QA Specialist Level II; 2nd shift

Job in Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, 60077, USA

Listing for: American Society for Quality

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-24

Job specializations:

Quality Assurance - QA/QC
Quality Control - QC Analysts/Managers, Quality Engineering

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 52000 - 68000 USD Yearly USD 52000.00 68000.00 YEAR

Position: QA Specialist Level II (2nd shift)

Summary

The QA Specialist is responsible for monitoring products and employee practices on the manufacturing floor to insure the safety and quality of products manufactured by Georgia Nut Company.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsible to report any food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

Perform QA in-process inspections for each department/line once per shift by checking the following: production paperwork, retain sample, code date/lot number/best by date, weight check documentation, metal detection documentation, label, color code, department cleanliness employee GMP practice and checking for any potential allergen cross-contamination

Perform scale checks once per day.

Holds:

Place on hold materials due to quality, food safety per Hold Policy.

Perform metal detector check as an audit during production.

DVU: perform verifications on DVU – (2 Log and 5 Log).

Perform changeover validation on production lines and perform clean equipment/ATP swabbing on equipment after sanitation policy 6615.

Perform environmental swabbing during manufacturing policy 6614.

Perform yearly allergen validation policy 6605.

Maintain inventory of QA supplies.

Make retain samples for Production.

Conduct internal plant audits.

Conduct glass and brittle plastic audit.

Perform magnet pull test annually.

Perform metal detection test on metal detectable ear plugs and band aids twice a year.

Monitor GMP on the floor and send out daily report of issues noted.

Train new QA Techs and QA Specialists.

Generate maintenance work requests.

Shut down lines/department when a serious food safety issue is noticed.

Filing QA documents.

Conduct any other functions as required by the QA department.

Check oil FFA and water chlorine.

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