Quality Representative Level 1 – Life Science Division – 1st Shift
2nd shift role: 2pm-10pm
Summary
The Quality Associate contributes to meeting Langham goals of exceptional Client service, quality, process improvement, and profitability by performing the following tasks:
- Ensuring accurate shipping and receiving by performing QC checks on all incoming and outgoing materials.
- Gathering all applicable information to determine if a shipment has a discrepancy.
- Ensuring accurate inventory management by ensuring materials are dropped into deviation accurately.
- Collaborating among departments on discrepancies or questions for deviating material or processes.
- Ensuring proper Client communication as it relates to Quality issues according to the SOPs and/or the Client Quality Agreement.
- Identifying and tracking errors, communicating with external and internal stakeholders to support case management.
Key Outcomes Expected
- Work according to Langham Logistics company values, policies, and procedures.
- Meet established quality and productivity metrics.
- Keep work areas neat and clean.
- Accept or reject material based on quality/regulatory standards and Client requirements.
- Physically check all incoming and outgoing materials for damage and other discrepancies.
- Identify and report discrepancies between paperwork/orders and physical product delivered.
- Initiate and oversee quality records in QT9.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure product is accurately segregated and marked in deviation area.
- Ensure proper documentation for client communication as it relates to discrepancies and damages.
- Provide courteous, professional service to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Present a positive image of Langham Logistics.
Critical Skills, Knowledge and Behaviors
- Communication – ability to effectively communicate to internal and external teams both verbally and written in an appropriate manner.
- Analytical Skills – ability to thoughtfully analyze a wide variety of information and data to make key decisions regarding potential risks associated with product quality.
- Teamwork – ability to establish professional relationships and rapport with internal and external peers and management.
- Proactiveness – ability to anticipate potential problems and risks related to product, operations, and investigate solutions.
- Organization – ability to manage multiple quality records with various due dates to ensure timely completion and maintain records in a readily retrievable format.
- High detail orientation and accuracy.
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED required.
- 1–2 years’ experience in Quality Control or related field within a GMP facility.
- Forklift experience a PLUS.
Work Environment and Physical Demands
Work is performed in a warehouse/office/external environment with multiple zones of varying temperature: frozen, refrigerated, controlled room temperature, and environmental. Physical movements include bending, stooping, and lifting up to 50 pounds as part of daily work routine. Will be working on concrete in a warehouse environment (subject to heat and cold).