What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Specialist position at Air Products?
At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.
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What's In It for You:
At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!
Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
401k with 100% vested company core and match
Paid Vacation, holidays sick time
Paid Parental leave (Up to 8 weeks)
Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
Adoption assistance
Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
Many more supplemental benefits available
The Quality Specialist will support product quality and regulatory compliance for our regulated and nonregulated products. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that our products meet FDA regulations and quality standards. You will collaborate with cross functional teams to monitor compliance, assist with audits, and help maintain quality management systems. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or someone starting their career in quality assurance within regulated industries.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Support the digitization and improve efficiency of Quality Management Systems (QMS), including documentation, procedures, policies, manuals and quality records.
Lead special customer requirements (SCR) system including establishing accounts, sourcing, processing change requests and coordinating with the appropriate business area contacts.
Assist in maintaining compliance with FDA regulations for food products (21 CFR Parts 117 and 101) and medical gases (21 CFR Parts 201 and 213).
Assist in preparing for and participate in internal audits and external audits to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for both food and medical gases.
Conduct routine inspections of production records/documentation to ensure consistency to quality and regulatory standards.
Help supervise and detail corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to resolve product quality issues and nonconformances.
Support the investigation of customer complaints and product quality issues, documenting root cause analyses and helping track action items/improvements.
Assist with training programs on quality standards, FDA regulations, and procedures for relevant personnel.
Maintain quality metrics and assist in generating reports for management on quality performance and compliance trends.
Minimum Hiring Requirements:
Strong digital literacy and digitization knowledge.
3-5 years of related experience. Degree in lieu of experience will be considered.
Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, supply Chain, or a related field desirable but not required.
Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) or ISO standards is desirable but not required.
Basic understanding of FDA regulations for food and/or medical gases is a plus.
Proficiency in Microsoft Products
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and optimally collaborate with internal and external team members.
We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.
At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.
Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at talent@airproducts.com. General application status inquiries are not answered by this mailbox rather you’ll receive an e-mail directly from our Career Center and/or the Talent Acquisition Specialist.
