QA Lead - Food Packaging (Onsite, 1st Shift)

Grüns; Roanoke (VA); Presencial; USD 26.000 - 37.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

PTO

Health benefits for you and family (75

Annual raise program

Descripción de la vacante

Grüns is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead to support daily food safety and quality activities at the Roanoke packaging facility. You will provide technical guidance to QA Technicians, verify records, and ensure compliance with HACCP, SQF, GMPs, and 21 CFR Part 111.

The role partners with Operations and reports to the Facility Quality Manager. Key duties include coaching QA staff, reviewing batch records, aligning MMRs with batch documentation, and driving CAPAs and improvements across packaging

Formación

• Prior QA leadership experience in food, dietary supplement, or regulated packaging.
• Experience reviewing batch records and Master Manufacturing Records.
• Working knowledge of HACCP plans, CCP verification, monitoring records, and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of 21 CFR Part 111, GMPs, and SQF or another GFSI-recognized system.
• Ability to interpret SOPs, product specifications, inspection criteria, and controlled quality documents.
• Experience with sanitation/ATP verification, metal detection, labeling and packaging inspections, and nonconforming product controls.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and electronic record systems; strong communication, organization, and attention to detail.

Responsabilidades

• Provide daily direction, coaching, and on-the-job training to QA Technicians; coordinate inspection and verification priorities across assigned shifts.
• Review Packaging Batch Records and associated production documentation for accuracy, completeness, required signatures, lot traceability, material reconciliation, and deviations before submission for final Quality review.
• Apply knowledge of Master Manufacturing Records to ensure alignment with batch records and identify discrepancies for correction.
• Support development, implementation, and continuous improvement of MMRs, Packaging Batch Records, and related forms.
• Understand and execute HACCP program requirements, including CCP monitoring and verification, critical limits, corrective actions, and record review.
• Verify packaging and labeling against approved specifications, including product identity, lot number, expiration date, weight, seal integrity, and counts.
• Oversee routine in-process quality checks, pre-operational inspections, ATP verification, environmental monitoring, GMP inspections, and inspections of glass/brittle materials.
• Verify metal detector checks and other equipment verifications; escalate failures and assess product impact.
• Identify, segregate, and document nonconforming materials; support investigations, CAPAs, and effectiveness checks.
• Assist with incoming material inspections, sampling, finished product inspection, retention samples, and verification of specs.
• Monitor sanitation, allergen controls, line clearance, changeovers, and prevention of cross-contact.
• Ensure QA records are legible, contemporaneous, and compliant with document control and recordkeeping requirements.
• Participate in internal audits, regulatory/customer audits, mock recalls, traceability exercises, and continuous improvement activities.
• Communicate quality issues promptly to Operations and the Facility Quality Manager; reinforce GMPs and food safety culture.

Conocimientos

QA leadership

Food safety knowledge

Batch records review

GMP familiarity

HACCP knowledge

21 CFR Part 111 familiarity

Documentation practices

Communication

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Electronic records systems

Traceability systems

Descripción del empleo

Grüns is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead to support daily food safety and quality activities at the Roanoke packaging facility. You will provide technical guidance to QA Technicians, verify records, and ensure compliance with HACCP, SQF, GMPs, and 21 CFR Part 111.

The role partners with Operations and reports to the Facility Quality Manager. Key duties include coaching QA staff, reviewing batch records, aligning MMRs with batch documentation, and driving CAPAs and improvements across packaging