QA Specialist (Chemical Manufacturing)

Leslie's•Cahokia, IL

13d•$60,000 - $75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for supporting and maintaining quality systems within a chemical manufacturing environment. This role ensures that raw materials, in-process materials, finished products, documentation, and manufacturing activities comply with company standards, customer specifications, regulatory requirements, and applicable quality management systems such as ISO 9001, GMP, and other site-specific standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Quality Management, Industrial Technology, or a related scientific or technical field, or equivalent work experience.
Two or more years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, laboratory operations, chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, food manufacturing, or another regulated manufacturing environment preferred.
Working knowledge of quality systems, Good Documentation Practices, corrective and preventive actions, deviation investigations, change control, and audit readiness.
Familiarity with ISO 9001, GMP, Responsible Care, OSHA, EPA, or other applicable manufacturing, quality, safety, and environmental standards is preferred.
Ability to read and interpret technical documents, specifications, safety data sheets, batch records, test results, and standard operating procedures.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience using electronic quality management systems, ERP systems, laboratory information systems, or document control systems preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform quality assurance reviews of production records, batch documentation, laboratory results, certificates of analysis, and other quality records for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
Monitor manufacturing processes to ensure adherence to approved procedures, product specifications, safety requirements, and quality standards.
Conduct routine inspections and audits of production areas, warehouses, laboratories, and documentation practices.
Investigate deviations, nonconformances, out-of-specification results, customer complaints, and quality incidents; support root cause analysis and corrective and preventive action activities.
Maintain, review, and update standard operating procedures, work instructions, forms, and controlled documents.
Support change control processes by assessing quality impact, documenting approvals, and verifying implementation effectiveness.
Assist with supplier quality activities, including raw material qualification, vendor documentation review, and supplier performance monitoring.
Coordinate with Production, Quality Control, Regulatory, Environmental Health and Safety, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
Prepare for and support internal, customer, regulatory, and certification audits.
Track quality metrics, identify trends, prepare reports, and recommend improvements to reduce defects, rework, complaints, and process variability.
Ensure proper handling, labeling, storage, sampling, release, quarantine, and disposition of materials and finished goods.
Promote a strong culture of quality, compliance, safety, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing site.