Quality Assurance Assistant

Eurofins; Cedar Falls (IA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) in Cedar Falls, IA is seeking a Quality Assurance Assistant to support QA activities. The role includes assisting during audits and client visits, maintaining SOPs and reference data, and handling QC samples and MDL calculations.

Onsite position with standard daytime hours and a pay range starting at $19.00 per hour. The ideal candidate has a chemistry background with 2–5 years of lab experience, strong English communication, and the ability to organize and

Qualifications

• BS/BA in chemistry or related field.
• 2-5 years laboratory experience preferred.
• Experience with environmental methods and regulatory requirements is a plus.
• Professional working proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking).
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist QA Manager during audits and client visits.
• Maintain reference data and SOPs in the laboratory; support MDL studies.
• Process and report QC samples and proficiency testing materials.
• Maintain training records for all employees.
• Assist in identifying and resolving systemic issues; suggest corrective actions.
• Answer questions on methods from laboratory personnel; support document control.

Skills

QA audits

Proficiency in English

SOP writing

Documentation

MDL calculations

LIMS

Education

BS/BA in chemistry

Tools

LIMS

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Job Description

The Quality Assurance Assistant assists the Quality Assurance (QA) Manager during audits and client visits. Helps maintain reference data in LIMS and performs spot audits internally at the request of the QA Manager. Performs customer service requests for Project Management staff, supplies SOP's, certification information, and method information. Works with the laboratory to maintain SOP's and other method performance documentation as directed by the QA Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform QA data audits to ensure laboratory is in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Assist in scheduling of proficiency testing samples and other QC samples. Process and report QC samples as routine samples to appropriate agencies.
• Issue controlled and uncontrolled documents to enforce current policies and SOP's.
• Assist QA Manager in maintaining the laboratory’s reference data.
• Prepare or post certification applications.
• Assist in internal and external audits and client visits.
• Ensure maintenance of training records for all employees.
• Assist in identification of systematic problems within laboratories.
• Recommend resolutions for ongoing or recurring nonconformance.
• Maintain historical indices of technical records including SOPs, QC records, laboratory data, etc.
• Ensure maintenance of records archives.
• Assist operations personnel in writing QA SOP’s.
• Assist departments in generating MDL spreadsheets and calculations, reviewing MDL studies.
• Answer questions on methods from laboratory personnel.
• Subcontract laboratory information maintenance.
• Laboratory surveillance to ensure equipment calibration.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education: BS or BA in chemistry or related field or working towards an applicable degree.

Experience: 2-5 years laboratory experience is preferred.

Preferred Candidate will have the following experience:

• Environmental analytical methods
• Environmental regulatory requirements
• Quality Assurance requirements
• Organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English.

Additional Information

• Position is onsite, located at our Cedar Falls, IA location.
• Position Pay Range starts at $19.00- $22.00/hr
• Position Hours are M-F 8 AM- 4:30 PM

Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) provides a compensation range for informational purposes, the actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill set, base salary of internal peers, business section, and geographic location.

We embrace diversity!Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us!We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Eurofins USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.