Quality Assurance Specialist I

Rockford, IL

Full-time

Onsite

$48K/yr - $64K/yr

Entry Level

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, and they are seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist I to provide support at their Rockford site. The role involves ensuring product quality, maintaining quality systems, and collaborating with various teams to address quality-related inquiries and concerns.

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Responsibilities

Provide Quality Assurance Support to the Rockford site
Complete Customer surveys and specification verifications
Review and approve engineering change notices and deviations for appropriateness and to determine potential effect on product quality
Assist with the maintenance of ISO registration and the internal audit program
Investigate quality problems
Perform and coordinate review of raw materials to determine continued suitability at retest/review dates
Assists with creation/modification of Certificates of Analysis templates
Assist Customer Service, Technical Support, Regulatory Affairs, and Analytical Services in addressing customer inquiries and concerns
Process product integrity customer complaints
Perform training on Quality procedures
Gather and maintain Country of Origin and animal origin information
Review and update standard operating procedures
Perform and coordinate incoming inspection of purchased items as a back-up
Collect and analyze quality data
Participate, as needed, on new product teams

Qualification

Required

Bachelor's degree required in a scientific field.
1+ years related experience in a manufacturing or quality environment
Strong written and oral communication skills
Must be able to communicate effectively with multiple levels of staff throughout the organization
Possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
Meticulous and accurate while maintaining a vision of the result
Employee must be self-motivated with the ability to work as a standout colleague and/or independently
Works on problems of moderate scope in which analysis of situation or data requires a review of identifiable factors

Preferred

Knowledge of ISO and cGMP requirements

Benefits

Healthcare
Annual incentive plan bonus
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO)
10 paid holidays annually
Paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave)
Accident and life insurance
Short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a biotechnology and laboratory equipment company that provides a wide range of scientific products and services.

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