Quality Assurance Specialist
4 weeks ago
**ABOUT UDA**:
UDA is a local, family-owned, dairy cooperative committed to serve the needs of our members, community, and customers by providing high quality milk and dairy products. As the only milk marketing co-op in the state, UDA oversees the production, processing, and marketing of Arizona’s finest milk products from farm to Retail in 48 hours or less. From sweet cream and butter to non-fat dry milk, UDA provides milk products to manufactures and supermarket chains throughout the Grand Canyon State.
Our motto at UDA is “United in Excellence.” The dairy industry’s success isn’t built on one dairy or brand, it’s built on the community as a whole - this includes our amazing employees. When you join UDA, you’re not just joining a business, you’re joining a family. Since 1960 UDA has been headquartered, operated, and managed in Arizona. We strive to provide our employees with rewarding career opportunities aimed at long-term stability, growth, and advancement. We put our heart and soul into our products and value our team who show up, every day and do the work.
**Job Summary/Objective**
The Quality Assurance Specialist is an integral part of the team that will help support the food safety and quality programs at United Dairymen of Arizona through special projects relating to FSMA, GFSI and partner audit requirements. This also includes coordinating GAP assessments, new equipment startups and qualification, non-conformity root cause analysis, and follow-ups to ensure corrective actions are complete and effective. This role will work with cross-functional teams to ensure inspections, corrections and corrective actions are implemented and effective as well as perform administrative duties in support of QA management.
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
**Primary Duties & Responsibilities**:
**The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following**:
- Identify gaps in quality and food safety programs and suggest steps for improvement.
- Collect, prepare, and analyze data for reporting.
- Leads effectiveness checks in process change management.
- Review, compile, and analyze information to prepare reports.
- Revision and development of standard operating procedures.
- Investigate quality issues to identify root causes and ensure issues are addressed and resolved.
- May be required to lift and transport up to 40 pounds.
- Prepare and present materials/findings both internally and externally.
- Prepare equipment validation reports and compile qualification reports for new processes.
- Root cause analysis for deviations, non-conforming product, and customer complaints
- Assist in customer requests.
- The Quality Specialist will work closely with production to ensure the highest level of food safety and quality is maintained throughout the process from raw product receiving to finished product packaging.
- The Quality Specialist must have working knowledge of HACCP/FSMA/GMP’s.
- Occasional need for flexible hours, such as during QA audits
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to interact professionally with internal teams and external customers.
- Ability to manage tasks and projects with timelines to complete.
- Ability to lead multiple business initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, and experience with document management systems..
- Requires ability to read, hear, speak, and comprehend and carry out verbal and written instructions.
- Experience: Food manufacturing industry experience is a plus Familiarity with process control systems is a plus Knowledge of chemical cleaning processes (CIP and COP) field PHYSICAL
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
**Qualifications**:
**_General Skills & Abilities_**_ _**_needed to complete job successfully:_**
- Knowledge of common start-up processes in a USDA factory and Good Manufacturing Procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter who will be responsible for common routines. Goal-driven with the ability to multi-task.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and data
- Ability to write reports and procedures
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers.
- Ability to work as a team and individually to accomplish the needed work.
- Knowledge of Sanitation Standard Operation Procedures (SSOP’s) in the food manufacturing industry.
- Knowledge of common traceability procedures in the food industry.
- Ability to problem-solve, while working under pressure, and thrive in a very fast-paced environment.
- Ability to use basic hand tools, meters, pH meters, or related items
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy in data analysis and documentation
- Strong critical thinking and problem
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