Job Summary

Avantor, a Global Fortune 500 company, is looking for a dedicated Quality Control Lab Supervisor to optimize our Quality Assurance organization. This on-site/ Paris, KY role is full-time working Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 6:00 AM-6:00 PM. If you have quality control experience – let’s talk!

What we’re looking for:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree with a scientific focus is required
• 5 years QC and/or QA lab experience is required; Collaboration tool experience (IE:MS Office) 3 years people leadership / supervisory experience is required; problem solving is required.
• GLP experience is preferred.
• Experience working with customers, regulatory agency and/ or vendors is preferred.

How you will thrive and create an impact:

• Directly supervises the quality control staff, monitor individual skills and abilities for most efficient operation; follow progress of work; anticipate or investigate delays or inadequate performance.
• Take corrective actions within limits of established practice.
• Provide assistance to other departments.
• Provide on the floor and technical support to Quality Control Associates
• Support the quality system, regulatory policies and work instructions.
• Maintain quality and quantity of work output.
• Arrange for equipment, materials and supplies to be available for work assignments.
• Assure that equipment is given proper maintenance; troubleshoot faulty operations to resolve cause and arrange for required repair and maintenance.
• Provide/ arrange for training/ cross training.
• Assist and instruct team to insure proper flow of work through department.
• Provide guidance to all level Technicians including test methods, analytical technique, good laboratory practice, paperwork completion, equipment, schedule interpretation, and LIMS support.
• Review and approval of controlled Quality Control documents including but not limited to specifications, procedures, work instructions, validation protocols and validation reports.
• Ensure department documents and procedures are up to date and reflect current practice; revising procedures & processes when needed.
• Perform investigations for laboratory out of specification results, safety related incidents and/or processes related to the QC laboratory.
• Work with customers, regulatory agents and vendors during audits and site visits.
• Identify regulatory requirements for 21 CFR820, ISO 17025, EXCiPACT, GLP, GMP including USP/EP general practices and procedures.
• Maintain current industry and regulatory knowledge for medical devices, ISO 17025, GMP principles and current analytical technology.
• Assist in determining priority of urgent items and appropriate action plan to effectuate priority.
• Approve rejections and rework actions as recommended by Quality Control Technicians.
• Enforce prescribed safety rules and regulations; ensure that work areas are maintained in a neat and orderly condition; perform safety and security procedures to open and close buildings and facilities.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people’s lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom’s voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

Environmental Working Conditions & Physical Effort

Typically works in a laboratory environment with adequate lighting and ventilation and a normal range of temperature and noise level. At times, may be exposed to a variety of different chemicals including flammables, corrosives, oxidizers and others. Work assignments are diversified. Examples of past precedent are used to resolve work problems. New alternatives may be developed to resolve problems. A frequent volume of work and deadlines impose strain on routine basis. Minimal physical effort is required. Work is mostly sedentary but does require walking, standing, bending, reaching, lifting or carrying objects that typically weigh less than 10 lbs.

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision.

3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:

By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.