Top Benefits
About the role
The Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist’s main responsibility is to review and release bulk and finished goods, ensuring they meet approved specifications and all regulations.
Permanent Full-Time (40 hours)
Monday to Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (Onsite)
In this role, you will:
- Review and release bulk, packaging raw materials and bought-out batch records using LIMS and MRP program, assign expiration dates and shelf-life extensions, make potency adjustments, complete APQRs (Annual Product Quality Review) in compliance with various standards.
- Initiate and investigate Deviations, Corrective Actions, Change Control and Non-Conformances.
- Contribute to monitoring and trending of process performance to ignite continuous improvement initiatives.
- Review and release new and revised bulk and raw materials specifications and formulas in LIMS.
- Initiate, review, and approve re-work plans and certificate of analysis for bulks and finished products.
- Provide support during internal and external quality audits. Complete APQR reports.
You have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Food Science, or related field (required).
- Experience in QA, cGMP, Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance in the pharmaceutical or dietary supplements industry (3-5 years).
- Experience with regulatory compliance of products regulated under FDA 21CFR111, USP, NHPD and TGA or other relevant compliance experience with manufacturing of pharmaceutical, dietary supplements or excipients.
- Experience working hands-on in a dietary supplement or similar manufacturing environment, including pre-operational inspections, internal audits, and compliance monitoring and trending.
- Computer proficiency with MS Office (Word/ Excel), MRP program and data entry.
- Experience with QMS, LIMS, CAPA systems (an asset).
You get:
- Great benefits (healthcare, health & personal spending accounts, wellness days, Employee & Family Assistance Program)
- Company provided RRSP
- Loyalty share program (based on service length)
- $200.00 safety boot voucher & company provided PPE
- $300.00 per year to spend on company products
- Employee discount pricing
- Free onsite parking
- Bus pass reimbursement
Why us?
- We’re much bigger than you think, 30+ natural health brands loved across North America
- Proudly Canadian owned & operated and a Certified B Corp company
Learn more about us here: https://ca.naturalfactors.com/pages/our-nature
This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Only electronic applications can be accepted. This position will close when a competitive candidate pool has been identified. We thank you all for your applications and a member of our team will contact you soon. All the best!
All Internal applicants will be given priority for consideration for the first five business days that this position is posted. After that five days, Internal applicants will be considered along with all other applicants; however, are guaranteed at minimum a call from the Talent Acquisition team.
Not the right fit? Search for QA Specialist jobs in Coquitlam, BC
About Natural Factors
As a leading manufacturer of natural health formulas, Factors invests in people, science, and technology to facilitate the delivery of supplements which marry the wisdom of ancient herbal physicians and the science of modern clinical research to enhance the health of consumers worldwide.
Factors is a Canadian family-owned business with head office in British Columbia, operating for more than 50 years. From organic herbal farming in the Okanagan to state-of-the-art manufacturing operations in both British Columbia and Washington State (USA), we ensure reliable standards with extensive quality control testing in our laboratories that are among the finest in North America.
Our Mission statement: To enhance the wellbeing of our customers – through research, development, and delivery of effective nutritional supplements and other health-building products, and to contribute to the lives of our business partners including customers, employees, suppliers and the communities we serve in a cooperative a sustainable manner.
Many thrilling and innovative things are taking place at Factors such as new facilities, new equipment, new processes, and new members joining our team. Last year, we launched a new Core Values Rewards program for staff demonstrating our seven key Core Values: Hard Work/Balanced Life, Innovation & Imagination, Sustainability, Industry leading Quality & Service, Continuous Improvement, Integrity in Leadership, and Passion.
We are proud to have a core group of loyal long term staff as well as dynamic new hires joining our team. We are continuously working with employees to jointly create the type of environment that contributes to the employee experience being both positive and fulfilling.
Factors employees feel responsible for the products we produce and sell. We know we are helping people create better health and we take pride in our socially responsible and environmentally sustainable production practices.
