In-process Quality Assurance (IPQA) Inspector

Apollo Health and Beauty Care; Toronto; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and beauty product manufacturer in Toronto is seeking an IPQA Inspector to ensure quality assurance in the manufacturing process. The role involves conducting audits, performing quality checks, and maintaining documentation to meet company standards. Candidates should have 2-3 years of relevant experience and a college diploma. This position supports continuous improvement and adheres to safety protocols.

Benefits

Gym Access

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in a quality assurance role.
• Certification or license as required for the position.
• Ability to perform detailed documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Audit floor activities to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Perform in-process quality checks for manufacturing and packaging.
• Maintain all quality and product-sampling documentation.

Skills

Quality assurance

Attention to detail

Lean manufacturing

Education

College diploma or post-secondary education

Tools

Statistical Process Control Charts (SPC)

Job description

Benefits

• Gym Access
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

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.

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.

Experience

2-3 years’ experience with college diploma or post-secondary education or other job required certification or license required.

Apollo Health & Beauty Care Ltd. will ensure accommodations are available in consultation with candidates during all stages of the recruitment process. The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Duties outlined in this job description may not be all-inclusive, and can be modified at any time if requested by management. Apollo is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process. Apollo will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known in advance.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those meeting the minimum qualifications will be interviewed.