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Quality Control Specialist
West Chicago, Illinois
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Quality Control Specialist
Location: West Chicago, IL (60185)
Job type: Contract to hire
Shifts available: 3rd (M-F / 10PM – 6:30AM)
Payrate: $21.50/hr. (+ $1.50/hr. for shift differential)
Responsibilities
- Responsible for data entry, managing and utilizing date information within Company databases.
- Presiding over facility 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 with products and materials per their compliance to 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 prompt from Supervisor.
- Investigates customer complaints with guidance from Supervisor
- Perform audits based on SQF guidelines: Hard Plastic, Processing Line, X-Ray, etc.
- Make suggestions to improve plant safety, food safety and product quality
- Make suggestions on how to increase efficiency and cost savings within the department and actively participate in implementation of own or other’s ideas
- Gather finished good samples per program requirements.
- Provide hands-on training to plant employees as directed
- Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- 3-5 years’ quality control experience in the food/beverage industry
- Knowledge of one or more of the following is desirable: GMP’s, HACCP, SQF, FDA of USDA regulations for foods and beverages.
- Internal auditing, CAPA investigations and training of personnel a plus.
- Must be able to complete a skills assessment test to assess basic skills needed in the position.
- Good Computer skills (e-mail, internet use, basic skills in MS excel, MS word, and MS Power Point)
- Good written and oral communication skills in English (required) and Spanish (preferred)
- Desire to learn, take on challenges and responsibilities. Cross training in other Quality Areas such as Incoming Inspection/Lab.
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