Quality Assurance Specialist
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Maintain regulatory programs (SSOPs & SOPs), verifying that they are properly implemented, understood, routinely assessed, improved upon, and well maintained.
- Work with R&D and Marketing to execute a sensory testing program.
- Work closely with the new product development group on product formulation from a regulatory perspective.
- Ensure that GMPs and food safety procedures are understood, instilled at all levels of employment, and monitored throughout all areas of the facility and levels of employment.
- Complete customer paperwork and regulatory documents as it pertains to food safety and quality, when requested.
- Maintain the nutritional program to ensure compliance with USDA and FDA labeling regulations.
- Perform/obtain USDA label approvals and remain up to date on label law changes
- Work closely with marketing and sales to meet the needs of customer requests and specifications.
- Maintain the compliance system for the quality department. Create, modify, and ensure compliance for all QC checks.
- Instill ownership to departmental functions by involving them with responses to NCRs, HACCP deviations, SSOP non-compliances, GMP infractions, etc.
- Update product specifications and packaging/manufacturing instructions as needed.
- Maintain documentation of deviations and ensure tasks get assigned/completed appropriately.
- Perform Quality Technician duties as needed.
- Completes other duties as assigned.
Candidate Qualifications:
- Four-year degree from college or university, science degrees preferred.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, and procedural manuals
- Strong computer skills in utilizing an ERP system and Microsoft Suites.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
- Must be available for outside traveling as required (typically for training purposes).
- Industry Experience considered a plus.
- Experience with Smartsheets a plus.
- HACCP certification a plus.