Quality Systems Specialist

Quality Systems Specialist

Tonganoxie, KS

5 Months

Minimum Education Required : Associate's degree

Work Schedule : Monday Friday, 7 : 00 AM - 3 : 30 PM (flexible schedule including working overtime and some weekends)

Job Summary :

The role of Quality Systems Specialist is to execute strategies and objectives to ensure the achievement of the Quality Department s goals. Specifically, the role will assist in coordinating daily operational functions in the areas of food safety and quality by focusing on follow-through action closures. This role will require a focus on continuous improvement processes and implementation of best practices to ensure the needs of the customer, and the consumer are achieved on an ongoing basis.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities :

Identifies and closes quality gaps within key Quality systems, including Product Conformance, Raw Material & Product Traceability, Receiving, Storage, & Handling, Non-Conformance SAP system, and Internal / External Audits.

Conducts daily disposition and product release, ensuring adherence to quality standards, and actively tracks and monitors the product hold process.

Performs daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliation of the site quarantine area for all quality / food safety holds of finished product / raw material. This includes on-site inspection of storage trailers, maintaining reconciliation documentation and files, and potentially inspecting and verifying material destruction at Hill's site or a third-party location.

Manages daily tasks including SAP functions, paperwork retrieval, and communication with corporate and distribution centers.

Develops cross-functional partnerships to provide support to other departments and functional areas.

Ensures full compliance with safety and other EOHS requirements.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications :

Associate s degree

Knowledge of cGMPs

Working knowledge of business process systems (e.g., Microsoft or Google)

Ability to work a flexible schedule, including overtime and some weekends

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Must comply with PPE requirements

Preferred Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or Microbiology.

1+ years of quality department experience in a food manufacturing environment.

Previous auditing experience with organizations like AIB, FDA, USDA, and SQF.

FSPCA Preventative Controls for Animal Food Certification (PCQI), with knowledge of HACCP and SPC.

Prior SAP experience.

Ability to operate a forklift.