Senior Quality Control Inspector

Shiseido•East Windsor, NJ

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the dynamic and diverse team at Shiseido Americas, a subsidiary of the world-renowned Shiseido Company Limited. Be a part of a portfolio of prestige beauty brands which includes Clé de Peau Beauté, Drunk Elephant, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, NARS, SHISEIDO and several prestige fragrance brands including Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez and Tory Burch. At Shiseido Americas we value and celebrate human diversity, with a rich tapestry of employees from all backgrounds and experiences. Headquartered in New York City with US offices and facilities located in New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Florida, Shiseido Americas employs over 2,000 individuals in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Shiseido Americas is a hub of talent and innovation. Be inspired by the array of skills, knowledge, and integrity of your colleagues, and join our driving force as Shiseido continues its pursuit of beauty innovations for a better world. At Shiseido Americas, we focus on our people. We strive to foster a collaborative workplace culture where creative thinking, inclusivity and unique diverse perspectives are celebrated in order to drive success for both our employees and the company as a whole. By prioritizing our team and promoting an open-minded environment, we push the boundaries of what's possible and bring new ideas to life. Without compromising our steadfast commitment to Quality, Safety and Sustainability our manufacturing and packaging facility produces in excess of 70MM units per year. This is a demonstration of our can-do attitude, collaborative spirit, focus on innovation and continuous improvement mindset. Always People First! The Senior QC Inspector, under the supervision of the Quality Manager and Supervisor, ensures compliance with cGMP and company policies, procedures, and specifications. This position is responsible for inspection and quality evaluation of incoming components, WIPs and Finished Goods received or produced at Shiseido Americas East Windsor, ensuring their compliance with established specifications/standards.

Requirements

You are a High School Graduate, preferably with some college or technical school, or equivalent combination of education and experience
You have 3+ years of experience in a Quality Control environment preferably in cosmetics, personal care, pharma or food packaging industry with exposure to FDA and cGMP regulations
You have a strong working knowledge of attribute and variable inspections, ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 or ISO 2859 sampling methods
You have good oral and written communication skills and can read and interpret specifications and blueprints in English
You can use standard measuring equipment and can perform basic math calculations
You can see color
You have a basic knowledge of MS-Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
You can work independently handling large volumes of work and changing priorities as needed
You can clearly communicate with the production and quality teams about quality issues found
You have a clear understanding of the component development process and component testing

Responsibilities

You will support departmental and organizational goals and objectives
You will perform sampling, inspection and disposition of Incoming Components, Finished Goods and WIPs by checking visual and functional aspects of the product and packaging against Product Standard and Specification using statistical sampling tools such as ISO 2859, ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 or per company's SOP.
You will be responsible for communications with the planning department about urgent items and for ensuring that all requests are handled properly. This includes answering internal and external emails with planners and suppliers about the nature of defects and approval of lots.
You will perform product Functional and appearance testing in accordance with testing defined on Specifications in an independent way. Performing these tests will require the use of laboratory equipment and comparing results against the approved Reference Standard.
You will be the primary contact point for specifications and other supplier issues. Communications with the supplier about specifications, purchase orders and COAs. Responsible for communicating with the packaging engineering department when specifications or other packaging tests are missing.
You will maintain and update Reference Standards and Defect Range Boards. Conduct daily verification of laboratory equipment.
You will review component specifications and Certificates of Analysis from suppliers and communicate with suppliers if proper documentation is not received.
You will ensure accurate inspection documentation and data entry of required information into the applicable QC Data Base, release / reject components in applicable Inventory Data Base.
You will communicate non-conforming results and issues to QC and Production personnel. Assist QC Manager and Supervisor in investigating and resolving quality issues and consumer complaints.
You will monitor and review Production documentation. Submit samples to other groups as required. Store and maintain Retains samples.
You will maintain workspace in accordance with 6-S requirements
You will be the primary designee for complex tasks when the incoming supervisor is not present
You will perform other duties assigned