Quality Assurance Specialist - Brooklyn

Whitsons Culinary Group•New York, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for all activities involving quality assurance and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements; conducts audits and reviews/analyzes data and documentation.

Requirements

English or Bi-Lingual
High school Diploma or Associates Degree Preferred.
HACCP certification
Servsafe certification
Food Safety
Proficient with all computer applications in order to perform the job
Experience as a QA technician, preferably in a USDA inspected facility preferred
Must be able to speak, read and write English.
Experience with enforcing a HACCP Program
Experience in training and mentoring Team members
Experience with basic lab procedure
Good verbal and written communication skills - Knowledge of Spanish (Preferred)
Must be Organized and attentive to details
Must be Self-motivated, have a strong sense of urgency and a bias for action
Must be flexible in challenging and complex work environment while firmly maintaining compliance and upholding standards
Sit, walk, talk, and hear
Use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
Be standing on feet majority of the workday in addition to walking back and forth.
Lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Lifting while turning side to side is sometimes necessary.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree
Knowledge of Spanish

Responsibilities

Promote and observe enforcement of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) in the facility.
Perform daily Sanitation Pre-operational Inspections and provide corrective action.
Assist QA Inspectors in resolving quality issues on the Production floor.
Assist QA inspectors on the production start up
Assist in the scheduling and training of QA Inspectors.
Perform quality checks on return products.
Act as liaison between QA Inspectors and the Quality Assurance Manager and/or Supervisor
Maintains time and testing records, reporting weekly.
Follow Hold procedures when placing or removing product from hold
Maintains non-conformance and rejection procedures and forms
Aseptic product and environmental sampling techniques. Maintain plant environmental testing program. Implement and follow-up on corrective actions.
Maintains and review HACCP SOPs on annual basis or when changes happens
Other duties as assigned.
Overtime will be required on an as needed basis.