Quality Control Technician

Description:

• Have a thorough understanding of cGMPs, HACCP, GFSI, FDA and other food safety auditing schemes and regulations.

• Develop new standards for production, with improvements related to Quality/Food Safety as needed and creating testing protocols for implementation across all production lines.

• Work with department managers in identifying improvements and take action to ensure company-wide compliance.

• Apply and enforce, as well as educate others on, QA procedures throughout the facility that will result in consistent quality products that fulfill customer needs.

• Maintain complaint and non-conformance processing through records and tracking systems, including root cause and corrective actions.

• Investigate product complaints or reported quality issues to ensure closure in accordance with company guidelines and external regulatory requirements.

• Oversee inspection and testing of incoming and outgoing product as required by customers to confirm conformance to specification and quality deliverables.

• Understand customer needs and requirements to develop effective quality control processes.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

• Ensure adherence to health and safety guidelines as well as legal obligations.

• Devise procedures to inspect and report quality issues.

• Provide training and support to the QC team on core processes.

• Conduct/participate in internal audits.

• Review production records to ensure food safety and quality.

• Assist in maintaining Organic (QAI)/Kosher (Orthodox Union) and Gluten Free (GFCO) programs especially in their application on the production floor.

• Assist QA in preparing for both customer’s and 3rd party audits.

• Assist QA in the Documentation Control program ensuring Policies, Vendor COA, Letter of Guarantee, Letter of Compliance, and all other regulatory documents are updated.

Skills:

Quality control, Gmp, line check, Quality assurance

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in the related sciences (Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, etc.) or equivalent QA experience preferred.

• Good written and communication skills with the ability to manage & multitask with attention to detail.

• Reliable

• HACCP and PCQI certified or willingness to do so within 1st year.

• Ability to foster a corporate culture of responsiveness and awareness, self-regulation, challenge of status quo and continuous improvement to achieve the highest level of compliance.

• Proficient with Microsoft office. Ability to create, use and analyze tables, charts and graphs.

• Spanish communication skills are an asset.

Experience Level:

Intermediate Level