Quality Control Analyst

**Site Description**:
Germiphene knows infection control. Starting over 70 years ago, servicing the needs of the dental industry with our extensive product range; from disinfection, cleaning, instrument care, oral health, and hand care. Our drive for continued improvement is a daily commitment shown through new product development, strict quality standards and nurturing customer relationships. This has given us a strong foundation to grow our market to provide disinfection products, and hand sanitizers for all healthcare communities, and other government agencies.

We are innovators & manufacturers, we are professionals, we are educators, we are exporters, we are responsible, we are looking for like-minded individuals to join our team.

Germiphene connaît le contrôle des infections. Depuis plus de 70 ans, nous répondons aux besoins de l'industrie dentaire avec notre vaste gamme de produits ; de la désinfection, du nettoyage, de l’entretien des instruments, de la santé bucco-dentaire et du soin des mains. Notre volonté d'amélioration continue est un engagement quotidien qui se manifeste par le développement de nouveaux produits, des normes de qualité strictes et l'entretien de relations clients. Cela nous a donné une base solide pour développer notre marché et fournir des produits de désinfection et des désinfectants pour les mains à toutes les communautés de soins de santé et à d’autres agences gouvernementales.

Nous sommes des innovateurs et des fabricants, nous sommes des professionnels, nous sommes des éducateurs, nous sommes des exportateurs, nous sommes responsables, nous recherchons des personnes partageant les mêmes idées pour rejoindre notre équipe.

**Role Description**:
The Quality Control Analyst is responsible to provide a variety of tests on raw materials, in process and finished products to ensure their quality and integrity to Germiphene standards.

**Responsibilities**
- Assist with and perform testing of packaging components and purified water.
- Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis on raw materials, in process, stability and finished products according to test methods, compendia and regulatory requirements for QC release.
- Record, summarize and interpret raw data in a neat and orderly manner.
- Ability to perform analysis independently using Autotitrator, FT-IR, GC, HPLC, Karl Fischer, Refractometer and wet chemistry techniques.
- Calibrate balances, pH meter and other instruments as required.
- Perform testing on validation samples.
- Maintain a clean and tidy workplace and cleaning duties as required.
- Report to supervisor any out of specification result, non-conformances or deviations immediately.
- Initiate change control request to update test methods.
- Provide support to other analysts or new hires in performing the analysis.
- Provide training to new hires.
- Examine returned “defective” product (and retained product) in a timely manner, generate and submit a written report of the findings of the investigation.
- Assist with testing and reviewing documentation.
- Order supplies and outside tests.
- Prepare the samples for outside testing and all documentation pertaining.
- In the absence of the QC supervisor investigate OOS results and implement follow-up activities according to documentation.
- Testing of finished product samples part of “Customer Complaint”.
- Coordinate with Microbiology Lab for standardization of Quality Control sampling.
- Assist R&D in the execution of method validation studies.
- Comply with ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 specifications and GMP regulations.
- Will follow the responsibilities as outlined in the Ontario Health and Safety Act.
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

**Qualifications**

**Education**:

- Post Secondary Degree in Chemistry or related discipline or Equivalent.

Skills/Abilities/Characteristics:

- A good grasp of basic computer skills is mandatory - Word & Excel.
- Organizational skills to meet deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail.

**Experience**:
**Working Conditions**
- Exposure to a lab and manufacturing environment.
- The ability to manage a number of projects at one time, and may be interrupted frequently to meet the needs and requests of other departments.
- Excellent organizational, time and stress management skills to meet deadlines.
- Sensory demands include the sensitive use of lab equipment.

**Physical Requirements**
- The ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Prolonged periods of standing or sitting on a tall chair.
- Stress management skills to complete tasks within the deadline.
- Visual acuity and manual dexterity when using instruments, microscopes, etc.
- In compliance with AODA legislation, if you require accommodation during any part of the recruitment process, please advise Human Resources._
- Conformément à la législation LAPHO, si vous avez besoin d'accommodements à n'importe quelle étape du processus de recrutement, veuillez en informer les ressources humaines._