Georgia Nut Company Skokie , IL 60076
Posted 2 months ago
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
1.Responsible to report any food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
2.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
3.Perform scale checks once per day
4.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
5.Perform metal detector check as an audit during production
6.DVU:
7.Perform changeover validation on production lines and perform clean equipment/ATP swabbing on equipment after sanitation policy 6615
8.Perform environmental swabbing during manufacturing policy 6614
9.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
Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS
Minimum high school diploma - college a plus
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
Georgia Nut Company