Quality Control Specialist Kennesaw, GA

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Job Description

Quality Control Specialist - Kennesaw GA

Job Responsibilities:
The Quality Control Specialist Raw Materials provides direct support to the continuous improvement of laboratory and quality initiatives within the Quality Management System (QMS). This role is responsible for ensuring the quality safety and regulatory compliance of incoming raw materials through analytical testing documentation review supplier oversight and quality system execution.
With guidance from the Quality Control Laboratory Manager the Quality Control Specialist ensures raw material testing programs specifications validation activities and laboratory systems are compliant with applicable regulatory certification and customer requirements. This role also supports method development validation and equipment qualification associated with raw material testing activities.

The Quality Control Specialist Raw Materials is responsible for building and maintaining strong working knowledge of applicable Federal and State regulatory requirements cGMPs food safety standards and certification expectations to ensure full compliance of raw material quality programs.
This role will train on and develop competency in all qualityrelated activities supporting raw material receipt testing disposition documentation and supplier compliance.

SOPs Lab Methods & Forms
Develop revise and maintain SOPs laboratory methods specifications and forms related to raw material testing and control.
Perform periodic reviews of SOPs lab methods specifications and forms to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements standards and internal practices.
Initiate and manage change controls related to raw material quality documentation.
Maintain and update calculation worksheets and spreadsheets associated with raw material analytical methods.
Validations / Verifications
Perform or support analytical testing of incoming raw materials in accordance with approved methods and specifications.
Review Certificates of Analysis (COAs) and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with material specifications and regulatory requirements.
Support raw material release rejection or conditional approval decisions in accordance with internal procedures.
Ensure traceability labeling and proper disposition of raw materials.
Laboratory Investigations
Conduct laboratory error and outofspecification (OOS) investigations related to raw material testing.
Identify failure modes root causes and corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) and document findings in clear defensible written reports.
Investigate nonconformances deviations and process failures impacting raw material quality.
Execute CAPA activities and verify effectiveness within established timelines.
Generate deviation reports nonconformance records and supporting quality documentation.
Provide training to laboratory personnel on corrective and preventive actions as required.
Data Management
Support laboratory management with data collection trending and analysis for raw material quality metrics and QMS objectives.
Prepare reports summarizing testing trends supplier performance laboratory efficiencies and quality indicators.
Appropriately archive laboratory and quality system records consistent with retention requirements.
Other Responsibilities
Provide guidance and training on Quality Systems quality assurance processes and laboratory procedures.
Develop and maintain raw material specifications testing requirements and acceptance criteria aligned with ISO GFSI and customer requirements.
Support supplier qualification activities and raw material risk assessments.
Support internal customer and thirdparty audits (e.g. FDA NSF GFSI).
Participate on crossfunctional project teams as assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Provide internal department communication in regards to raw materials
Evaluate requalification materials for stock conservsions or extensions
Creation of raw material COAs upon request

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
Skills & Competencies
Ability to take initiative maintain confidentiality meet deadlines and work in a team environment
Strong leadership skills
Strong knowledge of current quality systems requirements and implementation techniques.
Superior communication and analytical skills plus demonstrated skills to handle a variety of assignments simultaneously.
Customer-advocate to ensure on time task completion.
Requires excellent written and verbal communications.
Must have the ability to assess situations and develop solutions
Must have excellent attention to detail
Must have the ability to adjust to changing work demands and priorities in a fast paced environment
Experience with Microsoft Office products with an emphasis on Excel
Strong analytical experience
Ability to learn new technologies quickly
Results driven strong work ethic
Strong organizational and time management skills
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Must be able to walk bend kneel stoop climb reach and grasp for varying periods of time
Reports to: QC Manager

Education Requirements:
Education
Minimum 4 year university degree
Preferred 4 year university degree in science biotechnology or other related field.
Experience
Minimum - 1 years quality experience in an FDA regulated facility.
Preferred - Experience in Federal and State Food Safety Regulations including HACCP and GFSI
Preferred - Experience with food safety and defense programs
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ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired employees will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

$52800.00 - $99400.00