Incoming Quality Assurance Technician

Responsible for sampling and testing ingredients and packaging materials, as to comply with quality procedures and assuring specifications and quality guidelines are met. Implementing the effectiveness of the quality system including maintaining commodity lot trace file labels for and Kosher schedule A updates, and new ingredients for Kosher schedule B compliance. Properly sampling ingredients and packaging materials, including certified supplier quarterly and annual monitoring as applicable. Analytical analysis of the ingredients and physical evaluation of the packaging materials as defined by testing procedures. Monitoring the schedule and releasing ingredients and packaging materials before they are needed for production or on the line. Minor trouble shooting of equipment with some assistance from Incoming Chemist III and supervision. Recognize and report method procedure problems out of specification conditions, or other anomalies to be brought to the attention of supervision. Input of quality data into quality/inventory computer systems including MITS, AMAPS, and LIMS. Placing commodities on hold where called, maintaining a hold list and pursuing final disposition of commodities on hold through destruction or release based on justification and approval. Submitting Supplier Event Notifications to Supplier QA. Routine interactions with inventory planning and materials management receiving areas, to assure ingredients and packaging materials are evaluated and released to meet the production schedule. Updating plant procedures to meet new Policies and accurately reflect practices

• Responsible for sampling and testing ingredients and packaging materials, as to comply with quality procedures and assuring specifications and quality guidelines are met
• Implementing the effectiveness of the quality system including maintaining commodity lot trace file labels for and Kosher schedule A updates, and new ingredients for Kosher schedule B compliance
• Properly sampling ingredients and packaging materials, including certified supplier quarterly and annual monitoring as applicable
• Analytical analysis of the ingredients and physical evaluation of the packaging materials as defined by testing procedures
• Monitoring the schedule and releasing ingredients and packaging materials before they are needed for production or on the line
• Minor trouble shooting of equipment with some assistance from Incoming Chemist III and supervision
• Recognize and report method procedure problems out of specification conditions, or other anomalies to be brought to the attention of supervision
• Input of quality data into quality/inventory computer systems including MITS, AMAPS, and LIMS
• Placing commodities on hold where called, maintaining a hold list and pursuing final disposition of commodities on hold through destruction or release based on justification and approval
• Submitting Supplier Event Notifications to Supplier QA
• Routine interactions with inventory planning and materials management receiving areas, to assure ingredients and packaging materials are evaluated and released to meet the production schedule
• Updating plant procedures to meet new Policies and accurately reflect practices

• High school diploma (or equivalent) plus 1 year of college science (e.g. chemistry) with appropriate labs and 1 year of college math (algebra, geometry, trigonometry or calculus)
• Or High school diploma (or equivalent) plus 2 years of equivalent plant QA lab experience at an Abbott Nutrition facility

• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit
• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges

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