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Top Benefits
About the role
The Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist’s main responsibility is to review and release bulk and finished goods, ensuring they meet approved specifications and all regulations.
Permanent Full-Time (40 hours)
Monday to Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (Onsite)
In this role, you will:
- Review and release bulk, packaging raw materials and bought-out batch records using LIMS and MRP program, assign expiration dates and shelf-life extensions, make potency adjustments, complete APQRs (Annual Product Quality Review) in compliance with various standards.
- Initiate and investigate Deviations, Corrective Actions, Change Control and Non-Conformances.
- Contribute to monitoring and trending of process performance to ignite continuous improvement initiatives.
- Review and release new and revised bulk and raw materials specifications and formulas in LIMS.
- Initiate, review, and approve re-work plans and certificate of analysis for bulks and finished products.
- Provide support during internal and external quality audits. Complete APQR reports.
You have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Food Science, or related field (required).
- Experience in QA, cGMP, Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance in the pharmaceutical or dietary supplements industry (3-5 years).
- Experience with regulatory compliance of products regulated under FDA 21CFR111, USP, NHPD and TGA or other relevant compliance experience with manufacturing of pharmaceutical, dietary supplements or excipients.
- Experience working hands-on in a dietary supplement or similar manufacturing environment, including pre-operational inspections, internal audits, and compliance monitoring and trending.
- Computer proficiency with MS Office (Word/ Excel), MRP program and data entry.
- Experience with QMS, LIMS, CAPA systems (an asset).
You get:
- Great benefits (healthcare, health & personal spending accounts, wellness days, Employee & Family Assistance Program)
- Company provided RRSP
- Loyalty share program (based on service length)
- $200.00 safety boot voucher & company provided PPE
- $300.00 per year to spend on company products
- Employee discount pricing
- Free onsite parking
- Bus pass reimbursement
Why us?
- We’re much bigger than you think, 30+ natural health brands loved across North America
- Proudly Canadian owned & operated and a Certified B Corp company
Learn more about us here: https://ca.naturalfactors.com/pages/our-nature
This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Only electronic applications can be accepted. This position will close when a competitive candidate pool has been identified. We thank you all for your applications and a member of our team will contact you soon. All the best!
All Internal applicants will be given priority for consideration for the first five business days that this position is posted. After that five days, Internal applicants will be considered along with all other applicants; however, are guaranteed at minimum a call from the Talent Acquisition team.
Not the right fit? Search for QA Specialist jobs in Coquitlam, BC
About Natural Factors
As a leading manufacturer of natural health formulas, Factors invests in people, science, and technology to facilitate the delivery of supplements which marry the wisdom of ancient herbal physicians and the science of modern clinical research to enhance the health of consumers worldwide.
Factors is a Canadian family-owned business with head office in British Columbia, operating for more than 50 years. From organic herbal farming in the Okanagan to state-of-the-art manufacturing operations in both British Columbia and Washington State (USA), we ensure reliable standards with extensive quality control testing in our laboratories that are among the finest in North America.
Our Mission statement: To enhance the wellbeing of our customers – through research, development, and delivery of effective nutritional supplements and other health-building products, and to contribute to the lives of our business partners including customers, employees, suppliers and the communities we serve in a cooperative a sustainable manner.
Many thrilling and innovative things are taking place at Factors such as new facilities, new equipment, new processes, and new members joining our team. Last year, we launched a new Core Values Rewards program for staff demonstrating our seven key Core Values: Hard Work/Balanced Life, Innovation & Imagination, Sustainability, Industry leading Quality & Service, Continuous Improvement, Integrity in Leadership, and Passion.
We are proud to have a core group of loyal long term staff as well as dynamic new hires joining our team. We are continuously working with employees to jointly create the type of environment that contributes to the employee experience being both positive and fulfilling.
Factors employees feel responsible for the products we produce and sell. We know we are helping people create better health and we take pride in our socially responsible and environmentally sustainable production practices.