JOBS

The Quality Control Specialist has broad responsibility for Quality Control auditing of finished goods and manufacturing facilities. This position will also be responsible for database maintenance, troubleshooting, and product disposition, product hold/release authority, quality inspection, investigation, and reporting issues associated with Food Safety and Quality. This position may require the employee to work overtime as needed. Overtime is scheduled based upon individual job responsibilities and the needs of the department. This position requires employees to receive cross-training in other QC functions to provide backup support as needed. Pay starts at $25.00 an hour. Regular full-time corporate employees of Jel Sert are eligible for their benefits programs that can be reviewed here.
Responsibilities:

• Responsible for data entry, managing, and utilizing data information within the company databases.
• Presiding over facilities sanitation practices, performing inspection of equipment, and or manufacturing processes.
• Conformance to GMP guidelines and all company policies/procedures.
• Inspection of Finished Goods, representing Medical Foods, Dietary Supplements, and other high-profile contract customer products.
• Identify non-conforming conditions within the manufacturing environment and in products and materials, based on their compliance with food safety and food quality.
• Responsible for placing non-conforming products and materials or products that do not conform to specifications into hold status.
•  Ensure appropriate communication of food Safety and Quality issues with Production Supervisors, Managers, and other facility personnel as required.
• Initiates investigations into the causes of material or product non-conformances, gathering pertinent information (documents, interviews, graphic and physical evidence, etc.) without prompting from the supervisor. · Investigates customer complaints with guidance from the supervisor.
• Perform audits in accordance with SQF guidelines: Hard Plastic, Processing Line, X-Ray, etc.
• Make suggestions to improve plant safety, food safety, and product quality.
• Make suggestions to increase efficiency and cost savings within the department and actively participate in implementing one’s own or others’ ideas.
• Gather finished good samples per program requirements.
• Provide hands-on training to plant employees as directed.