Quality Assurance Executive

1. Team Leadership and Development
   Lead and supervise Lab Analysts to ensure laboratory testing, calibration, verification, maintenance, and other activities are performed according to approved procedures and schedules. Identify training needs and coach employees to maintain competency and performance.
2. Laboratory Testing and Quality Control
   Oversee microbiological and chemical testing, internal and external calibration, verification, proficiency testing, method validation, and laboratory quality control activities. Review results and ensure appropriate action is taken for out-of-specification results, deviations, or non-conformances.
3. Equipment Management
   Ensure laboratory and testing equipment is properly maintained, calibrated, verified, and fit for use. Investigate abnormal readings or equipment abnormalities and ensure appropriate corrective and follow-up actions, including issues identified during external calibration.
4. Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance
   Ensure laboratory activities comply with GMP, GHP, HACCP, QMS, FSMS, laboratory safety requirements, and applicable regulatory standards. Maintain and regularly review relevant laboratory procedures, risk assessments, equipment master lists, and quality programmes.
5. Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting
   Monitor and analyze Environmental Monitoring, Shelf-Life Monitoring, laboratory results, calibration and verification data, equipment maintenance records, deviations, and other relevant trends. Prepare timely reports and escalate significant findings or non-conformances for appropriate follow-up.
6. Laboratory Inventory and Resources
   Manage laboratory consumables, microbiological media, reagents, calibration standards, reference materials, and other testing supplies to ensure sufficient availability for laboratory operations.
7. Audit, KPI and Continuous Improvement
   Participate in internal and external audits and ensure timely follow-up on relevant findings. Monitor laboratory KPIs, address performance gaps, and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing reliability, laboratory efficiency, productivity, and overall QA performance.

Job Requirements:

1. Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology/Biotechnology/Quality Assurance/Food Science/Food Technology or other related filed.
2. Minimum 3 years of experience in microbiology laboratory operations, equipment calibration or verification, and laboratory quality management.
3. Experience in an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory is an advantage.
4. Have good understanding of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Hygiene Practices (GHP), HACCP, FSSC, food and water standards, and relevant quality management systems.
5. Strong understanding of laboratory practices, safety protocols, and applicable regulatory requirements.
6. Knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 requirements, method validation and verification, Growth Promotion Test, Proficiency Testing, equipment calibration and verification, and chemical testing.
7. Willing to be base at Taiping, Perak.