Quality Assurance Lead

Grüns•Roanoke, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Lead supports daily food safety and quality activities at Grüns’ Roanoke packaging facility. The role provides technical guidance to QA Technicians, verifies packaging operations and records, and helps ensure compliance with applicable 21 CFR Part 111 requirements, HACCP, SQF, GMPs, and internal procedures. The Lead works closely with Operations and escalates quality concerns to the Facility Quality Manager. The position is onsite in Roanoke, Texas, and covers the first shift, Monday through Friday, from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The hourly rate is $23, with an annual raise program. The role includes paid vacation and sick days, and benefits coverage for the employee and their family, with the company paying 75% of the cost.

Requirements

Prior QA experience in food, dietary supplement, or regulated packaging or manufacturing operations, with demonstrated ability to guide other QA personnel.
Hands-on experience reviewing executed batch records and working with MMRs, including reconciliation, traceability, deviations, and documentation practices.
Working knowledge of HACCP plans, CCP verification, monitoring records, and corrective actions.
Knowledge of 21 CFR Part 111, GMPs, and SQF or another GFSI-recognized food safety system.
Ability to interpret SOPs, product specifications, inspection criteria, and controlled quality documents.
Experience with sanitation and ATP verification, metal detection, labeling and packaging inspections, and nonconforming product controls.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic record systems, along with strong communication, organization, and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple activities, stand for extended periods, and work overtime or alternate shifts when required.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Participation in internal audits.
Exposure to GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative).

Responsibilities

Provide daily direction, coaching, and on-the-job training to QA Technicians, and coordinate inspection and verification priorities across assigned shifts.
Review Packaging Batch Records and related production documentation for accuracy, completeness, signatures, lot traceability, material reconciliation, and documented deviations before final Quality review.
Apply knowledge of Master Manufacturing Records (MMRs) and identify discrepancies between required instructions, specifications, controls, and executed batch records; escalate discrepancies for correction.
Support development, implementation, and improvement of MMRs, Packaging Batch Records, and related controlled forms under the Facility Quality Manager.
Execute HACCP requirements, including hazard analysis, CCP monitoring and verification, critical limits, corrective actions, and review of related records.
Verify packaging and labeling against approved specifications, including product identity, lot number, expiration date, weight, seal integrity, counts, and organoleptic or physical attributes.
Oversee routine in-process quality checks, pre-operational inspections, ATP verification, environmental monitoring, GMP inspections, and glass and brittle-plastic inspections.
Verify that metal detector challenge tests and other equipment checks are performed and documented at required frequencies; escalate failures and product impact assessments.
Identify, segregate, and document nonconforming materials and products; support investigations, corrective actions, CAPAs, and effectiveness checks. Do not independently release held products without authorization.
Assist with incoming material inspections, sampling, finished product inspection, retention and shelf-life samples, and verification of applicable specifications.
Monitor sanitation practices, allergen controls, line clearance, changeovers, and prevention of cross-contact and foreign material contamination.
Ensure QA records are legible, contemporaneous, accurate, and maintained in accordance with document control and recordkeeping requirements.
Participate in internal, regulatory, and customer audits; mock recalls; traceability exercises; food safety investigations; and continuous improvement activities.
Communicate quality issues promptly to Operations and the Facility Quality Manager, and reinforce GMPs and food safety culture.
Perform other related duties as assigned.