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BAZOOKA COMPANIES LLC

QA Specialist

BAZOOKA COMPANIES LLC Moosic, Pennsylvania, United States

Manufacturing · 201-500 employees

9 h ago
qa Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

The QA Specialist is responsible for ensuring compliance with food safety plans, GMP, and company SOPs through daily coaching, training, and internal audits. They also manage corrective actions, investigate consumer complaints, and oversee quality records such as environmental sampling and pest control.

What they look for

HACCP GMP Food Safety Quality Assurance Corrective Actions Internal Audits Environmental Sampling Pest Control Technical Writing Problem-solving Microsoft Office Suite Statistical Skills PCQI SQF Practitioner

Requirements

Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent experience, with at least 2 years in a production environment and 1 year in food manufacturing. Proficiency in HACCP is required, while PCQI and SQF Practitioner certifications are preferred.

Full description

Quality Assurance Line Specialist

Responsibilities:

  • Review and ensure compliance to the factory Food Safety Plan (HACCP)
  • Partner with shift supervisors and plant management to promote Food Safety/Quality Culture and enhance Food Safety awareness through daily coaching and scheduled training
  • Ensure compliance to all company policies & procedures pertaining to Food Safety and Quality

including but not limited to: Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Sanitation & Housekeeping, Equipment & Facility Maintenance, etc.

  • Enforce GMP compliance through coaching and other appropriate means for:

Production supervisors, factory employees, contractors and visitors

  • Ensure compliance to company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Work Instructions (WI) including proper documentation (completion, control, and retention)
  • Conduct Food Safety and Quality testing as necessary- for example, but not limited to, swabbing, metal detector challenges
  • Initiate, investigate, communicate, and follow-through on corrective actions for non-compliances. Maintain a corrective action tracking system to ensure non-compliances are resolved in a timely manner
  • Investigate consumer complaints
  • Conduct internal factory inspections-such as GMP, Food Safety, and Quality system audits
  • Manage QA records including but not limited to environmental sampling program, pest control program for the factory
  • Other responsibilities as needed

Skills/Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree, or equivalent work experience - 2 years minimum in a production environment
  • Experience working in a food manufacturing environment-1 year minimum
  • Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) certification and SQF Practitioner preferred
  • Knowledge of HACCP required
  • Demonstrates sound technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail
  • Basic statistical skills preferred
  • Proven, reliable self-starter, able to work effectively with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to successfully partner with team members and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds
  • Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite-Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
  • Excellent verbal and writing skills

Tuesday-Saturday 7am-3:30pm

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