QC Technician

Job Title: QC Tech I

Shift: 1st Shift - 6AM-2:30PM, M-F

Job Summary:

Quality Technicians are responsible for managing and enforcing quality programs & procedures, and company established policies regarding the powder manufacturing process and storage. Quality control technicians review, verify and test products across the three stages of production (incoming, in-process, and final) to ensure quality and food safety levels are met.

Responsibilities:

Compliance and Regulatory:

➢ Ensure compliance to federal and state laws, as well as GPN standards, and maintain documentation to support quality control activities.

➢ Environmental Control Program ECA – perform swabbing for the environmental corrective actions as directed by the compliance team.

Process Improvement:

➢ Collaborate with production teams to identify and implement process improvements to reduce defects, increase efficiency, and enhance overall product quality.

• Communication: Communicate effectively with production teams, quality assurance supervisor, managers, and other stakeholders to resolve quality issues, implement corrective actions, and provide quality feedback.

• Calibration and Maintenance: Calibrate and maintain quality control equipment, instruments, and tools to ensure accuracy and precision.

Internal Auditing:

➢ Auditing the assigned area, and communicate quality or compliance concerns with urgency. Document finding within the corrective action records.

• Inspection and Verification

➢ Perform verification activities across all the production stages such as weighing, dumping, blending and packaging to detect defects, irregularities, and non-conformities.

➢ Perform verification and direct observation of food safety cheeks such as screens, magnets and x-ray’s to ensure the products are free of foreign materials.

➢ Perform sensory evaluations on in-process and finished product to determine out of specification batches.

➢ Complete finish product final inspection and release to distribution.

➢ Perform cleaning verifications using ATP swabs and visual inspections to approve manufacturing rooms prior to production.

➢ Records verification to ensure all production and quality documents are accurately completed in real-time during manufacturing process.

Data Recording and Analysis:

➢ Data entry in Logs pertaining to Quality Metrics.

➢ Perform SAP/LIMS transactions for releases, holds, reworks and High Jump where applicable, and enter results into a computerized system, track and report results (GP/SAP/MS Office

programs).

• Training: Complete training for new hire employees. Keep the training up to date based on GPN training matrix.

• Other:

➢ Flexibility to perform other duties as assigned.

Decision Making/Problem Solving:

• Interpret decision charts for potential non-conformances.

• Evaluate cleaning practices related to facility and/or equipment and decide if additional cleaning is needed to meet the documented requirements.

• Review products to ensure compliance to the specification.

Education: High School or GED Certifications

Years Of Experience

3 Food or Pharmaceutical Quality Experience Preferred

Other Experience

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and ability to work accurately.

• Familiarity with quality control procedures, regulations, and industry standards (e.g.,FDA, USDA, OSHA).

• Basic math and computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality control software (e.g., QMS, LIMS).

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.

• Certification in quality control or a related field (e.g., HACCP/PCQI ) may be advantageous but is not required.