Quality Control Lead

INW: Innovations in Nutrition and Wellness•Carrollton, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role performs duties as a QC Line Inspector with additional responsibilities. The Quality Control Lead assists the QC supervisor in coordinating and monitoring the activities of workers engaged in inspecting finished products on the line. This position also relieves QC Line Inspectors when needed, assists them with pulling samples and documentation, and assigns QC Line Inspectors to schedules. The Lead monitors department activities when the Supervisor is not available, verifies lot codes, expiration dates, and weights, and spot checks production lines for compliance. They ensure that all GMP and Safety standards are in compliance and participate in weekly GMP, sanitation, and safety inspections throughout the production departments. The Lead interprets standards and procedures, assists QC inspectors in resolving technical problems, and reports unresolved problems to the QC Supervisor. They also review QC documentation, verify QC equipment used in performing quality control tasks, and conduct work group meetings to relay management information to QCs and solicit response to work-related problems. Other duties or responsibilities may be required as needed.

Requirements

High School diploma, some college level education preferred.
Minimum 2-3 years of QA/QC experience.
Demonstrated knowledge and application of statistical process control, quality assurance techniques and tools and quality management principles in a food, chemical or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
Working knowledge of FDA regulations, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and HACCP.
Minimum 2 years of industry or similar supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Performs duties as QC Line Inspector with the addition of the following responsibilities.
Assists QC supervisor in coordinating and monitoring activities of workers engaged in inspecting finished products on the line.
Relieves QC Line Inspector when needed.
Assists QC Line Inspectors with pulling samples and documentation.
Assigns QC Line Inspectors to schedules and monitors department activities when Supervisor is not available.
Verifies lot codes, expiration dates, and weights.
Spot checks production lines for compliance.
Ensures that all GMP and Safety standards are in compliance.
Participates in weekly GMP, sanitation, and safety inspections throughout the production departments.
Interprets standards and procedures, and assists QCs inspectors in resolving technical problems.
Reports unresolved problems to QC Supervisor.
Reviews QC documentation.
Verifies QC equipment used in performing quality control tasks.
Conduct work group meetings to relay management information to QCs, and solicit response to work-related problems.
Other duties or responsibilities may be required as needed.