Quality Specialist
- Manassas, VA
- $22.00-24.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
Responsible for auditing the products and processes at various points in the areas of production and packaging to ensure adherence to company quality standards. Communicate any deviations to management. Assist the Quality Assurance team with special projects as required. Comply with SQF, Food Safety Plan (HACCP), Food Quality Plan (FQP) standards.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The essential functions of this position include, but are not necessarily limited to, those specifically identified in this description. The position and its essential functions may change over time and these changes may not necessarily be reflected in the position description. The Company may, at its sole discretion, add to, change, or expand the essential or marginal functions of this position.Responsible for managing the Quarantine process.
Responsible for reviewing incoming materials COAs.
Manages and reviews incoming labels and packaging materials.
Review of receiving documentation
Responsible for maintaining Raw Materials and Finished Goods Quarantine log.
Sampling incoming raw materials and sending to 3rd party laboratory.
Performs in-house identification testing of Raw Materials.
Logs and ships Finished Goods samples to contract laboratories.
Responsible for receiving lab reports and using them to create finished products COAs.
Responsible for holding products that do not meet company quality standards and provide the appropriate dispositions.
Report any deviations to QA Supervisor in complete appropriate details.
Document all areas of non-compliance and ensure corrective action to eliminate them;
Comply with SQF, Food Safety Plan (HACCP), Food Quality Plan (FQP) standards.
Responsible for ensuring compliance to FDA and cGMP standards for Quality Control, including continuous training.
Responsible for ensuring Dietary Supplement s Identity, Purity, Strength and Quality.
Ensures accurate and timely completion of all tasks relating to issuance of Batch production records and maintenance of cGMP and SOP records.
Participates in all necessary training required to successfully perform job responsibilities.
Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
For business and safety reasons, must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in written English.
This position requires BS in Food Science and/or related major or have High School diploma with significant experience in manufacturing and training - HACCP, PCQI, GFSI, cGMP.
Ability to communicate with all line level positions and management
Attention to detail
Able to assert himself / herself effectively
Strong problem-solving skills
Strong interpersonal skills are essential. Ability to develop cross functional and multinational relationships to support interaction with various internal customers.
Strong analytical skills
Ability to read and follow documents (Standard Operating Procedures and Test Methods)
Knowledge of GMP and Quality systems
Knowledge of spoken Spanish is a plusWORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is required to sit, climb or balance and taste or smell.The position requires a great deal of walking and standing, approximately 85%.