QA Technician

Descripción del puesto:

Key things to know before you apply:
* Relocation support is not available for this job.
* If you have been in your current job for less than 12 months or if you are on a Performance Improvement Program, you must get the approval of your current manager before applying for the job.
* PMI temporary and permanent employees who are employed and paid directly by PMI are eligible to apply for jobs posted on the Internal Careers Portal. If you are not a PMI employee, you are not eligible to search and apply for internal jobs. You are welcome to search and apply for external jobs at pmi.com/careers.

Your 'day to day':
Ensure the smooth operation of our manufacturing processes, providing timely support to the manufacturing team during production, adhere to all relevant standards throughout the manufacturing process, manage non-conformities in intermediate and finished products by implementing effective corrective and preventive actions, and consistently apply OPEN+ standards of working.

Major accountabilities:
* Support production teams by providing Quality guidance and support in case of issues.
* Train the floor on Quality practices/procedures and ensure the operational staff remains up to date with Quality requirements.
* Plan and perform sampling, tests and analyses on the quality of tobacco, materials, semi-finished and finished products according to applicable procedures and analytical methods.
* Ensure the integrity and the timely reporting of analysis results are in the appropriate system.
* Support the analysis of material, semi-finished and Finished Goods in case approaching expiry dates in order to define the possibility of an extension especially regarding chemical analysis.
* Provide support to the production team and ensure that documentation is managed according to QMS.
* Propose and follow-up quality improvement ideas in production or other processes in Operations.
* Analyze the information and participate in small projects with influence on product quality.
* Manage the retention, storage and destruction of finished product samples.

Who we're looking for:
* Vocational School, Technical or equivalent education.
* 1-2 years' experience in production, quality or equivalent.
* Fluent Spanish