Quality Control Technician - 3rd Shift - Quality

Glanbia PLC•Downers Grove, IL

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About The Position

Glanbia is a global nutrition company, grounded in science and nature and dedicated to providing better nutrition for every step of life's journey.â¯The company takes pure and clean ingredients including milk, whey and grains and using expert knowledge and capabilities produces high quality nutritional ingredients and branded consumer products for customers and consumers worldwide. Glanbia Performance Nutrition is a wholly owned subsidiary of Glanbia located in Downers Grove, Illinois.â¯GPN's brand portfolio consists of - Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Isopure, Think!, Nutramino ABB, Body & Fit, Amazing Grass and SlimFast, each with its own brand essence. GPN manufactures and markets the full range of performance nutrition and lifestyle products including protein, pre-workout, muscle gainers, ready-to-eat snacks and general health. Products are sold through a variety of channels including specialty retail, the internet, gyms and FDM in a variety of formats including powders, bars and Ready-to-Drink beverages. GPN has a global and expanding footprint with a current in-market presence in 24 countries. Glanbia Performance Nutrition has enjoyed consistent double-digit growth which has been achieved both organically and through acquisition. Today, GPN has approximately $1.2B in revenue and 2,500 employees worldwide. With state-of-the-art production facilities occupying over 500,000 square feet of operating space, GPN is the only sports nutrition company to manufacture and market items in every product category. As the parent of Glanbia Performance Nutrition, Glanbia Plc is a global performance nutrition and ingredients group with leading market positions in cheese, whey proteins, sports nutrition and micronutrient premixes headquartered in Kilkenny, Ireland.â¯Glanbia Plc has over 6,900 employees in 34 countries worldwide. Its products are sold or distributed in over 130 countries. The company is organized into a number of divisions; Glanbia Performance Nutrition (GPN), Glanbia Nutritionals, Glanbia Ireland and also a number of joint ventures. Revenues for Glanbia plc are approximately $4.1B.â¯For more information visit the company website at:â¯www.glanbia.com Compensation for roles at Glanbia varies depending on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Illinois. This range may not be applicable to other locations. The hourly rate for Illinois based employees for this role is $24.50/hour ( $21.50/hour + $3.00 shift differential). Benefits Include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, FSA, HSA, Life & Disability Insurance, 19 Days Paid Time Off and 6% 401K match! Job Summary Quality Technicians are responsible for managing and enforcing quality programs & procedures, and company established policies regarding the powder manufacturing process and storage. Quality control technicians review, verify and test products across the three stages of production (incoming, in-process, and final) to ensure quality and food safety levels are met.

Requirements

Minimum- High School or GED Certifications
At least 3 or more years' experience
Food or pharmaceutical quality experience preferred
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and ability to work accurately.
Familiarity with quality control procedures, regulations, and industry standards (e.g.,FDA, USDA, OSHA).
Basic math and computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality control software (e.g., QMS, LIMS).
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Certification in quality control or a related field (e.g., HACCP/PCQI ) may be advantageous but is not required.

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance to federal and state laws, as well as GPN standards, and maintain documentation to support quality control activities.
Environmental Control Program ECA - perform swabbing for the environmental corrective actions as directed by the compliance team.
Collaborate with production teams to identify and implement process improvements to reduce defects, increase efficiency, and enhance overall product quality.
Communicate effectively with production teams, quality assurance supervisor, managers, and other stakeholders to resolve quality issues, implement corrective actions, and provide quality feedback.
Calibrate and maintain quality control equipment, instruments, and tools to ensure accuracy and precision.
Auditing the assigned area, and communicate quality or compliance concerns with urgency. Document finding within the corrective action records.
Perform verification activities across all the production stages such as weighing, dumping, blending and packaging to detect defects, irregularities, and non-conformities.
Perform verification and direct observation of food safety cheeks such as screens, magnets and x-ray's to ensure the products are free of foreign materials.
Perform sensory evaluations on in-process and finished product to determine out of specification batches.
Complete finish product final inspection and release to distribution.
Perform cleaning verifications using ATP swabs and visual inspections to approve manufacturing rooms prior to production.
Records verification to ensure all production and quality documents are accurately completed in real-time during manufacturing process.
Data entry in Logs pertaining to Quality Metrics.
Perform SAP/LIMS transactions for releases, holds, reworks and High Jump where applicable, and enter results into a computerized system, track and report results (GP/SAP/MS Office programs).
Complete training for new hire employees. Keep the training up to date based on GPN training matrix.
Flexibility to perform other duties as assigned.