Associate, Quality Assurance Engineering

At Alcon were passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25000 associates we innovate fearlessly champion progress and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us

This role is part of Alcons Engineering function a team focused on improving quality processes products packaging and materials across our business to help deliver brilliant outcomes.

The Associate Quality Assurance Engineering is primarily responsible for developing and maintaining quality evaluation and control systems inspecting and testing products and managing product quality risks.

You will be expected to apply technical knowledge and attention to detail to support project goals effectively at our Manufacturing Facility in Houston TX Specifics include:

• Review and approve investigations ensuring timely completion of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) validations and verifications and facilitate investigations and CAPAs at third-party suppliers

• Follow procedures with decision-making authority to support project goals
  Adhere to Good Practice (GxP) regulations by following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring rigorous quality control

• Complete all required training and contribute to organizational compliance
  Commit to continuous improvement and regulatory compliance

• Associates are responsible for meeting their individual job requirements and contributing to the overall compliance of the organization.

• Compliance with regulatory requirements and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential to our operations.

• Actively participates in Production Triage team as the lead Quality member by providing direction and support on the nonconformance process product impact assessment root cause analysis and product quarantine as non-conformances arise.

• Ensures non-conformance reports are initiated per established requirements and applicable activities are identified and implemented.

• Responsible for performing Product Quarantine activities such as entering product into quarantine completing quarantine documentation reviewing/disposition non-conformance records for quarantine release and removal of product from quarantine area.

• Performs real time Quality review for correctness and completeness on assigned in-process documentation to support QA release decisions/activities. Ensures all required documentation is accounted for and ensures that the documentation is an accurate representation of activities on the production floor.

• Interact in a team environment with Operations Quality Engineering Compliance and Engineering personnel and participate in work groups to help improve the process and increase product quality while keeping within compliance with site Quality Systems procedures.

• Lead and/or support other duties as assigned.

WHAT YOULL BRING TO ALCON:

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school 8 yrs; Assoc.4 yrs)

• The ability to fluently read write understand and communicate in English

• Work Hours: Monday Thursday 4:30 PM 3:00 AM

• Location: Onsite

• Travel Requirements: 0 10%

• Relocation Assistance: None

• Sponsorship Available: None

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

• Join Alcons mission to provide top-tier innovative products and solutions to enhance sight & enhance lives.

• Grow your career in a highly collaborative and diverse environment.

• Alcon provides robust benefits package including health life retirement flexible time off for salaried associates paid time off for hourly associates and much more!

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Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment hiring training promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or in order to perform the essential functions of a position please send an email to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.