QA Inspector C

HANOVER FOODS CORPORATION•Penn Township, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The QA Inspector C performs quality checks and evaluations during production and on finished products. The role records and reports product or container quality issues to Production and Quality Assurance management, works with USDA Inspectors, Production, and Warehousing personnel, and helps ensure products are correctly placed and assigned. The inspector also monitors cleanup effectiveness, maintains plant laboratory housekeeping, and applies established quality standards and product specifications. Additional duties include collecting production samples for Cutting Bees, customer programs, or co-pack plans; standardizing pH meters and maintaining logs; reviewing finished-product laboratory analyses and material yields; performing and recording can seam tear-down measurements; checking and recording chlorination levels in dry ban transport water; and grading seasonal incoming raw product as required. The position performs other related assignments as directed by the Quality Assurance Supervisor.

Requirements

Ability to attend work predictably and regularly and be punctual.
Ability to read and understand documents, drawings, and instructions presented in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts and apply them to practical situations.
Ability to work cooperatively with others.
Ability to deal politely and professionally with customers and coworkers.
Ability to perform several tasks at once.
Ability to follow directions or instructions.
Ability to use a computer to communicate, create, and access information.
Ability to lift and move an unspecified amount of weight; the posting leaves the weight blank.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, stretch, and perform related movements.
Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and to reach with the hands and arms.

Responsibilities

Check finished products for quality or container problems during production, and record and report findings to Production and Quality Assurance management.
Work cooperatively with USDA Inspectors.
Coordinate with Production and Warehousing personnel to ensure proper placement and correct quality assignments for products.
Observe cleanup effectiveness in manufacturing areas and report specific problem areas to Quality Assurance management in a timely manner.
Take required action to maintain housekeeping and the overall appearance of plant laboratories.
Locate and apply quality standards and product specifications as needed.
Draw production samples for Cutting Bees, customer programs, or co-pack plans as required.
Standardize pH meters daily and maintain appropriate logs.
Review finished-product laboratory analyses to assess quality and material-use effectiveness (yields) when assigned to finished product.
Perform can seam tear-downs at regular intervals, record measurements, compare them with specifications, and work with the Supervisor/Coordinator and/or Seamer Mechanic on possible adjustments.
Check and record chlorination levels in dry ban transport water.
Grade seasonal incoming raw product as required.
Perform other related assignments as required by the Quality Assurance Supervisor.