QA Technician

Custom Ingredients, Inc.•San Clemente, CA

About The Position

Quality Assurance Technicians work individually and alongside a team to ensure the quality, integrity, and consistency of all incoming raw materials and finished products. This position will report to the QA Supervisor.

Requirements

High school diploma and 6+ months of lab experience required.
Ability to effectively communicate with all colleagues, levels of management, vendors, and customers.
Detail-oriented with the ability to manage concurrent projects.
Working knowledge Microsoft Office and applicable standard operating procedures.
Leadership and Performance Management
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Mathematical computations

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or related field and one year of quality assurance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure that food safety and quality requirements for processing raw material into finished flavors conform to quality standards.
Communicate relevant QA information to other departments.
Inspect all incoming raw materials and finished products according to specified company standards.
Test raw materials to identify potential replacements.
Test, approve, and release finished flavors for packaging.
Document all inspections and log product samples into QC sample inventory system.
Maintain work area compliance with relevant quality management systems (calibrations, certifications, etc.) through recordkeeping.
Prepare samples for shipment to testing facilities.
Prepare and verify finished good labels.
Create labels for packaging materials.
Perform shelf-life evaluation and extensions for raw materials and flavors.
Organize and maintain reserve sample storage.
Assist QA Supervisor in investigating returned product complaints.
Complete QC line sheets.
Organize and retrieve physical and digital documents upon request.
Organize overruns for powder and liquid finished goods.
Assist Regulatory Affairs department as needed.
Additional duties as assigned.