Quality Assurance Specialist

1 week ago

Ada, Ohio, United States Actalent Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team at Actalent. As a Quality Laboratory Technician, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and safety of our products.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in a scientific field and experience in a laboratory environment. You will be responsible for performing quality checks, inspecting incoming ingredients, and assisting in the development of standard operating procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform periodic in-process quality checks to verify compliance with customer and company specifications and all other associated regulations for all products.
  • Inspect and sample incoming ingredients to submit for internal lab testing as required.
  • Assist in drafting, revision, and maintenance of plant standard operating procedures.
  • Participate in plant food safety/quality inspections, in-process inspections, mock recall, label audits, and HACCP audits.
  • Verify proper set-up of production lines at start-up and shift change: Printer set-up (coding), packaging materials, labeling, quality limits, etc.
  • Review sanitary condition of production lines prior to start-up by verifying fillers sterilization limits, performing ATP (adenosine triphosphate / verify surface cleanliness) and environmental swab, and follow up sanitation procedures after downtime requiring maintenance activity.
  • Communicate quality issues across departments and assist in root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions where appropriate.
  • Perform investigative environmental swabbing of critical production equipment/areas as a troubleshooting guide.
  • Assist in investigations in response to customer concerns or other quality-related deviations to determine root cause and appropriate corrective actions.
  • Assist in the management of quality hold activities, including non-conforming product inventories.
  • Ensure lab equipment, refrigerators, and thermometer, among others, are properly maintained and calibrated.
  • Maintain and follow company micro sample and shelf-life study programs.
  • Perform sample delivery to Micro Lab and others.
  • Adhere to safe work practices, follows GMPs and HACCP guidelines, maintains sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report any conditions or practices that may adversely affect employee safety or food safety/quality to management immediately.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree in a scientific field.
  • Industry experience preferred, but not necessarily required.

About Actalent:

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

  • Hiring diverse talent.
  • Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection.
  • Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes.
  • Ensuring growth opportunities for our people.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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