1st Shift Quality Assurance Inspector (5:30am -1:30pm)

Job Description

Job Description

QA Inspector

Reliance Vitamin LLC

Location: Edison, New Jersey | On site

Department: Quality Assurance | Reports to Quality Manager

Schedule: 1st shift, Monday through Friday, 5:30am – 1:30pm

Employment type: Full time | Nonexempt

Pay and benefits

Base pay: $21.00 per hour. Actual starting pay will reflect job-related experience, skills, and qualifications.

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability coverage; retirement (401K) benefits; accrued PTO and Sick time; paid holidays; sick leave; $50 free vitamins and supplements (monthly) and Deep Employee Ownership (DEO)shares granted after 1 year of employment

Overtime is paid at one and one-half times the regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek, as required by law.

About the role

The QA Inspector verifies that dietary supplement manufacturing and packaging activities, materials, labels, and records meet approved instructions and quality requirements. This role works with QA, QC, Operations, and management to support product quality and compliance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and good documentation practices (GDP).

Essential responsibilities

·         Verify that correct components are staged for processing, manufacturing, and packaging; authorize start-up in accordance with approved procedures.

·         Perform cleaning verification and allergen swabbing as required by approved procedures.

·         Check batch record instructions, verify they are followed, and ensure required processing, manufacturing, and packaging actions are signed or initialed.

·         Monitor operations and collect data throughout processing, manufacturing, and packaging to verify conformance with specifications and procedures.

·         Perform applicable in-process testing, including weight, density, disintegration, friability, and hardness; record results and escalate results outside specifications.

·         Inspect processing, manufacturing, and packaging rooms, materials, and equipment for conformance with batch record instructions.

Essential responsibilities continued

·         Verify product, component, and label identity against batch records and written specifications. When an approved identification check uses color, distinguish the required colors with or without reasonable accommodation, and use written identifiers and other required checks in accordance with approved procedures.

·         Review, approve, and issue labels for jobs in accordance with approved procedures.

·         Verify adherence to cGMP and GDP in production and warehouse areas; document and escalate quality concerns to the Quality Manager.

Qualifications

·         High school diploma or equivalent.

·         Working knowledge of manufacturing processes and cGMP requirements.

·         Clear oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate quality findings to operators, QA, QC, and management.

·         Ability to understand approved work instructions and accurately document quality results in the language used for approved records and procedures, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

·         Ability to use Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word and perform job-related mathematical calculations.

·         Attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

·         Ability to work the stated shift and additional hours when needed, subject to applicable law, protected leave, and reasonable accommodation.

Work environment and accommodations

Work is performed in manufacturing, packaging, and warehouse areas. Employees must follow applicable safety, hygiene, gowning, and quality procedures. Essential job functions may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Reliance Vitamin LLC provides reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees as required by applicable law, including accommodations related to disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, and religious practices. To request an accommodation for the application process or essential job functions, contact Human Resources. Requests are evaluated individually through an interactive process.

Equal employment opportunity

Reliance Vitamin LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on job-related qualifications without regard to race, color, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, nationality, age, sex, pregnancy or breastfeeding, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, civil union or domestic partnership status, disability, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood traits, military service or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, New Jersey, or local law. Retaliation for exercising legally protected rights is prohibited.

Reliance Vitamin is a high growth consumer products company in the very “on trend” natural and organic space, and is comprised of three divisions:

· Private Labeling of premium branded and private label products for various companies/retailers using 450 stock products and differentiating with over 50
Patented and Trademarked raw materials.

· Contract Manufacturing of premium powders, tablets and capsules differentiating with over 50 patented and trademarked raw materials, specializing in probiotics
and plant proteins. Customer base is branded, domestic and international companies.

With over 30+ years in business, Reliance provides expertise and resources to deliver nutritional innovation that truly makes a difference in consumer’s lives. The Company is in the process of transforming to maximize its entrepreneurial culture and heritage while building enterprise practices to achieve sustainable performance.

Company Description

Reliance Vitamin is a high growth consumer products company in the very “on trend” natural and organic space, and is comprised of three divisions:\r\n\r\n· Private Labeling of premium branded and private label products for various companies/retailers using 450 stock products and differentiating with over 50 \r\n Patented and Trademarked raw materials.\r\n\r\n· Contract Manufacturing of premium powders, tablets and capsules differentiating with over 50 patented and trademarked raw materials, specializing in probiotics \r\n and plant proteins. Customer base is branded, domestic and international companies. \r\n\r\nWith over 30+ years in business, Reliance provides expertise and resources to deliver nutritional innovation that truly makes a difference in consumer’s lives. The Company is in the process of transforming to maximize its entrepreneurial culture and heritage while building enterprise practices to achieve sustainable performance.