****** Levlad, LLC is seeking a Quality Control Manager ******

Levlad is a leading manufacturer of natural, botanically based personal care products. We have a rare opportunity available for a talented Quality Control Manager within our state of the art 250,000 SF, FDA certified manufacturing facility.

Our primary product line; Nature’s Gate- includes over 200 products for hair, skin care, oral care, deodorants, and sun care products. Our Chatsworth facility houses the research and development full-service laboratory, principal manu-facturing (compounding, silk screening, labeling and hot-stamping, warehouse for ingredient and product inventory, shipping/receiving), including approved alcohol filling facility, and in-house design services.

Levlad also offers private label manufacturing dedicated to providing US and Global marketers with innovative, over the counter, natural, and personal care products.

~JOB DESCRIPTION~

The Quality Control Manager is responsible for the Analytical and Microbiology Lab areas of our cosmetic OTC drug manufacturing facility. This individual will supervise the activities of the Chemistry and Microbiology Quality Control Laboratories to ensure testing and disposition of product in accordance with product specific quality control procedures and company policies and procedures; assist in the maintenance of company policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements; and operate in accordance with company policies and procedures, USP, and FDA Drug Regulations, where applicable.

Responsibilities:

• Directly supervise and schedule the work activities of laboratory personnel engaged in chemistry and microbiology testing to assure that products and processes meet company, customer and regulatory requirements/standards.
• Manage method development and validation activities for analytical methods and laboratory procedures for chemical and microbial testing in compliance with regulatory, company and customer requirements.
• Responsible for analysis of all raw materials, in-process materials, final product and stability studies.
• Develop and write SOP’s.
• Oversee and maintain lab equipment maintenance and calibration.
• Review and approve completed analytical documentation for laboratory work. Complete and submit certificates of analysis for all work completed by the analytical and microbiology laboratories.
• Maintain training program for laboratory personnel to assure compliance with laboratory safety and good laboratory practices.
• Review, investigate, document, report and assist in the identification of Out of Specification (OOS) results and product non conformances. Assist with corrective actions.
• Track and monitor key process indicators related to the laboratories and implement programs to increase department and company awareness and knowledge of product non conformities.

Education/Qualifications:

Proven, hands on experience with HPLC, GC, FTIR, UV/VIS instrumentation and USP methods.
5 to 8 years of analytical experience in drug actives testing of cosmetic products.
3 to 5 years of experience of managing a laboratory staff, deadlines and budgets.
Knowledge of and training in GLP, GMP, and USP regulations.
BS or MS in Chemistry, Biochemistry or other area of scientific study is required.

• Location: Chatsworth
• Compensation: DOE
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