N2 night shift - 6:45pm - 7am working a 2-2-3 schedule with every other weekend off

PURPOSE: Our Quality Assurance Technicians provide inspection and support activities in our production departments. They allow us to ensure the highest level of customer service by maintaining product standards and specifications.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To carry out QC inspections on components manufactured on all production machines as required.
• To ensure that all customer specific QC Inspections are completed.
• To carry out post-production quality checks as required.
• To continually identify process and product risks that may result in products not meeting customer requirements and reporting them to area management.
• To identify opportunities for improvement to your supervisor, analyst or manager.
• To comply with all area work instruction and personal hygiene requirements.
• To liaise with department managers and shift supervisors on all quality related production problems.
• To liaise with production and customer service on quality concerns, held production, Corrective Action/Preventive Action (CAPA) and quality Alerts.
• To determine disposition of suspect product produced.
• To comply with quality standards as set by the company and to co-operate in both internal and external audits as required.
• To adhere to stated policies and procedures relating to: health and safety, quality, environmental management, and food safety
• To ensure that the department is safe and clean.
• To carry out administration and reporting as necessary.
• To liaise with sales, customer service, corporate engineering, and the customer on the design and development of new products.
• To liaise with the department managers with mold and tooling related production issues.
• Provide technical packaging support to production.
• Any other reasonable tasks requested by management.
• To control and have responsibility for package development and quality of all components produced at the Valdosta facility.
• To check that all components are designed and produced effectively, efficiently and to company and customer standards at all times.
• To ensure all working practices and standards related to quality are adhered to.
• Staff are informed and held accountable for their food safety and regulatory responsibilities;
• Staff are positively encouraged and required to notify management of actual or potential food safety issues; and
• Staff are empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work.
• Other duties as assigned  

EDUCATIONAL, SKILL & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Quality Assurance.
• Regularly required to sit, stand or walk for long periods; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms.
• Good computer skills required.
• Great communication skills--verbal and written; must effectively communicate with employees, vendors, and customers.
• Independent in working effectively with little supervision; self-starter, displaying ability to work and deliver results in a fast-paced, performance driven environment.
• Good attention to detail, time management skills, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work as a cross-functional team member.
• Knowledge of GFSI or other food packaging standards.