BV-AQ (Singapore) Pte Ltd – Quality Assurance Intern

Job Responsibility is to assist the Quality Manager in managing the quality and regulatory compliance systems.

Internal and External Audit

• Coordinate the internal and external audit programs.

Quality Assurance

• Implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the Quality Management Systems.
• Monitor releases from regulatory bodies for changes that affect the laboratory activities.
• Communication of relevant changes to the QMS and Regulatory Requirements to staff.
• Ensure name, initial and signature of a new staff are recorded on Record of Staff Signatures.

Documentation

• Review and give final approval to all QMS documentation.
• Ensure that all QMS documentation is available to staff as required.
• Provide administrative support to laboratory staffs such as management of logbooks and archiving of technical records.
• Prepare monthly Quality Report and Scorecard as required.

Non-conformances

• Review Non-Conformance Reports completed by the laboratory prior to final sign off and filing.
• Ensure lab follows up further if actions are not deemed adequate.
• Complete the quality logs on final sign off of the NCR’s.
• Monitor Retest and Environmental Monitoring Program Report and generate NCRs where relevant.

Proficiency Reporting

• Responsible for monitoring of the proficiency participation programs.
• Generate NCRs for outlier results.
• Liaise with Team Leaders/ Analytical Services Manager and providers to confirm scope of participation and frequencies.

LIMS Functions

• Approve and activate LabWare test analyses.
• Responsible for the updates on accreditation and reviewer of LabWare test analyses.

Equipment Management 

• Liaise with Team Leaders and service provider on the scheduling of equipment calibration and preventive maintenance program.
• Ensure all internal calibrations (UV-Vis spectrophotometer, pipettes, dispensers, thermometers and timers) are performed at the pre-determined schedule.

Quality Training

• Provide Quality induction as required for new staff.

Requirements:

• Possess minimum Diploma in Life Science/Chemistry/ Food Science or related discipline
• Have an understanding of ISO/IEC 17025 or ISO 9001 will be an advantage
• Proficient in the use of MS applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Prefer someone can start in Oct and if can work with us for 6 months is welcome but 4-5 months is acceptable too.