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Quality Assurance Assistant

Clio Snacks

Quality Assurance Assistant

Piscataway, NJ
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    THE OPPORTUNITY:

    Looking for a self-motivated, detail-oriented candidate to join our growing Quality department in our fast-growing food manufacturing facility. The job requirement will include assisting in daily quality and food safety related functions, and additional tasks assigned by the Quality Manager. This is a 2nd shift position.

     

    THE COMPANY:

    CLIO Snacks is on a mission to make crummy food obsolete. Because real food can be convenient, and healthy food can be freaking delicious. CLIO makes dark chocolate-covered Greek yogurt bars -- a first-to-market, healthy, convenient and delicious snack. In other words, we’re the type of people who eat yogurt with our hands. It’s nice to meet you.

     

    WHAT YOU’LL DO:

    • Conducts pre-op and product change over inspections.
    • Conducts lab analysis on raw ingredients and finished goods.
    • Conducts quality control checks from beginning to end of manufacturing process.
    • Assists with product shelf-life management and analysis.
    • Prepares samples for internal and 3rd party lab analysis.
    • Monitors the raw materials deliveries to ensure that the right products are delivered for processing.
    • Inspects incoming goods for release and use in production.
    • Reviews finished good labels and verifies lot and date codes.
    • Monitors lab supplies
    • Reports all product nonconformities and processing issues to Quality manager, as it relates to product quality or food safety.
    • Assists in maintaining supplier approval file, requesting documentation and certification renewals.
    • Assists in maintenance of training programs on GMPs, HACCP and other Food Safety topics for targeted employees.
    • Ensures compliance to regulatory requirements, SQF, HACCP and GMP activities at all levels of operation.
    • Helps maintain quality manuals/SOPs, production/processing forms and records to meet established standards per SQF system.
    • Other jobs as assigned by the Senior Quality/Food Safety Manager.

     

    WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

    • Basic understanding of GMPS
    • Strong team player and fast learner
    • Internally motivated self-starter and able to manage multiple tasks
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • HACCP and/or PCQI certification is a plus
    • Able to communicate in English. Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
    • Basic knowledge of MS Word, and Excel
    • Very Flexible schedule. Must be willing to work different shifts.
    • Associate degree in science/work experience equivalent.
    • At least one-year experience in quality role in food manufacturing environment.
    • Entry-level candidates can be considered.
    • Experience working in manufacturing environment.
    • Lab experience preferred, but not required.

     

    BONUS POINTS FOR:

    • CPG/Natural Foods experience
    • Start-up experience

    WORK ENVIRONMENT:

    • Production floor and office environment.
    • Occasionally exposed to extreme atmospheric conditions (temperature, noise fumes, dust, etc.)
    • Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Walking or standing to a significant degree, involves sitting most of the time with a degree of pushing and pulling.

     

    WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US

    • A people-centered company and culture
    • Genuinely great coworkers who want to see the company and each other succeed
    • Opportunity to develop within a fast-based high growth environment.
    • Competitive salary and PTO
    • Merit-based annual bonus
    • Medical, dental & vision with no waiting period
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Employee Referral Program
    • Paid Parental Leave
    • A fridge full of delicious yogurt bars for your enjoyment.

     

    Company Description

    Who We Are: CLIO Snacks is on a mission to make crummy food obsolete. Because real food can be convenient, and healthy food can be freaking delicious. CLIO makes dark chocolate-covered Greek yogurt bars -- a first-to-market, healthy, convenient and delicious snack. In other words, we’re the type of people who eat yogurt with our hands. It’s nice to meet you.