Chemical Analyst

Requires broad knowledge of operational procedures and tools obtained through extensive work experience and may require vocational or technical education. May require the following proficiency:

• Defining and specifying activities, processes, and standards to fulfill the quality requirements for a manufactured material, component, or product
• Building and maintaining the infrastructure and systems necessary to consistently ensure the timely delivery of quality products
• Auditing, monitoring, and determining the quality of manufacturing processes and/or outputs against defined internal and regulatory standards
• Reporting and troubleshooting manufacturing process deviations and defects in finished goods
• Works under limited supervision for routine situations. Provides assistance and training to lower level employees. Problems typically are not routine and require analysis to understand.
• Maintain Calibration and equipment maintenance schedule of all analytical chemistry equipment.
• Initiate laboratory out of specification investigations, include Senior Analyst or Laboratory Team Leader where necessary.
• Follow validated methods, use approved laboratory techniques, and perform routine calculations.
• Collect and trend data, and report trends to Senior Analyst/Laboratory Team Leader.
• Maintain laboratory metrics.
• Maintain waste disposal in line with EHS guidelines.
• Utilise the SAP business system to facilitate product release.
• Compliance with GMP requirements and uphold these standards.
• Compliance with EHS requirements and uphold these standards.
• Perform analytical testing for routine in-process analysis and finished product.
• Support the request testing and project work.
• Seek and deliver CI opportunities across the site.
• Support method validations to adhere to the analytical chemistry test methods schedule.
• Adhere to legal, corporate and site legislation.
• Maintain operational equipment within a validated state.
• Perform physical laboratory testing when required.
• Successful participation in a quality system in a complex and regulated manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to data management and interpretation of the data sets.
• Excellent written skills which have been used to author both technical reports and quality documents (specification and procedural based).
• Demonstrates working in a fast-paced environment where changes are embraced and implemented.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate in a cross-function environment.
• Knowledge of ISO standards and FDA regulations.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement/quality assurance methods and techniques.
• Coaching and mentoring of laboratory technicians.