be exposed to atmospheric conditions could require special personal protection equipment. 
  • Incumbent must meet applicable visual acuity/color blindness standards to perform visual inspections in a cGMP environment

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 67,000 extraordinary minds have a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work assigned to individual filling this position. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required. This job description is subject to change as the needs and requirements of the department and business change