Quality Assurance Assistant

Description

It is an exciting time to join Westerns Smokehouse Partners! We are the leading manufacturing solution for premium, crafted protein snacks. Co-manufacturing for the top brands in the industry at our plants in Galesburg, IL, Springfield, IL, Burlington, IA Shelley, ID, and Greentop, MO. We are well-capitalized and focused on rapidly growing our business. Western Smokehouse Partners is looking for a Quality Assurance Assistant.

Position Summary:

Maintains and checks all quality procedures that are pertinent to the production process, all while keeping highly accurate records for traceability and product quality purposes. Follows the direction given from Quality Assurance Manager.

Essential Functions:

• Enforcing policies and procedures that pertain to each area of production.
• Assist Quality Assurance Manager with Pre-Op checks and procedures.
• Oversee that quality checks are done to ensure product excellence.
• Verify all information that affects production including but not limited to checking for the correct ingredients, water activity, pH, correct rack tags, information on labels, information on boxes, information on caddies, machine documentation verification check sheets, etc.
• Achieves quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews.
• Preparing and completing action plans.
• Implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards.
• Identifying and resolving problems within the production process.
• Assist with conducting audits to verify effectiveness of food safety and quality systems.
• Develops quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analyses and identifying critical control points (CCPs) and preventive measures for those CCPs.
• Responsible for aiding in establishing critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, and verification procedures that happen.
• Validates quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes, measuring production, documenting evidence, determining operational and performance qualification, and writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
• Maintains and improves product quality by helping to complete audits and investigating customer complaints.
• Prepares quality documentation and reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends including failed processes, stability studies, recalls, corrective actions, and re-validations.
• Maintenance, checks and oversight of the facility’s pest control program and equipment.
• Shall have formal Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) training, which will qualify to administer company training, conduct internal audits, and refresher training.
• Responsible for maintaining and storage of documents.
• Verifies information on labels to ensure quality production runs.
• Follows Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) and all Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide
• General knowledge of computers and calculators
• General knowledge of completing records/paperwork
• Willingness to learn computer traceability and inventory programs

Wage: $19-21.50/hour

Qualifications

Experience:

• Food safety/ Ready to Eat (RTE) experience preferred
• Quality Assurance (QA, FSQR, QC, etc.) experience preferred
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Training preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to stand for 8 hours
• Must lift 50 lbs repeatedly
• Repetitive motion
• Able to work in a cold environment

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Salary : $19 - $22