Quality Assurance Associate at J R CARLSON LABORATORIES INC – Lincolnshire, Illinois

About the Company:

Since 1965, Carlson Labs has been a leader in the vitamin and supplement industry and has won numerous awards for freshness, potency, purity, and flavor. Carlson is a family-owned and women-led company located in Lincolnshire, IL. We take pride in providing families with the highest quality vitamins, minerals, omega-3s, kids’ products and other nutritional supplements.

We are seeking a Quality Assurance Associate who will be responsible for assisting in the compliance with company and regulatory GMPs by reviewing, checking, and documenting Quality, Production, and Warehouse activities and documents.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Help maintain and abide by FDA current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) by following FDA 21 CFR 111
• Provide quality oversight and review of applicable manufacturing and packaging operations to assure quality of finished products produced
• Real-time batch record review, approval and release
• Review and check received bulk and materials
• Sample incoming components
• Control current and incoming label stock; maintain label inventory
• Approve labels for packaging
• Evaluate returned products
• Assist in investigating, filing, and maintaining records
• Assist in investigating and performing write-ups of deviations, OOS, and non-conformance reports
• Write, review, and/or edit company SOPs, and Quality Department documents
• Perform production line checks and logbook reviews
• Verify and approve all production department activities
• Verify warehouse documents
• Maintain Reserve and Retention Samples
• Perform microbiological, ATP, and allergen swabbing and evaluate results
• Perform inter-departmental tasks as solicited

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Health Sciences, Biology, Quality Assurance, Chemistry, Public Health, Food Science or Nutrition
• Computer competency, with emphasis on Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent organizational skills