QA Tech
About The Position
The Quality Technician supports quality operations at a manufacturing site by providing quality oversight and inspection for incoming materials, product manufacturing, and finished-product shipping. The role works closely with production, warehouse, and operations personnel to ensure shipping, receiving, production, and sanitation activities meet quality expectations. Responsibilities are performed in accordance with cGMP guidelines and practices under the supervision of the Quality Assurance Manager. The position involves routine inspections and sampling, quality-control testing and documentation, manufacturing-room release, HACCP verification, support for production methods, investigation of non-conforming materials, and training on cGMP and food safety. The technician also assists with closing production records and other quality and food-safety duties.
Requirements
- Associate degree in a science-related field; or a high school diploma and at least two years of experience in a quality role within a science-based environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing operations and quality-assurance programs, including batching, batch verification, and blending procedures.
- Experience with measuring equipment and devices, data entry, and data analysis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook and Excel.
- Ability to demonstrate problem-solving, technical skills, ethical conduct, sound judgment, planning and organization, professionalism, quality focus, productivity, punctuality, dependability, and initiative.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day quality oversight and routine inspection of operations from incoming raw materials through manufacturing and finished-product shipping.
- Review incoming material receipts for compliance, including net-weight statements, product labeling identification, and allergen statements.
- Collect samples, select sampling equipment, weigh samples, and document sampling activities.
- Collect pre-shipment samples for chemical, physical, and microbiological testing by the site analytical testing laboratory.
- Analyze and record or plot quality-control samples and data, and record samples upon delivery to laboratories.
- Conduct pre-operative inspections, including ATP swabbing.
- Release manufacturing rooms to production from a quality-assurance perspective.
- Collect environmental-monitoring swabs and allergen-verification samples, and conduct allergen-verification testing.
- Conduct HACCP reviews and verification activities.
- Provide support and input to production personnel to verify and validate production methods for specific products.
- Assist in investigating non-conforming material events.
- Perform packaging, labeling, and finished-product outgoing quality checks.
- Conduct outgoing trailer inspections and document the results.
- Assist in training operations personnel on general cGMP and food-safety concepts.
- Assist the Quality Assurance Manager with closing production records and other quality- and food-safety-related duties.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
