What We Want to Give You:

We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including: • health/dental/vision insurance • flex spending accounts • short & long-term disability • paid holidays and vacation • bonus opportunities (referral, production, etc.)

Job Summary:

The Quality Area Lead is responsible for providing support to the Quality Manager in ensuring all manufactured product meets or exceeds the expectations of both Customers and the Company in meeting specifications, compliance with regulations and standards, and conducting thorough and detail audits of processes, product and materials.  The Quality Area Lead will act as a back-up for the Quality Manager, providing guidance and support to the QA technicians, Production, and the Warehouse when needed. 

Job Duties:

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Confirms daily conformance.
• Verify a complete CoA is has been generated for every process order batch.
• Update incomplete or blank CoAs.
• Submit request for missing CoAs.
• Investigate out of spec attributes.
• Creates holds as needed.
• Revises CoAs as needed.
• Reviews the daily metal detector conformance.
• Ensure holds have been created for MD failures.
• Notify RA of incorrect entry codes.
• PCQI Verification
• Verify all QA metal detector checks have been entered correctly and on time.
• Verify all finished product temperature checks are within specified limits.
• Investigate checks completed outside the required time frequency to determine if the gap is due to down time.
• Verify and PCQI sanitation line inspection
• Verify and PCQI Sanitation Titration records
• Monitor ATP trending and ensure data is accurate
• Verify and PCQI  QA Code date labelling
• Verify and PCQI Water activity data 
• Verify and document Raw material COA are received 
• PCQI raw material COA
• Verify and PCQI Measuring equipment verification and keep up with record changes
• Keep line inspection forms updated and make required changes
• Monitor calibration system and keep records updated
• Save and link Risk Assessment record to the Foreign Material Tracking sheet
• Develops, reviews and monitors Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to maintain updates, accuracy and compliance with standards.
• SAP Super User.
• Support Document Control for the facility.
• Support the Customer Complaint Investigation process.
• Back-Up HACCP Coordinator
• Other duties and responsibilities as requested.

Required Competencies & Knowledge:

Knowledge of: 

• Must be knowledgeable regarding HACCP requirements
• Must understand BRC requirements
• Must be knowledgeable of SAP
• PCQI training
• Must understand the 7 steps of dry and wet sanitation
• Good understanding of Good manufacturing practices (GMPs)

Skills in: 

• Positive attitude and passion for what they do
• Handling conflicts with positive and practical attitude.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, computer literate,
• Motivating and directing teams.

Abilities to : 

• Effectively communicate to a diverse population
• Proactive attitude
• Team player
• Demonstrate ability to think independently with minimal direction
• Make logical and sound decisions and know when to act independently or to seek assistance
• Demonstrate ability to establish priorities, maintain schedules, and manage time effectively
• Ability to complete work under deadlines, follow through on assignments, and are reliable and flexible

Proficiency in:   MS Office, SAP

Work Environment:

• Be able to adjust to different environments
• Production environment exposure, which includes noise, dust, moving machinery, forklifts, and fluctuations in temperature.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma
• PCQI training
• OSHA  training
• HACCP training
• Minimum one year experience in quality
• SAP training

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply.

Starting Pay: Quality Area Leader I $25.25/hr. We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees including health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the 90th day of employment.

This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed.  Base pay information is based on market location.