QA Specialist Level II (1st shift) Niles

Primary Responsibilities

• Report any food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
• Perform QA in-process inspections for each department/line once per shift by checking the following:
  • production paperwork
  • retain sample
  • code date/lot number/best by date
  • weight check documentation
  • metal detection documentation
  • label
  • color code
  • department cleanliness
  • employee GMP practice
  • checking for any potential allergen cross-contamination
• Holds: Place on hold materials due to quality, food safety per Hold Policy
• Perform metal detector check as an audit during production
• DVU: perform verifications on DVU – (2 Log and 5 Log)
• Perform changeover validation on production lines and perform clean equipment/ATP swabbing on equipment after sanitation policy 6615
• Perform environmental swabbing during manufacturing policy 6614
• Perform yearly allergen validation policy 6605
• Maintain inventory of QA supplies
• Make retain samples for Production
• Conduct internal plant audits
• Perform glass and brittle plastic audit
• Perform magnet pull test annually
• Perform metal detection test on metal detectable ear plugs and band aids twice a year
• Monitor GMP on the floor and send out daily report of issues noted
• Train new QA Techs and QA Specialists
• Generate maintenance work requests
• Shut down lines/department when a serious food safety issue is noticed
• Filing QA documents
• Conduct any other functions as required by the QA department
• Check oil
• FFA and water chlorine

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma – college a plus
• Minimum 1 year of previous QA/QC or operational experience in food manufacturing
• Basic math
• Good organization and time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Good communication skills (written and oral)