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Quality Assurance SpecialistResponsible for ensuring that the daily quality testing and activities are carried out and documented in accordance to company standards in timely fashion. Work with other departments to ensure that products consistently remain within quality specifications by performing various analytical tests and checks.Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:Responsible for compliance to Food Safety, maintain SQF certification through compliance to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and maintaining good housekeeping, being inspection-ready at all timesEnsures compliance with corporate standards and systems to monitor food safety, food safety culture, quality and facility cleanlinessTest each batch for acid, salt, viscosity and color; making sure that they are in specificationGive correction to any batches that are out of specificationTest filler before each line start upTest finished product for acid, salt, viscosity, and color every hourInspect labels, codes, and weights on finished products to make sure that they meet quality standardPut products on hold that do not meet specificationsCollect samples for shelf-life and micro-platingCalibrate acid and salt titrators dailyOther duties as assignedFood safety responsibilities:Producing product free of contaminationFollowing all Ken's Foods Security and GMP policiesReporting any suspicious activities anywhere in or around the plantInspection of work area for any possible product contamination issues on a continuous basisEssential qualifications: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.Skills and abilities:Language skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.Mathematical skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.Reasoning ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.Essential physical demands: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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk, reach with hands and arms, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.Essential mental alertness requirements:Work in a constant state of alertness and safe mannerAbility to perform tasks involving high levels of cognitive function and judgmentNot mentally or physically impaired from any cause that can adversely affect ability to safely and competently perform the duties of the positionAbility to take prompt and appropriate response to operating conditionsAbility to work in an unfatigued stateAbility to accurately gauge lengths of time and distanceAbility to quickly store and recall instructions in one's short term memoryAbility to concentrateAbility to cope with sudden changes in surrounding and/or emergency situations and/or alarmsDemonstrated caring, committed and concerned attitude about safetyWork 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 is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.QualificationsEducation:GED/High School Equivalency or better.High School or better.Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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mcdonough, GA, 30253, US
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