Quality Assurance Technician
About The Position
The Quality Technician performs daily verification activities to ensure raw ingredients, raw materials, packaging, and finished products comply with applicable regulations and meet or exceed customer expectations. The technician acts when predefined standards are not met and helps manage product quality tracking systems, regulatory standards, and internal and external audits. The role supports compliance with Green Thumb policies and procedures and applicable federal, state, county, and municipal laws, ordinances, and regulations. The position supports the Quality Department, production personnel, and employees in following standard operating procedures and maintaining product quality, documentation, sanitation, and safety. It also contributes to investigations, corrective and preventive actions, training, and ongoing quality-system improvements. Work involves daily exposure to allergens such as cannabis, tree nuts, and coconut oil. The role may require variable day shifts based on business needs.
Requirements
- Ability to follow written procedures and monitor others for adherence to written procedures.
- Ability to work independently, handle multiple tasks, and problem solve effectively.
- Exceptional computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, including Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word.
- Must pass all required background checks.
- Must remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Must be approved by the state badging agency to work in the cannabis industry.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
- Prior experience in a regulated industry such as healthcare, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, consumer packaged goods (food), or cannabis.
- Experience with FDA, GMP, Safe Quality Food (SQF), and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).
- Strong experience with product sampling and inspection.
- Knowledge and skills to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
- Ability to work variable day shifts depending on business needs.
- A solid understanding of cannabis laws, rules, and regulations, or a passion for furthering understanding and knowledge of the industry and its laws. Prior cannabis experience is not required.
Responsibilities
- Support the Quality Department and ensure employees understand and follow standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Inspect incoming materials and verify compliance with specifications and requirements.
- Perform in-process and finished-product sampling as required.
- Release finished goods after reviewing in-process batch documentation, packaging, labeling, logbooks, test results against internal specifications, and other production paperwork.
- Ensure good documentation practices are followed and records are filed and maintained.
- Assist with segregation, control, and disposition of non-conforming product.
- Identify, recommend, and perform quality training as needed.
- Maintain and control production quality records.
- Assist the Quality Manager and production personnel with investigating root causes of quality incidents and non-conformances, and with documenting and performing corrective and preventive actions.
- Study the existing quality system and recommend improvements; perform improvement projects as identified.
- Monitor compliance with established current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidance.
- Follow safe work practices and general GMP and food safety guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions, and ensure product quality is maintained.
- Report conditions or practices that may adversely affect product safety, product quality, or personnel safety to management.
- Maintain and foster a positive work atmosphere.
- Perform pre-operation inspections and sanitation verification of production areas as required.
- Perform allergen and environmental swabbing activities as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Discount
- Mental Health Programs
- 401(k)
- Daily Pay
- Supplemental Insurance
- Perks Marketplace
- Flexible Spending Account / Health Spending Account
- Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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