Facility Quality Specialist (Compliance)

Nestlé Purina North America; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 68,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Purina North America in Allentown seeks a Facility Quality Specialist (Compliance) to support the factory in implementing, coordinating, and maintaining quality systems. You will play a key role in documentation, auditing, and updating files to advance compliance and net content control.

Responsibilities include facilitating document reviews, scheduling compliance verifications, preparing for ISO/FSSC, FDA, USDA inspections, opening CAPAs, and ensuring training materials are accurate.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years in compliance/quality in manufacturing or related env.
• ISO or SQF certification preferred.
• PCQI experience preferred.
• Experience with quality systems and audits.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate document reviews and ensure documents meet control requirements.
• Set site compliance verification schedule and issue final report to open CAPAs.
• Prepare for ISO and FSSC certifications, FDA, USDA, APHIS inspections and Nestlé Internal Audits.
• Open new CAPAs from audit activities and follow up as needed per CAPA policy.
• Ensure quality training material is consistent, formatted, and relevant with quiz material and monitoring completion rates.
• Conduct capability studies to set targets for each filling line and manage net content deviations.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

Position Summary

Just 65 miles from Center City Philadelphia, Allentown is near many major Northeastern U.S. cities, which makes it an ideal location for manufacturing and distributing consumer goods. We utilize thermal processing and high-speed canning to produce varieties of our Friskies®, Beneful® and Pro Plan® brands—product lines that we have carefully produced, packaged, and shipped since 1958. Together, we contribute to Allentown's identity as a busy industrial city, as well as a beautiful rural environment that we are truly proud to call home. That’s why we not only make high quality food for pets but our factory is also doing our part to care for the environment we share, like conserving water, investing in renewable electricity and maintaining zero waste for disposal. As a Facility Quality Specialist (Compliance), you'll support the factory in the implementation, coordination, and maintenance of Nestlé Purina Quality Systems. Play a key role in the documentation and auditing of these programs by updating files and assisting in all aspects of quality management. Develop and enhance any new Quality systems for the factory, while always striving for the next higher level of compliance and fulfilling the role of Net Contents Specialist.

• Facilitate document reviews and ensure all documents meet control requirements.
• Set the site compliance verification schedule and complete or receive the final report to open relevant CAPAs.
• Prepare for third-party assessment for ISO and FSSC Certifications, FDA, USDA, APHIS inspections, and Nestlé Internal Audits.
• Open new CAPAs resulting from audit activities or as needed per CAPA policy and conduct follow-ups as needed.
• Ensure quality training material is consistent, formatted, and relevant with quiz material including monitoring completion rates and conducting follow ups as necessary.
• Conduct capability studies to set targets for each filling line to minimize overfill and manage net content deviations and ultimately, provide recommendations for hold dispositions.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years working in compliance or quality in a manufacturing, industrial, military or related environment.

Other

• ISO or SQF certification preferred
• PCQI experience preferred

Salary: $67,824.00 to $98,155.00 per year

Bonus Eligibility: Yes

The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits

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