Quality Assurance Lab Technician – Food Safety Focus

Perfetti Van Melle; Loves Park (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

Annual bonus

Medical coverage

401k match

Tuition reimbursement

Life & disability insurance

Job summary

Perfetti Van Melle in Loves Park, IL is seeking a Quality Technician to perform incoming material and ingredient testing as well as in-process testing to ensure products meet specifications and food safety standards.

You will support Quality Control with production verification, hold and release, GMP audits, micro sampling, and continuous improvement initiatives, collaborating with RDQ and Operations to ensure proper disposition and documentation.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in STEM required.
• PCQI certification preferred (or ability to obtain).
• Previous QC Lab experience in an FDA regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience with lab equipment including HPLC, ICP-MS, liquid and gas chromatography.
• Knowledge of GLP, testing/sampling methods, QMS, GMPs, HACCP, FDA and OSHA regulations.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office, SAP, JDA, and TraceGains.
• Experience with quality control activities (e.g. incoming material/finished product testing, release, holds).
• Understanding of supplier, material and finished product manufacturing quality requirements.
• Ability to interpret raw, packaging and finished product specifications, and make release or reject decisions.
• Understanding of ISO:9001/FSSC22000 food safety and food defense requirements.

Responsibilities

• Gathering, interpreting, actioning and reporting test results from lab equipment.
• Inspection and testing of incoming raw ingredients and materials.
• Assist Food Safety Specialist with consumer complaint monitoring and resolution.
• Test product retains and samples returned from consumers, report data and trends.
• Assist with delivering training on Food Safety topics like Allergens, GMPs, CCPs.
• Support QC Technicians with tasks including first cases and production verification checks.
• Bracketing and initiating Hold and release for nonconforming products.
• Perform GMP audits and Micro sampling.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for cost reduction and R&D/Packaging projects.
• Collaborate with local RDQ team on customer/consumer requirements and technical spec updates.
• Facilitate rework processes and ensure proper documentation and disposition in the system.

Skills

QC lab experience

GLP knowledge

HACCP knowledge

FDA/OSHA regulations understanding

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in STEM

PCQI certification preferred

Tools

HPLC

ICP-MS

Gas chromatography

Liquid chromatography

SOPs

TraceGains

SAP

JDA

Job description

Perfetti Van Melle in Loves Park, IL is seeking a Quality Technician to perform incoming material and ingredient testing as well as in-process testing to ensure products meet specifications and food safety standards.

You will support Quality Control with production verification, hold and release, GMP audits, micro sampling, and continuous improvement initiatives, collaborating with RDQ and Operations to ensure proper disposition and documentation.