QC Specialist

For nearly a century, The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high-quality, high-value foods and beverages that help bring people together. Jel Sert is proud of being awarded the Great Place to Work certification along with making Fortune's Great Place to Work in Chicago and Great Place to Work in Manufacturing and Production. We are currently looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as an QC Specialist . If you are looking for a work environment that encourages personal growth, responsibility, and a shared vision for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you!

CURRENT OPENINGS

Two (2) openings on 2nd Shift : 2 : 00 pm-10 : 30 pm Monday-Friday, and OT and Saturdays as needed (There is a $2,500 sign-on-bonus for this shift only)

Two (2) openings on 3rd Shift : 10 : 00 pm-6 : 30 am Monday-Friday, and OT and Saturdays as needed.

This position may require the employee to work overtime as needed. Overtime is scheduled based on individual job responsibilities and the department's needs.

This position requires employees to receive cross-training in other quality control (QC) functions to provide backup support as needed.

The Quality Control Specialist has broad responsibility for Quality Control auditing of finished goods and the manufacturing facility. This position will also be responsible for data base maintenance, troubleshooting and product disposition, product hold / release authority, quality inspections, investigations, and reporting issues associated with Food Safety and Quality.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following :

• Responsible for data entry, managing and utilizing date information within Company databases.
• Presiding over facility sanitation practices, performing inspection of equipment, and or manufacturing processes.
• Conformance to GMP guidelines and all company policies / procedures
• Inspection of Finished Goods, representing Medical Foods, Dietary Supplements and other high-profile contract customer products.
• Identify non-conforming conditions within the manufacturing environment and with products and materials per their compliance to food safety and food quality.
• Responsible for placing non-conforming products and materials or products that do not conform to specifications into hold status.
• Ensure appropriate communication of food Safety and Quality issues with Production Supervisors, Managers and other facility personnel as required.
• Initiates investigations into the causes of material or product non-conformances, gathering pertinent information (documents, interviews, graphic and physical evidence, etc), without prompt from Supervisor.
• Investigates customer complaints with guidance from Supervisor
• Perform audits based on SQF guidelines : Hard Plastic, Processing Line, X-Ray, etc.
• Make suggestions to improve plant safety, food safety and product quality
• Make suggestions on how to increase efficiency and cost savings within the department and actively participate in implementation of own or other's ideas
• Gather finished good samples per program requirements.
• Provide hands-on training to plant employees as directed
• Other duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

BENEFITS & SALARY

The Jel Sert Company is committed to pay transparency and will provide further compensation information during the interview process. The minimum compensation for the QC Specialist is $25.00. For the 2nd shift opportunity, the shift differential to be paid for all time worked on 2nd shift is an additional $.50 per hour and for the 3rd shift opportunity, the shift differential to be paid for all time worked on 3rd shift is an additional $2.00 per hour. Compensation is determined by a candidate's experience, education, skills, training, and the internal equity within our organization. Actual compensation to be paid will be determined upon an offer. In addition to a competitive compensation package, regular full-time corporate employees of Jel Sert are eligible for our extensive benefits programs that can be reviewed here.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Employee must be able to :

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Office / Laboratory / Manufacturing Facility environment with exposure to some allergen production

FOOD SAFETY and QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES

Follow applicable work procedures and instructions.

Responsible for monitoring and recording CCPs and CQP's.

Responsible for monitoring compliance to and abiding by prerequisite programs

Back up redundant

IMPACT ON JEL SERT

The job is essential to ensure all products are produced within Jel Sert and / or customer specifications to ensure product is safe for consumption and meet quality requirements.