Quality Control Assistant

Summary:

The Factory Quality Control Assistant will handle all responsibilities affiliated with verifying that product standards are met, verified, and reported.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

As Quality Control Assistant you will: 

• Oversee lab analysis with respect to physical, chemical, and microbiological parameters.
• Prepare quality control reports on a daily and monthly basis.
• Update QC supervisor, Production and Factory Managers with quality control results and reports.
• Format and verify all quality control records following established company standards.
• Be responsible for all quality control equipment and supplies, including inventory and maintenance.
• Coordinate with outside lab for sample checking.
• Prepare Standard Operating Procedure manual for departmental use.
• Conduct food safety and hygiene training and testing for employees.
• Determine material requirements, generate and place purchase orders.
• Keep track of calibration schedules and equipment history.
• Perform inventory control, ensuring that supplies are in stock by conducting monthly inventory.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Identify weak points in factory cleanliness and mentor employees in improvement.
• Microbiology Culturing, environmental sampling.
• Escort and assist auditors from third party agencies.
• Audit suppliers of raw and sub materials.
• Investigate results that are out of specifications.
• Maintain a safe work environment by practicing company policies, standard of food safety (HACCP, SQF,FDA)/OSHA guidelines.

Other Food Safety Duties:

• Perform pre-operational inspections and take actions when applicable.     
• Follow established Good Manufacturing Practices and food safety policies and procedures.
• Provide feedback on continuous improvement opportunities.
• Document control and records keeping. Implement Good Documentation Practices.
• Report to Management any of the following: pest activity, food defense or food fraud suspicious activities, evidence of product contamination.
• Train employees on food safety programs. Ensure training is effective through competencies evaluation (observation, group verbal questions, written).
• Participate in monthly food safety meetings and food safety plan building, changes and/or verification.
• Follow-up on action plans resulting from food safety initiatives such as Pre-Operational inspections, internal/external audits, Critical Control Points and Preventative Control deviations.
• Participate in proficiency testing program.
• Participate in documentation, training and implementation of food safety programs.

Role Qualifications:   

• A high school diploma or GED.
• 4 years college degree in microbiology or a related course of study highly preferred.
•  3+ years of quality control experience in a factory or laboratory setting.
• HACCP or ISO certified preferred.
• Driver’s license is required for making coordination with outside lab.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and writing skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment.
• Maintain excellent organization and have high attention to detail.
• Ability to accept direction and have a desire to work as part of a team.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to change.

Qualification Guidelines:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

Successful Candidates/Employees of this position must have a high school diploma or GED, with a 4 year college degree in microbiology or a related field highly preferred.

Language Ability:

The position requires the ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondences, and memos. The position also requires the ability to compose short correspondences and reports, and the abilit