Incoming Quality Assurance Technician - Casa Grande, AZ Plant (2nd Shift)

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Shift: Monday-Friday 10:00am-6:30pm

Primary Function/Primary Goals/Objectives:

This position is responsible for sampling and testing ingredients and packaging materials, as to comply with quality procedures and assuring specifications and quality guidelines are met.  The incumbent is responsible for producing the highest quality results while operating within the constraints of the manufacturing schedule and safety guidelines.  The incumbent is responsible for developing positive relations with other individuals within and outside of the department in other plant disciplines.

Major Responsibilities:

• 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
• The incumbent will 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

Education:

• High school diploma (or equivalent) required 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
• Or B.S. or B.A. Degree with a science minor

Background:

Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and requirements for infant formula and nutritionals and Abbott policies.

Accountability/Scope/Budget:

A QE&I Coordinator has full responsibility for their own work, effective communication with the materials management team and for coordinating disposition of ingredients and packaging materials.