QA Auditor (third shift) - Johnson and Johnson

Janssen Ortho LLC, a member of Johnson & Johnson's family of Companies is recruiting for an QAAuditor (third shift), to be located in Gurabo, PR.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for ensuring the compliance with all material specifications, current Good Manufacturing Practices, approved written procedures, Company Global Standards and Quality Agreements during batch record review and continuous flow processes related to the manufacturing and/or packaging of a product, comprehending raw materials, drug substances, WIPs, finished product, intermediate stages and packaging components.
• Collaborate with Operations, Logistics, Warehouse, Manufacturing Sciences and Technology, Make Asset Management, Site Services, Quality Assurance and QC Laboratories to resolve potential compliance issues in a proactive way in order to deliver product on time. Make the appropriate recommendations and decisions to prevent process and/or product deviations.
• Review batch records and perform continuous flow of the WIP's, Intermediate Stages, Finished Good and/or Raw Materials (API and Excipient) batches to ensure compliance, before a batch is released, distributed, rejected.
• Identify and evaluate related documentation such as Investigations (Events and Deviations), Change Controls, and Protocols, Reports, Validation documents, Forms and Cleaning Validation Notifications to resolve materials and / or product quality of a batch before conducting continuous flow into the next operational step.
• Assure that all regulated items established by current procedures, current specifications, quality agreements or customers are considered. Ensure all related samples for the specific stage have been taken and been indicated accordingly in SAP System and/or LIMS.
• Assure equipment cleaning at risk documentation have been accurately documented in SAP as a flagging item for the Order Release Group.
• Support the Cycle time reduction in batch records review and release. Assure that products are approved on time and to minimize product back-order situations related to Product Disposition performance.
• Participate in GEMBA and Kaizen Teams to avoid backorder and to deliver product on a timely manner.
• Provide immediate actions and support in the timely resolution of quality and compliance matters that may include but not limited to product segregation, product recalls and product approval/rejection.
• Update SAP System with batch status change of a product under investigation that should not be further processed that may require physically segregation/ identification accordingly.

Education:

• A minimum of a bachelor's in science is required. Focus degree in Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, or related science is preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• A minimum of two (2) years of related experience in the pharmaceutical, consumer, or medical devices industry.
• Knowledge or experience in Oral Solid Dosage forms manufacturing process.
• Knowledge in documents such as safety rules, Standard Operating Procedures, Work instructions, investigations, validation reports, and protocols.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge in SAP, Learning Management System, Documentation System, Investigation System, and/or LIMS.
• Ability to work in team environment and to prioritise multiple tasks.
• Ability to build relationships with good interpersonal skills to overcome barriers to communication.
• Must exercise judgment on the resolution of final release problems to meet company standards for quality, cost, and critical success factors.

Preferred:

• Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Green Belt, Lean Manufacturing, and/or Kaizen certifications.

Other:

• Strong problem solving, partnering, communication and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in both languages English and Spanish (oral and written) is required.
• Availability for third shift, including irregular shifts, weekends, overtime, and holidays is required.
• This position requires up to ten percent (10%) of domestic travel.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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