Quality Assurance Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform quality inspections, auditing against cGMP and SQF criteria and confirming product quality standards are being met.
• Monitor and ensure traceability of plant and product movement throughout the facility.
• Perform periodic review of procedures, forms, logs, and master batch records.
• Absorb and assist in customer complaints and product investigations—helping to assess risk, identify root cause, and provide solutions.
• Inspect packaged orders to ensure correct content and quantities as deemed necessary.
• Ensure the consistency and efficiency of products through quality control testing and procedures.
• Collect samples as needed for quality testing.
• Regularly clean and sterilize equipment and workspace.
• Maintain strict inventory record of raw materials, chemicals, waste, and equipment.
• Manage, document, and dispose lab waste.
• Maintain Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all chemicals and products.
• Follow laboratory safety protocols.
• Monitor and maintain quality control measures in accordance with state and local laws.
• Adhere to company policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment within the facility and production areas.
• Immediately inform QA Manager of any system or equipment discrepancies.
• Ensure all products are of high quality and visually aesthetic, reporting concerns to management for remediation.

Minimum Qualifications

• A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• 1 year of QA experience in a laboratory setting or 2 years of manufacturing assembly line experience required.
• Must have a positive attitude and work well with others in a team environment.
• Will be willing to learn about, operate, and maintain facility equipment in a safe manner.
• Able to understand proper and safe handling of hazardous materials.
• Must have effective time management and multitasking skills.
• Must have strong computer skills.
• Able to safely climb, squat, bend, twist, kneel and stand for at least 8 hours per day, and lift up to 25 pounds.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be 21 years of age or older and able to successfully register with the state’s cannabis commission as an agent.
• Must comply with all laws, regulations, and policies associated with the industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• An associate degree or equivalent preferred.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Frequent stationary position, moving and/or positioning oneself, communicating, operating and/or preparing, placing, positioning objects, tools, or controls.
• Occasionally moves packages weighing up to 25 lb.
• Able to stand for 90% of the time.
• Comfortable with heights, occasionally ascending/descending a ladder to service the lights, filters, trellis netting and ceiling fans up to 25ft.
• Comfortable working atop and traversing scaffolding, when required.
• Comfortable with changing environment temperatures and humidity.
• Exposure to pollen, dust, dander, and other nature elements.
• Close observation and the ability to adjust focus required.

Working Environment

• Work is performed in a warehouse environment.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.