Quality Assurance Placement

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About Church & Dwight

You might be more familiar with our products than with our company name. Batiste Dry Shampoo, Pearl Drops Whitening Toothpaste and Nair Hair Removal products form part of our portfolio of exciting brands. And we are growing our brand portfolio every year.

In the UK we employ over 280 people who undertake a range of roles from Research & Development & Marketing through to Purchasing, Production and Supply Chain. These teams are supported by departments such as Finance & Human Resources.

Quality Assurance Placement

We are seeking an intern to join our Quality Assurance Department, based in Folkestone, Kent on a 12 month contract starting in Summer 2018.

As a Quality Assurance intern, you will gain exposure and experience in a wide range of Quality Assurance activities including Complaint Management, Investigations, Root Cause Analysis, Validation and Auditing. You will support both our in-house production of Cosmetic and Medical Device products and our external network of Contract Manufacturers and Service Providers.

Duties will include some of the following:

• Supporting the complaint management process. Monitoring trends, following up with consumers and distributors, performing and documenting investigations.
• Supporting production investigations and non-conformances
• Checking batch records of manufactured batches
• Supporting validation activities for production and laboratory operations
• Supporting inspection readiness by regulatory authorities against ISO 13485 and ISO 22716 standards. Review of procedures, training, self inspections.
• Supporting audits of contract manufacturers and suppliers and working with them to resolve any non-conformances.
• Exposure to project meetings and discussions with various other departments in the business.

Who We Are Looking For

We welcome applications from current students looking to undertake an industry placement year and also graduates seeking their first Quality Assurance opportunity.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an undergraduate/postgraduate in a Scientific subject.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Be able to demonstrate a “can do” attitude and desire to continuously improve.
• Have the ability to work as part of a team.
• Have an enquiring mind.
• Be competent in MS Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

How to apply

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