Operations Quality Inspector - Incoming Inspections

Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lavazza North America, makers of Lavazza Roast & Ground Coffee along with FLAVIA®, is leading the coffee revolution. The world’s leading Brew-by-Pack refreshment system, the Flavia Brewing System (FBS) created Brew-by-Pack technology in 1983, and the company was the first to pioneer Filterpack packaging to retain freshness, eliminate residual flavor, provide perfect-portion size, and protect contents from sunlight, oxygen and other harmful elements. Today, Lavazza North America continues that tradition and has added retail whole beans and ground coffee to its portfolio. The purpose of this role is to ensure that food safety and quality are verified in every step of our process to ensure consumer satisfaction. The Operations Quality Inspector will perform incoming material inspections, along with product inspection of roasting, grinding and packaging operations. Aid in the resolution of quality matters by liaising with Supply, R&D and Supplier Quality Assurance and manage continuous improvement opportunities through corrective actions.

Requirements

High School Degree or GED essential; 2 year Technical Degree preferred
Ability to work proactively with internal and external customers and stakeholders.
Strong computer skills
Basic working knowledge of MS Excel
Strong writing and grammar skills
Demonstrated strong attention to detail
Excellent organizational skills

Responsibilities

Product testing in Roasting, Grinding, and Packaging.
Food Safety Inspections and Reviews
Control of Non-Conforming product.
Verify HOLDs
Review Records
Assist with the investigation.
Storage of Production Samples
Customer Complaint Investigation on the production floor
Incoming Material Inspections
Supplier Non Conformance creation
HOLDs
Maintain Incoming Material test equipment
Reviews of Production Data entry into SAP and QDA for completeness
Environmental Swabs, Nitrogen & Compressed Air testing program
Sample preparation and shipments to external laboratories.
Demonstrated ability to embrace the culture of Lavazza Group
Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required in order to effectively communicate with other business units at a variety of functional levels.
Strong, flexible team player that works to meet both personal and organization goals.
Very high of attention to detail, with ability to multi-task.
Desire to learn about the inner workings of Quality and Food Safety in the Manufacturing environment.
GMP/GBP audits.
Able to successfully interact with Supply, Supplier Quality, Quality Lab and Maintenance to ensure on-time and reliable leadership and support is provided.