QA Analyst

Quality Analyst

The Quality Analyst conducts analytical testing, documents results and trends, and recommends corrective actions to ensure consistent product quality. This role provides quality control and quality assurance support across site activities, helping to maintain compliance with standards and procedures while partnering closely with production, procurement, and other functions in a laboratory-based environment.

• Implement safety, health, and environmental standards and promptly raise issues to the appropriate safety leadership when needed.
• Ensure all personnel involved in site quality procedures follow safety, health, and environmental requirements.
• Wear appropriate personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, gloves, long sleeves, pants, and safety footwear, and actively participate in all plant safety-related reporting.
• Perform analytical testing in accordance with established test methods, standard operating procedures, and laboratory guidelines.
• Ensure all analytical results are accurately documented, trended, and retained in accordance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct appropriate investigations when test results or observations indicate potential deviations or nonconformances.
• Perform benchtop analyses following approved procedures and methods.
• Ensure laboratory equipment is well maintained, and perform preventive maintenance and method assurance testing as required.
• Use loss analysis as a tool to identify savings opportunities and drive continuous improvement in quality processes.
• Support quality control and quality assurance processes to consistently deliver high-quality products.
• Collaborate with procurement to implement plans that ensure and improve the quality of raw materials and packaging materials.
• Act as a role model for behavioral and professional standards within the team.
• Test raw materials in a timely manner to prevent delays to the manufacturing department.
• Conduct routine testing of bulk and packed product samples, ensuring analysis is completed promptly to avoid waiting time for the packaging department.
• Investigate and report deviations and defects, minimizing delays and losses, and verify that resulting corrective actions are implemented to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain and update all paperwork associated with laboratory activities, including specifications, methods, and production documents, to ensure smooth operation of quality control functions.
• Perform analytical testing such as conductivity, specific gravity, pH, various titrations, FTIR, spectrophotometry, fluorescence, atomic absorption (AA), HPLC, and gas chromatography.
• Carry out duties in accordance with good manufacturing practices (GMP) and safe working practices.
• Liaise with other organizational functions to clearly communicate quality requirements and ensure shared goals are achieved.
• Maintain general tidiness and organization of the laboratory to support compliance with good laboratory practice (GLP) and GMP, including maintaining lab equipment, glassware, and laboratory chemical stocks to avoid delays in testing.
• Accurately complete logs, worksheets, and records, including graphical representations of data, to support traceability and analysis.
• Use electronic systems, including Microsoft Office and SAP, to manage quality data, processes, and documentation.

• Previous experience in analytical chemistry, including hands‑on laboratory testing.
• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, chemistry, or another relevant science discipline.
• 3+ years of production experience in a food, chemical, beverage, or related batch manufacturing environment.
• Experience performing analytical techniques such as titration, conductivity, specific gravity, pH measurement, FTIR, spectrophotometry, fluorescence, atomic absorption (AA), HPLC, and gas chromatography.
• Working knowledge of quality control and quality assurance practices in a production or manufacturing setting.
• Ability to work in a disciplined, structured production environment with careful attention to standards of work and personal behavior.
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills with the ability to interpret and record technical…