QA Specialist - Walterboro, SC
About The Position
FLORALIFE, a division of Smithers-Oasis and a world leader in the post-harvest care and handling of flowers, is hiring a QA Specialist at its Walterboro, South Carolina facility. The role performs quality testing on raw materials and liquid and powder finished products, and collects, records, analyzes, and maintains quality-system data in support of the Quality Assurance Manager. The QA Specialist tests raw materials and finished products, including AgroFresh and Floralife 1-MCP products using a GC. The position records and reports test results, tracks retains and production run data, maintains the finished-goods retain room, conducts manufacturing and finished-goods audits, and supports customer complaint testing. It also helps production address nonconforming products, performs packet seal testing and blender time studies, develops and maintains QC testing protocols, supports SOP writing and equipment calibration, and helps train production employees on QA specifications. The position works Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with overtime required based on business needs.
Requirements
- High school diploma preferred.
- Experience in a quality assurance role is helpful.
- Experience using Microsoft Office software.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Good presentation skills.
Responsibilities
- Perform QA testing on all raw materials and maintain raw-material chemicals used in production.
- Enter raw-material QA testing data into electronic and written data files.
- Test all new batches of liquid and powder finished products and enter the results into the relevant data logs.
- Report finished-product testing results to production department leads and report out-of-range tests to the QA Manager.
- Track, retain, and match data to daily run sheets for the powders and liquids departments.
- Perform GC testing on AgroFresh and Floralife 1-MCP products, enter QA data into data files, and report AgroFresh GC QA results in SAP.
- Perform basic GC troubleshooting and upkeep.
- Assist the QA team with gathering retains for customer complaint testing and perform retain testing for customer complaints.
- Maintain the Finished Goods Retain Room.
- Perform weekly manufacturing in-process audits and finished-goods audits; log audit nonconformities and report them to the QA Manager.
- Assist production with repacking or relabeling nonconforming products when necessary.
- Perform and log pressure-pot packet seal testing of plastic and paper-film packet products at the beginning of each product run.
- Learn to make finished-goods lab batches and establish their QA testing parameters.
- Perform blender time studies for liquid and powder bulk blends.
- Help train new production employees on acceptable and unacceptable QA specifications.
- Write QC-related testing protocols and maintain a database of QA-related protocols.
- Work with Production to write SOPs when needed.
- Help maintain calibration of QA testing equipment with the QA/R&D technician.
- Help keep the chemistry lab clean and organized.
- Assist the QA Manager with QA-related requests, tasks, and tests.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Company-matched 401(k) plan
- Attendance bonuses
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
