In Process Quality Assurance Auditor

Apollo Health & Beauty Care (Apollo) is a premium developer of private label and control label health & beauty care products and leverages unique expertise and experience in developing national brand-equivalent products designed to compete equivalently with the most popular national brands. The largest private label and control label personal care manufacturer in Canada, Apollo has formidable penetration and distribution in the North American marketplace and also services customers throughout Central and South Asia, Mexico, Europe and Asia. Building on our core values of Excellence and Commitment, Apollo has established itself as a market leader that attracts the industry's top talent. We are currently searching for an energetic, motivated _
**_In Process Quality Assurance Inspector (IPQA) _**:

- to join our Team_

**POSITION SCOPE**: The IPQA Inspector performs in process manufacturing and packaging quality assurance checks to maintain process control, performs sampling, provides guidance/operational training as required & completes associated documentation to ensure that all quality standards & product specification requirements are satisfied.

**RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES**:

- Audit floor activities, e.g. manufacturing and packaging processes to ensure product specific requirements are met & completed. Record audit results on a timely basis.
- Perform line clearance checks for manufacturing and filling processes in accordance with company SOPs.
- Perform AQL activities for product in accordance with company SOPs.
- Perform in-process quality checks for manufacturing and packaging **processes** in accordance with company SOPs.
- Perform in-process quality checks for manufacturing and packaging **documents** in accordance with company SOPs.
- Review Batching production documents & Fill Sheets.
- Provide guidance including on-line training to maintain process control when required.
- Review Statistical Process Control Charts (SPC) & production Fill Sheets.
- Generate reports as required including Rework, On-Hold & Rejection reports.
- Ensure all in process quality and product-sampling requirements are complete, documented, and transferred to its testing and/or storage location e.g. Legal Retain, Line Standard, Micro, Customer, PLMA etc are completed on a timely & orderly basis.
- Maintain an orderly filing system.
- Adhere to all Company policies and procedures for GMP, GDP and health and safety, including donning health and safety personal protective equipment as outlined in the health and safety manual.
- Identify and report any hazard(s), accidents, and injuries requiring first aid, health care, lost-time injuries, occupational diseases or incidents in the workplace.
- Use equipment, materials and machinery only as trained and authorized.
- Assist in failure analysis, troubleshooting, rework /repair of non-conforming manufactured product to determine root cause.
- Promote and support Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement activities at Apollo.
- Any other related duties as required.

**JOB SPECIFICATIONS**:
**KNOWLEDGE/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE**: 0-3 years’ experience with college diploma or post-secondary education or other job required certification or license required.
**INTERPERSONAL SKILLS/CONTACTS**: some access to confidential or sensitive information; some internal interactions and/or some minor external interactions; purpose of internal/external contacts is not related to complex matters; no selling, negotiating, consulting, teaching/instructing, or advising; standard level of written and verbal communication skills required for successful job performance
**PROBLEM SOLVING/JUDGMENT**: position is closely monitored and decisions follow prescribed guidelines; some minor analysis required; occasionally makes recommendations or referrals; responsible for solving simple technical problems
**MENTAL EFFORT**: requires average levels of concentration and/or attentiveness; average duration and/or intensity of efforts; requires average amounts of thinking, watching, listening, verifying, checking numbers, creating or designing.
**PHYSICAL EFFORT**: lengthy duration of intensity and physical effort required in terms of standing, walking, lifting, keyboarding, pushing, pulling, sitting, packing, assembling, bending or twisting; includes moderate fine or coarse movements.
**MATERIAL RESOURCES**: average level of consequence and costs associated with errors as related to losses of time, money, or property; moderate responsibility for machinery, work aids, equipment, materials, properties, products, stock, inventory or tools
**INFORMATION RESOURCES**: average level of consequence and costs associated with errors as related to losses of time, money or property; average responsibility for information and or services; limited access to confidential, sensitive or proprietary information.
**PEOPLE/POLICIES/PRACTICES**: no responsibility for people, policies or practices in terms of assigning work, developmen