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Georgia Nut Company

QA Specialist Level II (2nd shift)

Georgia Nut Company, Skokie, Illinois, United States, 60077

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Summary The QA Specialist is responsible for monitoring products and employee practices on the manufacturing floor to insure the safety and quality of products manufactured by Georgia Nut Company.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsible to report any food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

Perform QA in-process inspections for each department/line once per shift by checking the following: production paperwork, retain sample, code date/lot number/best by date, weight check documentation, metal detection documentation, label, color code, department cleanliness employee GMP practice and checking for any potential allergen cross-contamination.

Perform scale checks once per day.

Place on hold materials due to quality, food safety per Hold Policy.

Send out electronic hold reports through SharePoint and transfer PQ product to 100#.

Release products which are on hold when approval is received.

Generate disposal reports for materials on hold to be disposed.

Perform metal detector check as an audit during production.

Perform verifications on DVU – (2 Log and 5 Log).

Perform alarm checks for roasters.

Perform changeover validation on production lines and perform clean equipment/ATP swabbing on equipment after sanitation policy 6615.

Perform environmental swabbing during manufacturing policy 6614.

Perform yearly allergen validation policy 6605.

Maintain inventory of QA supplies.

Make retain samples for Production.

Conduct internal plant audits.

Conduct glass and brittle plastic audit.

Perform magnet pull test annually.

Perform metal detection test on metal detectable ear plugs and band aids twice a year.

Monitor GMP on the floor and send out daily report of issues noted.

Train new QA Techs and QA Specialists.

Generate maintenance work requests.

Shut down lines/department when a serious food safety issue is noticed.

Filing QA documents.

Conduct any other functions as required by the QA department.

Check oil FFA and water chlorine.

Back-up for QA Specialist - I.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

Minimum high school diploma – college a plus.

Minimum 1 year of previous QA/QC or operational experience in food manufacturing.

Basic math.

Good organization and time management skills.

Attention to detail.

Good communication skills (written and oral).

Training Requirements

GMP Training

Allergen Training

All GNC Safety Training Required

HACCP Training

All Food Safety Training

All GNC QA policies

All GNC HR Policies

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Quality Assurance

Food & Beverages

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