Quality Assurance Specialist
Cultivation and Production
Posted on 3/23/2023
INACTIVE
Parallel
Parallel Wireless designs and maintains cellular networks.
Locations
Wimauma, FL, USA
Experience Level
Entry
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Desired Skills
Communications
Management
Quality Assurance (QA)
CategoriesNew
QA & Testing
Requirements
  • Age 21 or over
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Valid Government-Issued Photo ID
  • Ability to pass a background check, including drug testing, to be registered as an employee of a licensed organization in the assigned market
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years Manufacturing Quality Assurance or Quality Control experience, preferably in a highly regulated market
  • Management experience preferred
  • Strong leadership/communication skills with the ability to deal with problems and resolve in a professional manner
  • Strong understanding of quality management principles
  • Previous experience developing, implementing, and managing QA/QC programs including risk assessments, documentation and evaluation of controls, and issue management (including executions of Corrective Action Plans)
  • Previous experience with third-party certifications (ISO, GMP, SQF, NSF, etc) - preferred
  • Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Must understand discretion and be able to handle confidential and proprietary information appropriately
  • Strong communication, research, analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and challenging environment
  • Ability to execute multiple tasks simultaneously; focusing on both short- and long-term goals; ability to identify problems quickly
  • Ability to pass a background check, including drug testing, to be registered as an employee of a licensed organization in the assigned market
Responsibilities
  • Supports the implementation and execution of operational Quality Assurance (QA) and internal controls programs within the Wimauma, FL Cultivation and Production departments
  • Supervise Quality Control (QC) Inspections to ensure effective execution and design of QC audits
  • Monitor site-wide processes for lifecycle changes and work with inter-departmental business partners to initiate and execute change management
  • Serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for applicable regulatory, policy, and standard operating procedure requirements to the market
  • Supervises QC Inspectors on production line
  • Support workplace risk assessment and risk management initiatives
  • Conduct inspections and audits of facilities, processes, internal controls, and training programs for the market to facilitate continuous improvement of quality processes
  • Support issue management programs to help ensure timely and effective response and mitigation of risk affecting the market, including key performance indicator (KPI) reporting
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to initiate root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective and preventative action plans (CAPA)
  • Lead special projects and assignments at the direction of the QA Manager or Director, Operational QA & Compliance
  • Are self-motivated; micro-managing isn't fun for anyone
  • Roll your sleeves up and do the work; strategy is important, but so is getting stuff done
  • Can work fast and be flexible; our industry is always changing
  • Play nice with others; we collaborate with each other a lot
  • Think creatively; sometimes, the “traditional” solution isn't the best one