Quality Control Lead
- Employer
- Apex Life Sciences
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California
- Salary
- Market Rate
- Start date
- Mar 8, 2019
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- Discipline
- Quality, Quality Control
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
Job Details
Job Summary
The QC Lead position requires an understanding of food science and food/dietary supplement manufacturing principals. This position interacts closely with other departments within the company, therefore good people and communication skills are essential. The position is responsible for shift supervision of the manufacturing floor; supporting the QC Technicians, as well as all other key functional areas (Production, Warehouse, Maintenance, etc).
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist in the leading and training of QC Technicians
- Support the QC Manager/Supervisor with day to day tasks such as product investigations, plant trials, etc.
- Supervise product quality on a daily bases
- Maintain and update Hold Log
- Provide support to Production, Maintenance, QA, R&D, Sanitation, and Warehouse.
- Field radio calls from the QC Technicians, as well as all other departments, to support questions, inspections, disposition of product, etc.
- Support the enforcement of plant policies, and procedures inclusive of gowning, GMPs, etc
- Verify product, packaging materials, weight, and labels meet the documented specifications
- Verify adequate sanitation and line clearances are obtained between product runs
- Check product for Defect levels and document results
- Take finished product samples
- Track and provide accounting for label/bag usage, cases produced and report findings
- Use internal systems (AMAPS) and SharePoint to release product/place into conditional status
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- High School Diploma or equivalent, Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or related field preferred
- 3+ years’ experience in a food or dietary supplement company as a Quality Technician
- Knowledge of QC processes and procedures
- Knowledge of GMP’s and application of them in work areas
- Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft office
- Intermediate oral and written communication skills
- Intermediate math skills to perform conversions and calculations
- Ability to guide and direct staff to meet goals and needs of production
- Ability to follow directions with precision and exactness
Company
Apex Life Sciences is a division of the 3rd largest clinical/scientific staffing and services firm in the U.S. We match top scientific, engineering, and clinical research professionals at all career levels for contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire opportunities. We are proud to have earned Inavero's 2018 Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Awards for providing superior service to clients and job seekers. Visit www.apexlifesciences.com for more information.
Stock symbol: ASGN
Stock exchange: NYSE
- Website
- https://www.apexlifesciences.com/
- Location
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4400 Cox Road, Suite 200
Glen Allen
VA
23060
US
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