Quality Specialist

Morris Packaging is a manufacturer of sustainable, flexible packaging products such as bags, pouches, and rollstock. Morris Packaging provides end-to-end packaging solutions, including design, printing, warehousing, and logistics support.

By joining the Morris Packaging team, you will become part of one of the most exciting teams in the packaging industry. If you are looking for a great career that provides job satisfaction and professional advancement with a company that values YOU, join our team today!

Morris Packaging offers a comprehensive benefits package to provide the protection you need today and in the future. Benefits may include but are subject to change: time off plans, medical coverages, bonus programs, disability coverages, company paid & voluntary life insurance, 401K plans with company match, & HSA contributions (when applicable).

The Quality Specialist performs quality control, quality systems, document control, and incoming inspection activities to ensure products, materials, and processes meet company, customer, regulatory, and SQF requirements. Specific duties and areas of responsibility may vary by assignment, shift, experience, and business needs. This position offers an hourly pay range of $26.00–$30.00, with starting pay based on relevant experience, technical skill level, and demonstrated ability.

The Quality Specialist supports a variety of quality, food safety, document control, incoming inspection, and production support activities. Specific responsibilities may vary based on business needs, shift, experience, and individual assignment. Employees may perform some, but not necessarily all, of the functions listed below.

• Perform quality inspections, monitor reviews, finished goods audits, and testing to verify products meet established specifications and customer requirements.
• Maintain quality records, logs, retains, reports, and other required documentation; review and update art files and quality data as assigned.
• Provide production and rework support, produce hand samples, and assist with quality-related operator training.
• Identify, document, and assist with resolution of nonconforming product and corrective actions.

• Support the facility's Food Safety and Quality Management System and serve as a backup to the SQF Practitioner, as assigned.
• Support compliance with SQF, FDA, GMP, HACCP, customer, and company requirements, including audits, food safety investigations, root cause analysis, CAPA, and corrective actions.
• Assist with HACCP and Food Safety Plans, audit preparation, quality and food safety metrics, risk assessments, food defense/food fraud programs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Maintain the facility's document control system, including controlled documents, forms, records, revisions, approvals, distribution, and retention requirements.
• Conduct document reviews, assist with SOP development and updates, and ensure current documents are available for use and required employee acknowledgments are maintained.
• Support internal, customer, regulatory, and SQF audits by providing required documentation and records.

• Perform receiving inspections and required testing of incoming raw materials, packaging materials, adhesives, inks, films, and purchased products according to established specifications.
• Verify material documentation, including COAs, COCs, lot numbers, traceability, labeling, quantity, appearance, dimensions, and other applicable requirements.
• Identify and place nonconforming materials on hold, communicate discrepancies to appropriate departments and suppliers, and assist with supplier corrective actions and performance monitoring.

• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
• Manual Dexterity.
• Critical Evaluation.
• Detail-oriented.
• Documenting/Recording Information.
• Quality Control Analysis.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be primarily in our climate-controlled facility. The plant floor is subject to vibration and equipment noise leading to a loud environment. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and might also be exposed to outside conditions, tight spaces, cleaning solvents and heights. There is a moderate to high demand for tight deadlines.

This position will experience moderate interruption in workflow, starting and stopping for product changeovers.

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee is required to see color variance between products, perform tasks requiring manual dexterity, stand for extended periods of time and walk extended…