Quality Technician

Woodstream • Knoxville, TN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Woodstream is the largest independent pest & animal control platform in North America, offering innovative brands with industry-leading efficacy and safety. Quality starts with you! Join our expanding team as a 2nd shift Quality Technician and make an impact from day one. We have an immediate opportunity for a Quality Technician 2nd shift, Knoxville, TN. At Woodstream, our values drive everything we do: Consumer is the Boss – We are committed to listening and understanding our customers’ needs! Invent the Future – Challenge the status quo: Think boldly and creatively! Execution is Everything – We are committed to deliver with excellence, speed, and accuracy. Collaborate Confidently – We trust, respect, and empower each other to win together. Play to Win – We’re bold, ambitious, and relentless in our pursuit of success.

Requirements

• Capable of working with minimal to no supervision.
• Able to organize and coordinate multiple tasks and activities.
• Familiar with laboratory methods.
• Associate degree or higher, preferably in science discipline; equivalent experience may be considered
• Math skills, including algebra, unit conversion, rounding, percentages, and statistics
• Computer skills, including basic typing and data entry, navigation, and use of email/Outlook, and Excel spreadsheets.
• Basic scientific skills, including understanding units of measure, using measuring devices, aseptic techniques, etc.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer.

Nice To Haves

• Laboratory experience preferred
• Preferred experience with NetSuite Oracle, AS400, or SAP, or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for testing raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished products to ensure conformance to all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and company standards.
• Inspect, sample, prepare, and evaluate ingredients, components, intermediate products, and finished products for quality parameters in a safe, sanitary, and productive manner and report results.
• Follow prescribed procedures and test methods and evaluate results against specifications.
• Maintain chain of custody for quarantined inventory, including dispositioning in the NetSuite system.
• Interact with Purchasing and Suppliers while managing quality issues on a regular basis.
• Prepare samples and conduct in-line and off-line testing.
• Conduct calibration and verification activities.
• Inspect and approve incoming materials, including reviewing COA’s.
• Maintain quality documentation and assist in developing and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions, and other documentation as requested.
• Inspect equipment, surface, and areas, including preparing samples for microbiological testing.
• Conduct and/or attend training.
• Understand and follow all Woodstream and customer policies, safety rules, SOPs, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), good laboratory practices, FDA, and other regulatory requirements (as applicable).
• Maintain positive and professional working relationships with superiors and peers from all departments, and with customers.
• Assist in all other duties/projects as assigned by supervisor and/or management, including but not limited to assisting on production lines.
• Keep all work areas neat, clean, and orderly in compliance with cGMP standards.
• Work in the QC capacity however qualifications, needs, and work volume permit; i.e. work may not be confined to one production facility or area.
• Understand the overall workflow for each area of responsibility.
• Encourage, support, and champion QC requirements and cGMP.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• 401k with Company Match, eligible on First Day of Employment
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance Effective on First Day of Employment
• Access to Company Paid Penn Medicine Health Clinics
• Company General Bonus Program
• Company Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Company Paid Basic Life & Disability Insurance
• Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Insurance Options
• Company Paid ID Theft
• Legal Assistance Plan Options
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Pet Insurance
• Stable, growing working environment with a history of 150 years of doing business.
• Opportunity to advance within the company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree