Quality Assurance Lead

Job Details

Job Location:

El Campo TX - El Campo, TX 77437

Join the TEAM at Western Smokehouse Partners!

We’re more than just a leader in the better-for-you meat snack industry-we’re a team driven by quality, innovation and a passion for great meat sticks and jerky. With eight facilities across five states, we’re setting the standard in excellence for our co-manufacturing and private label customers. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for highly motivated individuals who want to be part of an industry-leading company that values contribution, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Maintains and checks all quality procedures that are pertinent to the production process, all while keeping highly accurate records for traceability and product quality purposes. Follows the direction given from Quality Assurance Manager.

• Enforcing policies and procedures that pertain to each area of production.
• Assist Quality Assurance Manager with Pre-Op checks and procedures.
• Oversee that quality checks are done to ensure product excellence.
• Verify all information that affects production including but not limited to checking for the correct ingredients, water activity, pH, correct rack tags, information on labels, information on boxes, information on caddies, machine documentation verification check sheets, etc.
• Achieves quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews.
• Preparing and completing action plans.
• Implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards.
• Identifying and resolving problems within the production process.
• Assist with conducting audits to verify effectiveness of food safety and quality systems.
• Develops quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analyses and identifying critical control points (CCPs) and preventive measures for those CCPs.
• Responsible for aiding in establishing critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, and verification procedures that happen.
• Validates quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes, measuring production, documenting evidence, determining operational and performance qualification, and writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
• Maintains and improves product quality by helping to complete audits and investigating customer complaints.
• Prepares quality documentation and reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends including failed processes, stability studies, recalls, corrective actions, and re-validations.
• Maintenance, checks and oversight of the facility’s pest control program and equipment.
• Shall have formal Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) training, which will qualify to administer company training, conduct internal audits, and refresher training.
• Responsible for maintaining and storage of documents.
• Verifies information on labels to ensure quality production runs.
• Follows Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) and all Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide
• General knowledge of computers and calculators
• General knowledge of completing records/paperwork
• Willingness to learn computer traceability and inventory programs

¡Es un momento emocionante para unirse a Western Smokehouse Partners! Somos la solución líder en la fabricación de snacks proteicos artesanales de primera calidad. Co-fabricación para las principales marcas de la industria en nuestras plantas de Galesburg, IL, Springfield, IL, Burlington, IA, Shelley,  y Greentop, MO. Estamos bien capacitados y enfocados en el rápido crecimiento de nuestro negocio. ¡Actualmente estamos contratando a un Asistente de control de Calidad!

Mantener y verificar todos los procedimientos de calidad que son pertinentes para el proceso de producción, al mismo tiempo que mantiene registros altamente precisos para fines de trazabilidad y calidad del producto. Sigue las instrucciones dadas por el Gerente de aseguramiento de la calidad.

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