What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Specialist position at DM Burr Group?
Are you looking to progress in your career with a fast-growing food safety company? Are you a hardworking, collaborative team member ready to hit the ground running and get the job done? Then we are looking for you!
What we do:
Matrix Sciences International Inc. provides a uniquely comprehensive scope of laboratory, advisory, research, agsciences, quality assurance and data management services that support our customers’ confidence in bringing safe, quality food to market.
The Matrix Sciences Quality Assurance department tasks and completes projects to monitor quality control and improve quality systems while assuring continued adherence of the quality management systems, quality policies and procedures along with other regulatory requirements.
Why it matters:
This work allows clients to identify potential contamination before it impacts their products and helps them feel confident that their products meet their quality standards and are safe for consumption in the market.
Role summary:
The Quality Assurance Specialist provides support to operations and completes tasks as assigned to monitor and improve processes and the overall Quality Management System relating to routine microbiological and analytical chemistry testing.
What you’ll do:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Maintain knowledge of regulatory requirements and relevant ISO/IEC 17025, 17043 and related standards.
- Assists operations with implementation of Matrix policies and procedures (integration) for all sites.
- Assumes full responsibility and control of the Quality Manual and related quality procedures of legacy quality systems.
- Monitors compliance to ISO standards, Matrix quality system, and legacy systems during integration.
- Conducts internal audits across all sites and communicates findings to operations for resolution.
- Coordinates and conducts QMS training for new hires.
- Issues corrective action reports as requested.
- Monitors progress of investigations and corrective actions to ensure timely completion and verify to ensure absence of recurrence.
- Verifies that suppliers meet quality standards prior to approval and maintains approved supplier list.
- Participates in external audits and assist operations with external audit preparation, as requested.
- Responds to external audit findings and assist the laboratory with resolutions.
- Ensures quality requirements are met relative to change or special client requests.
- Ensures laboratory completes proficiencies, at minimum, as outlined in the 4-year proficiency plan submitted to the accreditation body.
- Reviews proficiency reports for trends, failures, or other questionable results and reports findings to operations for resolution.
- Assists with client communication relative to quality inquiries or issues.
- Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of document control system, Qualtrax, for all Matrix routine testing sites.
What you have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Food Science or related field and minimum 5 years of relevant industry experience
- Demonstrated ability to work with a team.
- Positive outlook with the ability to adapt to a changing environment.
- Willing to work weekends and have flexibility for overtime.
- Exhibit attention to detail.
What we offer:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k)
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Accident & Critical Illness
- Paid Time-Off
- LifeLock Protection
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Referral Program
Location:
- Horsham, PA or Chicago, IL
EEO Statement
Matrix Sciences International Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Matrix Sciences is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees. We treat all employees and applicants in conformance with both the spirit and letter of federal, state, and local employment discrimination laws, regulations, and Executive Orders. The Company makes all employment decisions without regard to a person's race, color, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, uniform services membership status or any other characteristic protected by law. Discrimination, retaliation or harassment based upon any of these factors is wholly inconsistent with how we do business and will not be tolerated.
