QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSOCIATE

at  Aqualitas Inc

Aqualitas Inc. is a licensed medical and recreational cannabis producer, with our corporate Head Office located in Bedford, Nova Scotia, and our Production Facility located on the South Shore of Nova Scotia in the Region of Queens Municipality. We are committed to quality, sustainability and balance, in our products, our operations and our people.

QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSOCIATE

We are currently seeking a skilled QA Associate at our production facility located in Brooklyn, Queens County, NS. Reporting to the QA Manager, you will actively contribute to and support the day-to-day efforts of the QA/QC Team across all departments at the facility.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support validations and qualification programs. Thes include process validations and cleaning validations and computer system validations.
• Quality Assurance: Oversee quality assurance as per applicable legislation and ensure compliance with Health Canada’s guidelines pertaining to production, pest control, processing, packaging, labeling and Good Production Practices.
• Write, review and maintain standard operating procedures (SOP’s) for site facility
• Ensure staff are trained on SOP’s and GPP, coordinate ongoing training to ensure compliance or re-training where needed
• Perform internal audits and vendor evaluation audits on a regular basis to determine quality qualifications. Actively participate in external audits such as regulatory inspections.
• Review complaints and lead investigations including corrective action and preventive action
• Perform monthly review of deviations, corrective actions, change control and out of specification reports and arrange for follow-ups to ensure closure in a timely manner.
• Oversee raw material specification for each raw material.
• Process Development and Implementation: Establish and enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP), Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), and Quality Assurance standards and provide guidance and support to other departments to ensure compliance.
• Documentation and Record Keeping: Research and remain up to date on regulatory and industry requirements and best practices. Prepare and manage quality assurance documentation, ensuring SOPs and other internal documents reflect those requirements in terms that are clear, current and compliant. Ensure records relating to production, packaging, sanitation, and inspection are retained and organized.
• Quality Leadership and Collaboration: Liaise with other departments to ensure systems, processes, practices and recommended improvements are compliant with Health Canada, GMP, GAP, GPP and Aqualitas requirements.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by Quality Assurance Manager

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Biology or Environmental Science or related manufacturing experience
• Understanding sound quality assurance principles, statistical process control, sanitation
• Familiarity with calibration of equipment
• Good understanding of GPP/EU-GMP, HACCP
• Experience with GPP/GMP Standards

• 1 year experience in Quality Assurance

  Skills:

• Accurate and efficient keyboarding and data entry skills

• Knowledge of Excel software
• Keen recordkeeping, editing and documentation abilities.
• Superior time management and organizational abilities to establish entry and daily task priorities.
• Comfort level working in groups or individually.
• Comfort level of working with groups to collaborate and communicate.
• Self directed to know the needed schedule day to day.
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems

Other details:
Location: Brooklyn, NS (Required); occasional travel to Bedford/HRM area may be possible
Compensation: To be determined based on skills and experience
Status and Hours: Full-Time
Closing Date: 7h October 2024

• Support validations and qualification programs. Thes include process validations and cleaning validations and computer system validations.
• Quality Assurance: Oversee quality assurance as per applicable legislation and ensure compliance with Health Canada’s guidelines pertaining to production, pest control, processing, packaging, labeling and Good Production Practices.
• Write, review and maintain standard operating procedures (SOP’s) for site facility
• Ensure staff are trained on SOP’s and GPP, coordinate ongoing training to ensure compliance or re-training where needed
• Perform internal audits and vendor evaluation audits on a regular basis to determine quality qualifications. Actively participate in external audits such as regulatory inspections.
• Review complaints and lead investigations including corrective action and preventive action
• Perform monthly review of deviations, corrective actions, change control and out of specification reports and arrange for follow-ups to ensure closure in a timely manner.
• Oversee raw material specification for each raw material.
• Process Development and Implementation: Establish and enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP), Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), and Quality Assurance standards and provide guidance and support to other departments to ensure compliance.
• Documentation and Record Keeping: Research and remain up to date on regulatory and industry requirements and best practices. Prepare and manage quality assurance documentation, ensuring SOPs and other internal documents reflect those requirements in terms that are clear, current and compliant. Ensure records relating to production, packaging, sanitation, and inspection are retained and organized.
• Quality Leadership and Collaboration: Liaise with other departments to ensure systems, processes, practices and recommended improvements are compliant with Health Canada, GMP, GAP, GPP and Aqualitas requirements.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by Quality Assurance Manage