Quality Specialist

Job Title: Quality Specialist

Job Description

The Quality Specialist will serve as the system administrator for the EQMS and ERP systems. They will handle receiving customer specifications and inputs, while coordinating activities internally between Sales and Quality Manufacturing groups to assess feasibility. The role involves creating new items and specification numbers in the system dedicated to the customer, along with supporting documentation.

Responsibilities

• Receive SOPs and specifications from customers and transfer them to the specification process.
• Manage specification review meetings to ensure timely implementation of specifications.
• Interface with customers to obtain specification approval as appropriate.
• Update QAD for initiation or change to specifications, bill-of-materials, wind-ups, and blender sheets.
• Participate in the customer complaint process as necessary.
• Facilitate coordination of new formats to all manufacturing and quality documents.
• Manage electronic document management system (EQMS).
• Identify basic quality issues related to document structure, format, or change control.
• Review Vision System output data for final disposition.
• Participate in internal audits as assigned.
• Engage in customer audits.
• Participate in annual cost roll-up activities in QAD for each active item number, coordinated by Finance.
• Support the QC function as a backup for in-process inspection.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency with Quality Management System (QMS) and ERP systems.
• Knowledge of ISO standards.
• Experience with quality document control, including SOPs, customer specifications, and data sheets.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience with QMS and ERP systems.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in quality document control.
• Experience in an ISO-certified manufacturing environment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Associate Degree (AA) in a relevant field.
• Experience in FDA regulated or Medical Device manufacturing is preferred.
• Previous internal audit experience is preferred.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Los Angeles, California.