Quality Specialist

The Quality specialist ensures compliance to the quality system. This role encompasses a variety of tasks including creation and edits of quality documents, investigations, training, and audits. This position requires a high level of organization and attention to detail.

Job Duties:

• Creates, updates, and maintains Master Manufacturing Records (MMR’s)
• Creates, updates, and maintains Product Specifications
• Assists in maintaining SOPs and other Quality Documents
• Creates specifications, deviations, and change control records
• Organizes, files, and maintains documents and records as needed
• Assists with supplier approval
• Assists in plant HACCP and Food Safety programs
• Participates in ensuring plant wide Pre-requisite programs are instituted and functioning
• Helps to ensure plant wide GMP compliance
• Assesses non-compliances and makes recommendations for corrective actions to management
• Assists in internal auditing program
• Assists with customer complaints, corrective actions and CAPA’s
• Assists with training

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of Quality Assurance systems and procedures, FDA, good manufacturing practices, HACCP and internal auditing.
• Highly organized
• Ability to make decisions (judgment), manage complex projects, meet deadlines
• Handle confidential information
• Ability to understand and interpret product quality, specifications, and regulatory documents
• Work as a team player
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally

Experience and Education:

• 5 years minimum work experience in related field (preferably in food manufacturing)
• PCQI trained (preferred)
• Bilingual in Spanish and English (preferred)
• HACCP trained and certified
• Experience with NSF certification requirements