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Los Angeles, CA, US

QUALITY ENGINEER III-1496121203

Description

Looking for a career that offers challenging work, a stimulating environment and long-term career development opportunities?

Named to Fortune magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies in 2012, Johnson & Johnson develops, manufactures and markets premium skin and hair care products sold worldwide and recommended by medical professionals. The product line includes bar and liquid cleansers, shampoo, hand cream, body lotion, facial moisturizers, sun protection and cosmetics, as well as other hair and skin care products. Our global skin care brands include Neutrogena, Aveeno, Korres and ROC.

Johnson & Johnson Los Angeles Plant is currently seeking a Plant Quality Engineer III.

To perform this job successfully, Plant Quality Engineer III is responsible for providing overall quality direction to manufacturing operations by ensuring compliance with cGPM's and leading and supporting quality and manufacturing improvement projects as required. Lead product and process quality improvement and reliability projects using quality engineering and process excellence tools such as Failure Analysis, Risk Analysis, Failure Mode/Root Cause Analysis, Control Charts, Process Capability, Best Practices, etc. Develop, monitor, and report on plant quality metrics to drive improvement projects related to product and process quality, lead, document, and review Non-conformances and CAPA's related to production and quality systems to ensure compliance to cGMP's, eliminate root causes, and ensure robust corrective and preventive actions., ensure compliant change management through review of documentation and projects associated with product, process, equipment, and procedure changes, support the product release process through preparation and review of production documentation and executing required product release transactions in SAP, prepare, conduct, and review GMP audits of manufacturing processes and quality systems for compliance to cGMP's, develop and review standard operating procedures and specifications related to products, manufacturing processes, and quality systems to ensure cGMP compliance, support process and equipment qualification/validation/commissioning activities through participation in defining critical to quality process user requirements and process parameters and through development and review of associated documentation, lead and support Quality System improvement projects to meet the current FDA Regulatory requirements, lead and support activities related to new product development, support activities related to other quality assurance functions such as Annual Drug Product Reviews, Quality System metrics, batch record reviews and audits, equipment and process validation, Change Control, NC/CAPA, product release testing, etc.

Qualifications


A Bachelors degree in Engineering, Chemistry and/or a scientific degree is required. A minimum of 3 years experience working in a Quality Assurance function in a GMP and FDA (Pharmaceutical, Medical Device or Bio Tech) regulated manufacturing environment is required. Strong verbal, written communication and influencing skills are required. Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook) is required. The ability to work independently and in cross-functional team environments is required as well as the ability to manage multiple and competing projects of varied complexity. Experience conducting and leading quality audits of manufacturing processes, facilities, and quality systems is desired. Knowledge of cleaning and sanitization practices is desired. Experience leading, authoring, and reviewing Non-Conformance investigations, CAPAs, and Root Cause Investigations is required. Experience leading plant engineering projects is preferred. Green belt certification or experience utilizing Quality Engineering and Process Excellence tools is preferred. Knowledge of process and equipment validation activities is preferred.

Primary Location:North America-United States-California-Los Angeles
Organization: Neutrogena Corporation (6107)