Quality Control Technician

ABOUT SPA DENT

Founded in 2009, Spa Dent is a certified woman-owned manufacturer of gels, liquids, pastes,

lotions, balms and medical devices. We specialize in high efficacy, natural Oral Care and Self Tanning products. While oral care and tanning are our core competencies we also offer additional Personal Care and Pet products including: Shampoos, Soaps, Lotions and Sanitizers.

Key to our success is our innovation, our highly rated GMP certified facility and our commitment to customer service and timelines.

We own innovative and natural brands distributed through professional dental, salon and retail channels. We also private label for major Canadian and US drug and grocery chains offering national brand better/equivalents with organic certification and national brand equivalents with 3rd party lab supported “compare to” claims.

Our manufacturing facility is located in Cambridge, ON Canada. With in-house R & D, regulatory and EDI fulfillment. Spa Dent has an agile and responsive team that can easily adapt to meet our customers’ current and future needs!

DESCRIPTION

Quality Control Technician is responsible for maintaining quality control processes, testing raw materials, finished products and packaging material to ensure they conform to all applicable laws and standards and recording and analyzing data gathered during product development and production.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor every stage of production to avoid product defects.
• Testing and inspection of raw materials, finished products, stability and packaging to ensure quality and compliance to applicable laws, regulations and internal procedures.
• Perform routine analytical testing such pH, density, viscosity, titration, sensory etc. and calibration of equipment.
• Review and verify batch records, logbooks and quality documentation to ensure completion and regulatory compliance.
• Responsible for physical release of all raw materials and packaging components including labels.
• Support R&D work/projects as requested by Lab leads.
• Review technical documents including packaging orders, batch records, QC testing (bulk, finished product and raw materials), packaging components and stability and validation testing.
• Participates in investigation and follow-up for non-conformances (OOS and OOT)
• Collect samples for shelf-life testing and submit to external labs for testing.
• Ensure weighing scales and laboratory equipment are functioning properly and inform Lab and QA Manager when equipment need repairs and/or calibration.
• Work with management and production managers to ensure that only quality products are produced.
• Identify training needs and inform Lab Manager.
• Flexible to work different shifts as required to provide ongoing quality control support to Production.
• Support standards and audits required for facility certification by Health Canada & CFIA, ISO 13485, and ISO 22716 and any other quality requirements.
• Assure ongoing compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements.
• Required to perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Medicinal Chemistry.
• Minimum of 5 years of chemistry experience, with preference to those with experience using analytical instruments.
• Familiarity with Gas Chromatography (GC), High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) among other analytical techniques.
• Experience with use of standard lab volumetric equipment including micropipettes and volumetric flasks.
• Strong math skills and proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
• Familiar with ISO and NHP-GMP production standards and requirements.
• Understanding of Health Canada, Natural Health Products, Cosmetics and FDA regulations.
• Strong communication skills along with the ability to interact effectively with frontline employees, peers, and executives.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

We thank all applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Pay: $24.00-$26.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 – 44.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Vision care

Work Location: In person