Quality Technician

U.S. Cotton, LLC•Cleveland, OH

48d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Technician is responsible for the overall quality, safety, and accuracy of products produced. This role ensures that products meet all required internal and customer specifications, and that Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) are enforced and followed. Through monitoring, testing, and observation, the technician ensures all departments consistently produce safe and legal products to specified quality levels. The position also involves ensuring GMPs, procedures, and documentation requirements are followed, and performing documented internal audits to verify compliance.

Requirements

Experience in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to read and interpret Product & Packaging Specifications, SOPs, Forms, and Dispos.
Flexibility to work when and where needed, including overtime as required.
Excellent Attendance
Accepts supervision & guidance well
Positive attitude
Excellent written skills
Ability to communicate in a positive and professional manner with employees at all levels.
Good problem identification and problem solving skills
Good math and organizational skills
Lifting up to 35 pounds
Functions well under stress

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Responsibilities

Perform incoming inspection of raw materials.
Perform in process and finished product testing and inspections to ensure products are produced according to set customer specifications.
Communicate issues and concerns to management regarding process, quality, product safety, or GMP compliance.
Monitor Good Manufacturing Practices through daily informal internal audits.
Participate in new product validations.
Ensure all documents in use are the current version, legible and that general documentation requirements are being followed.
Work on continuous improvement of the safety and quality of products produced.
Maintain the calibration program for scales.
Investigate deviations from specifications and identify actions to prevent recurrence as required.
Perform finished goods audits and document results on required form.
Place nonconforming materials or product on QA Hold and ensure they are segregated in designated hold area.
Oversee rework process and release of product.
Ensure adequate selection, handling, storage, and approval of customer requested samples, retain samples, and reference samples.