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Georgia Nut Company, Inc.

QA Specialist Level II - 3rd Shift

Georgia Nut Company, Inc., Niles, Illinois, United States, 60714

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Job Details Job Location : 6900 - Niles, IL 60714

Position Type : Full Time

Salary Range : $18.00 - $21.00 Hourly

Job Shift : Third Shift

Job Category : QA - Quality Control

SUMMARY The QA Specialist is responsible for monitoring products and employee practices on the manufacturing floor to ensure 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

Holds:

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

Send out electronic hold reports to 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

DVU:

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

Qualifications 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 Security Training Required

HACCP Training

All Food Safety Training

All GNC QA policies

All GNC HR Policies

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