The QA Validation Engineer is responsible for planning and overall approval of validation tasks. Responsibilities may also include executing validation activities. Under the direction of the Validation Section Manager, this individual will participate in the implementation of the Validation quality program at the plant under minimal supervision. Level of responsibility and performance is commensurate with grade level. The Validation Engineer responsibilities may include: the review of commissioning and validation documentation completed by others, leading, authoring or reviewing investigations and implementation of preventive and corrective action, review and authoring of plant standard operating procedures, review and approval of critical planned maintenance routines, set-up of laboratory samples for qualification, participation in the establishment of plant quality systems, supporting regulatory and third party audits.