Quality Specialist

Alto Ingredients, Inc • Pekin, IL

49d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for assisting the management of the quality management system for the Pekin Campus, assisting in the preparation of documentation for customer and regulatory audits, and to support overall company continuous improvement in processes, products, and services. Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTO) is a leading producer and distributor of specialty alcohols, renewable fuels and essential ingredients. Leveraging the unique qualities of its facilities, the company serves customers in a wide range of consumer and commercial products in the Health, Home & Beauty; Food & Beverage; Industry & Agriculture; Essential Ingredients; and Renewable Fuels markets. Our Pekin campus produces products destined for Health, Home& Beauty; Food and Beverage; Industry & Agriculture; Essential Ingredients; and Renewable Fuels markets. All personnel are responsible for the safety of these products, which includes participation in training, following cGMP and feed/food safety requirements in the facility, and following procedures per instruction of management.

Requirements

• 4-year college degree in scientific related field or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Team player
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Adept at learning new processes
• Valid driver’s license
• Criminal background check and drug screen required.

Nice To Haves

• 1-2 years practical laboratory instrumentation experience (HPLC, GC) preferred
• Industrial / Processing plant experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist Director of Quality with the feed safety and food safety programs (HACCP, FSC 36, FSSC 22000, etc.) for the Pekin campus.
• Assist Director of Quality with the quality management system (ISO 9001) for the corporation.
• Investigate and analyze quality incidents, including but not limited to, customer complaints, nonconformances, etc., determine contributing factor(s) or cause(s), and recommend required corrective measure to prevent recurrence.
• Aid the administrator of the electronic quality management system in maintaining the system and ensure all proper documentation is audit ready within the system.
• Perform monthly cGMP inspections for the Pekin campus.
• Review weekly pest management reports and follow up on recommendations and corrective actions.
• Review monthly cleaning sheets for the Pekin campus.
• Retain critical regulatory documentation, such as critical control point records, sanitary transport forms, etc.
• Issue and reconcile serialized worksheets for pharmaceutical batch records.
• Review the batch records for pharmaceutical batches manufactured.
• Conduct in-person, quality onboarding training for new hires for the Pekin campus.
• Serve as an internal auditor for environmental, safety, and quality internal audits for the Pekin campus.
• Perform data analysis for annual product quality reviews, environmental monitoring trending, and other functions.
• Maintain all raw material supplier and service supplier documentation and obtain current version of documentation, as needed.
• Assist other departments with creation and updating of standard operating procedures (SOPs), forms, etc.
• Assist operations and reliability with compiling and retaining critical regulatory records.
• Prepare documentation and participate in, as needed, quality audits for the Pekin campus.
• Assist Director of Quality with sustainability reporting, as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k with a company dollar-for-dollar match up to 6%
• Stipend for fitness center expenses
• Generous paid time off (PTO) program
• Service awards for career longevity
• 8 hours of paid leave for employees who volunteer their time and talents in their community

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees