Quality Assurance Specialist

About the Role

Full-time, 1st shift position as a Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist. This role involves conducting qualitative and quantitative testing of products and raw materials throughout the production process to ensure products and packaging meet standards. QA Specialists may be cross-trained to support other departments as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality inspections, auditing against cGMP and SQF criteria, and confirm product quality standards are met.
• Monitor and ensure traceability of plant and product movement throughout the facility.
• Perform periodic reviews of procedures, forms, logs, and master batch records.
• Assist in customer complaints and product investigations, helping to assess risk, identify root causes, and provide solutions.
• Inspect packaged orders to ensure correct content and quantities.
• Ensure 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 records of raw materials, chemicals, waste, and equipment.
• Manage, document, and dispose of 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 the QA Manager of any system or equipment discrepancies.
• Ensure all products are of high quality and visually aesthetic, reporting concerns to management for remediation.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• 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.
• Willing to learn about, operate, and maintain facility equipment safely.
• Able to understand proper and safe handling of hazardous materials.
• Must have effective time management and multitasking skills.
• Must have strong computer skills.
• Ability 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

• Associate degree or equivalent preferred.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move, and position oneself.
• Must occasionally move packages weighing up to 25 lb.
• Able to stand for 90% of the time.
• Comfortable with heights, occasionally ascending/descending a ladder to service lights, filters, trellis netting, and ceiling fans up to 25 ft.
• Comfortable working atop and traversing scaffolding when required.
• Comfortable with changing environment temperatures and humidity.
• Exposure to pollen, dust, dander, and other natural elements.
• Specific vision abilities required include close observation and the ability to adjust focus.

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.

Pay

$18/hour.

Schedule

1st shift.