QA Technician

Kerry•Melrose Park, IL

4d•$63,000 - $103,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Quality Assurance Analyst. Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Requirements

3-5 years Quality Assurance experience in a manufacturing setting.
Quality decision making
Computer skills are required
Must be able to work nights

Responsibilities

Initiate internal and customer related incidents investigation (Foreign material, rejects, holds, etc.) via a formal root cause analysis; engage all relevant functions in the investigation, analyzes and resolves problems to develop corrective solutions, and assists employees in solving problems.
Monitor and enforce company and government regulations pertaining to Good Manufacturing Practices and sanitation requirements.
Inspects equipment and rooms to ensure they are clean/sanitized and ready for production. Follow through with responsible parties in the event additional cleaning is needed.
Review and assist in compiling quality and statistical data like CCP, PC, QA and Operational checks (Magneto, MO), and perform positive release.
Perform activities to transition to a Total Quality Management System (i.e. conduct projects that enable in line monitoring and training to food safety programs).
Use SAP for lab analysis and specification repository.
Take part and and/or lead projects as assigned. (i.e. Quality Improvement Plan initiatives, customer related requests, etc.).
Participate in shift change meetings, internal Gemba audits and other, supporting to write and maintain documents in accordance with the Kerry Global Quality Management System as needed.
Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve food safety and quality of product.
All other duties as assigned.