Quality Assurance Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• English or Bi-Lingual
• High school Diploma or Associates Degree Preferred.
• HACCP certification
• Servsafe certification
• Food Safety
• Proficient with all computer applications in order to perform the job
• Experience as a QA technician, preferably in a USDA inspected facility preferred
• Must be able to speak, read and write English.
• Experience with enforcing a HACCP Program
• Experience in training and mentoring Team members
• Experience with basic lab procedure
• Good verbal and written communication skills - Knowledge of Spanish (Preferred)
• Must be Organized and attentive to details
• Must be Self-motivated, have a strong sense of urgency and a bias for action
• Must be flexible in challenging and complex work environment while firmly maintaining compliance and upholding standards
• Sit, walk, talk, and hear
• Use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• Be standing on feet majority of the workday in addition to walking back and forth.
• Lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Lifting while turning side to side is sometimes necessary.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Associates Degree
• Knowledge of Spanish

Responsibilities

• Promote and observe enforcement of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) in the facility.
• Perform daily Sanitation Pre-operational Inspections and provide corrective action.
• Assist QA Inspectors in resolving quality issues on the Production floor.
• Assist QA inspectors on the production start up.
• Assist in the scheduling and training of QA Inspectors.
• Perform quality checks on return products.
• Act as liaison between QA Inspectors and the Quality Assurance Manager and/or Supervisor.
• Maintains time and testing records, reporting weekly.
• Follow Hold procedures when placing or removing product from hold.
• Maintains non-conformance and rejection procedures and forms.
• Aseptic product and environmental sampling techniques. Maintain plant environmental testing program. Implement and follow-up on corrective actions.
• Maintains and review HACCP SOPs on annual basis or when changes happens.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Overtime will be required on an as needed basis.