Quality Assurance Specialist

National Beverage•Hayward, CA

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About The Position

The Quality Control Specialist will be responsible for supporting aspects of the quality programs for the Concentrate Plant. The QC Specialist will collaborate with the R&D Team on new product initiatives and existing product specification changes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required in food science or appropriate equivalent from an accredited university.
Hands-on work experience in a related industry. Beverage industry preferred.
Experience in quality control testing procedures
Understand all aspects of sanitation within manufacturing, including blending, product testing, sensory evaluation, recordkeeping, yields and computer programs in order to generate reports and record data.
Strong analytical skills. Organized and reliable.
Knowledge of Microsoft Access.
Experience with hazmat testing (flashpoint-corrosive) to comply with DOT standards preferred.
PCQI trained preferred.
Understand and can implement all OSHA required training.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common information, reports and other documents.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or company representatives.
Ability to effectively present information to management.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on work experience in a related industry. Beverage industry preferred.
Experience with hazmat testing (flashpoint-corrosive) to comply with DOT standards preferred.
PCQI trained preferred.

Responsibilities

Establish product quality documentation system by writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
Collaborate with production planning and scheduling for concentrate products manufacture.
Maintain product quality by enforcing quality assurance policies and procedures and government requirements
Support the quality assurance activities for the concentrate plant, to include microbiology, sanitation, finished product analysis, package integrity testing, HACCP/GMP, and process control.
Investigate reports and formulates corrective action plans on plant specific consumer complaints.
Support plant audits for housekeeping programs and coordinate improvement activities to management
Maintain all relevant paperwork and budgetary demands.
Assist in Sensory Evaluations.
Provide support to Central Lab occasionally.
Independently perform all assignments after being given general instructions as to the results expected.
Take the lead and initiates resolution of technical, unusual or complex problems or issues.
Conducts thorough investigations to identify and eliminate the root cause of quality or production scheduling problems.
Responsible for assisting the facilities in instilling the "Best Manufacturing Practices".
Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.