Georgia Nut Company · 2 hours ago
QA Specialist Level II (3rd shift)
7500 - Skokie, IL 60077
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$23.50/hr - $23.50/hr
1+ years expGeorgia Nut Company is seeking a QA Specialist Level II to monitor products and employee practices on the manufacturing floor to ensure the safety and quality of their products. The role involves conducting inspections, reporting food safety issues, and performing various quality assurance tasks to maintain high standards.
AgricultureConfectioneryFood and BeverageHospitalityRetailSnack Food
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 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
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
Qualification
Required
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)
GMP Training
Allergen Training
All GNC Safety Training Required
HACCP Training
All Food Safety Training
All GNC QA policies
All GNC HR Policies
Company
Georgia Nut Company
Georgia Nut Company is a food & beverages company offering snacks and nuts.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
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