QA Tech - Can Making

QA Tech - Can Making (Manufacturing)

SUMMARY : Responsible for checking the quality of product and can seams to ensure quality.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Will be the first contact regarding quality issues on a day to day basis.
• Check and calibrate all equipment according to the defined schedule.
• Perform all laboratory analysis according to FDA / USDA Protocol.
• React according to the decision grid when results from analysis show abnormal (out of compliance) trends. Record results from analysis on designated forms and analyze information recorded. Be proactive when incidents arise : analyze facts and results during investigations (context, why, who, what, etc.) Report results to QA Manager.
• Communicate detailed summary of non-conformance incidents and actions taken to departments affected and concerned, i.e. production, distribution, scheduling, etc., in accordance with Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act (21 CFR 108-Emergency Permit Control; 21 CFR 110-Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing or Holding Human Food; 21 CFR 113-Thermally Processed Low-Acid Foods in Hermetically Sealed Containers, 21 CFR 114-Acidified Foods; 9 CFR 318(381)-USDA Canning Regulations and Title III, Subtitle A of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness Response Act of 2002).
• Participate in updating, developing and implementing SOP's.
• Audit plant compliance to documentation.
• Support the plant quality systems initiatives focusing on continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance to SSOPs, GMPs, and SOP's.
• Participate in appropriate operator training and quality performance assessment.
• As part of the QA Team, work to provide expertise for trouble-shooting quality-related problems.
• Manage internal quality audits and corrective action systems as they relate to SOP's and quality systems documentation, equipment, operational processes and procedures.
• Participate in quality improvement projects.
• Responsible as replacement for QA Systems Technician during vacation time, personal time, or other time away from work following the crewing procedures.
• Be an active participant by communicating timely and pertinent data when appropriate, and active involvement in analyzing, recommending, and implementing solutions to problems within the Plant.
• Ensure a smooth shift change transition for QA Technicians (i.e., communicate problems / issues).
• Comply with all Quality standards including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Quality Assurance Parameters (QAPs), Good Manufacturing Process (GMPs) Procedures, and HACCP. Be knowledgeable in all required Quality Assurance checks and in HACCP related items. Show exemplary behaviors by being a role model for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's).
• Comply with all company safety procedures and guidelines and comply with all company guidelines and policies. Support and participate in safety activities to achieve departmental and plant wide goals and objectives.
• Ensure that quality tasks / operations maintain or improve product quality. Stop and correct task / operation if product quality is affected negatively. Report results to QA Manager.
• Work shifts following production schedule including weekends when required.
• Demonstrate good attendance.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area respecting GMPs.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

SKILLS / ABILITY

RELATIONSHIPS

Maintain a collaborative working relationship with peers, Production, Quality Assurance, and Leadership.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

§ The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and taste or smell.

§ The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms.

§ The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 65 pounds.

§ The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, reach, stretch, stoop, kneel, push, crouch, crawl, bend and climb stairs. This employee will be required to twist and turn body while standing.

§ The employee is occasionally required to climb on ladders and portable stairways, or balance.

§ Must be able to work 12 hours - sitting 5% and standing 95%.

§ Must be able to climb into machinery for cleaning purposes.

§ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

§ The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

§ SPEAKING : Verbally interacts to coordinate tasks with others one-on-one and with one or more people, face to face or on the phone; often with authority figures, in academic / workplace contexts. Explains how to carry out a process, procedure, method or technique.

§ LISTENING : Must possess adequate listening / interpreting skills to satisfy most academic and work-related expectations for competent communication. Can follow extensive, multi-step complex instructions on how to operate a machine and can complete a related evaluation task in a standard format : circling, matching, filling in blanks, completing a chart.

§ DOCUMENT USE : Able to locate and integrate, or compare / contrast 2-3 specific pieces of information in visually complex texts (e.g., tables, calendars, schedules, phone directories, cookbooks) or across paragraphs or sections of text. Able to look at complex diagram / overview of a manufacturing operation and compares accuracy of graphic information with the detailed descriptive text.

§ READING : Able to read policy and procedure manuals, equipment, installation and use manuals, user product guides, health and safety advisories, legal and administrative procedures, scientific and experimental procedures. Able to interpret selections from texts about safety precautions at a workplace, by locating and integrating 3-4 pieces of information from the text.

§ WRITING : Able to convey business messages as written notes, memoranda, letters of request, or work log entries, to indicate a problem, to request a change, or to request information.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The operator will be exposed to wet and humid conditions and have to work with cleaning chemicals, toxic chemicals, and some dust in the atmosphere. The noise level in the work environment has been measured at 85 decibels and hearing protection must be worn. Working in close proximity with moving forklift trucks is required.

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