Keany Produce & Gourmet

Quality Assurance Coordinator (LHP)

Keany Produce & Gourmet  •  $25/hr  •  North Charleston, SC (Onsite)  •  23 days ago
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Job Description

Job Location: Limehouse Produce - North Charleston, SC 29405
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $25.00 - $25.00 Hourly

Job Shift: DayOverview
We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Quality Assurance Coordinator to oversee our quality processes and ensure compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in quality management, with expertise in FDA regulations, CGMP, and HACCP. This role is crucial in maintaining the integrity of our products and ensuring that all manufacturing processes meet the highest quality standards.
Schedule: 6am- 2:30pm
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality control procedures to ensure compliance with FDA regulations and CGMP standards.
- Utilize precision measuring instruments such as micrometers and calipers to conduct inspections and measurements of products. Inspecting and calibrating measuring instruments.
- Oversee the operation of vision inspection systems to monitor product quality throughout the manufacturing process. Responsible for pre-operative facility inspection.
- Conduct regular audits of production processes to identify areas for improvement and ensure adherence to quality standards.
- Inspecting and evaluating raw materials, packaging materials, and finished products according to specifications and standard.
- Provided support to the Production Floor by enforcing and monitoring the GMPs to insure quality.
- Conduct internal GMP and warehouse audits to assure product food safety and quality
- Working collaboratively with production department to enforce food safety and quality assurance protocols for Safe Food Manufacturing
- Train and mentor staff on quality control practices, emphasizing the importance of HACCP principles.
- Analyze data from quality inspections and prepare reports for management review, highlighting trends and areas needing attention.
- Lead investigations into non-conformance issues and implement corrective actions as necessary.
- Monitoring the manufacturing processes to ensure adherence to procedures and requirements specified within SOPs, and the HACCP program resulting in quick, strong decisions during operations
- Continuously monitoring the critical control points to maintain their effectiveness against potential hazards.
- Verify adherence to procedures; monitor and verify process controls, sanitation, and GMP practices.
- Assist Quality Manager/Supervisor in conducting Food Safety / Sanitation audits and communicate findings, recommendations and corrective actions.
- Involve in preparation and execution of customer / third party/Regulatory audits.
- Isolate and put on "HOLD" any material, product, ingredient, or packaging material, which might pose a food safety, risk or otherwise compromise product quality or integrity.
- Conduct weekly Listeria swabbing in rotating areas of the facility to be sent to laboratory for testing.
- Conduct sanitation verification program by the use of ATP luciferase unit for regular sanitation verification
- Conduct micro lab tests (APC, Coliform, E.coli. yeast and mold)
- Check and report the inventory of all materials needed for in process check (A & B reagents, starch indicator, iodine, ATP and Listeria swabs), lab check (dilution bottles, petri film, pipette tips) production aids (PS10, AS5), all PPEs every week.
- Conduct any other related functions as per instruction from the supervisor.

Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Quality Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
- 3 or more years proven experience in a quality control role within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of FDA regulations, CGMP, HACCP, and other relevant industry standards.
- PCQI and HACCP Certifications
- Proficiency in using precision measuring instruments including micrometers, calipers, and vision inspection systems.
- Familiarity with Calypso software or similar quality management systems is a plus.
- Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high-quality standards.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
Keany Produce & Gourmet

About Keany Produce & Gourmet

Keany Produce & Gourmet began in 1978 with a man, a truck and a restaurant. From that beginning, the tenets of doing business with Keany have been fairness, human consideration, and personal attention - whether you are a customer, a grower or an employee. For four decades, the Keany family has been serving its customers in ways other produce companies can't, or won't. This is the Keany Way - going the extra mile, delivering on every detail. This has been the company's only plan for business, and four decades of consistent growth has validated its wisdom.

As the region's longest-tenured distributor, Keany was first to offer special services that have since been adopted by others:

-Priority on local, peak-season sourcing, enhanced by deep personal relationships with the region's premier local growers.

-Personal inspections for incoming and outgoing shipments, often conducted by a Keany principal, to ensure the highest quality produce.

-Special cut capability that has expanded to become Keany Kuts - offering upwards of 1700 specialty cuts, the broadest line of custom-prepared produce in the region.

-Keany Express provides a broad range of urgent and same day express services.

-Sustainable practices, including redistribution of excess inventory back to farms for processing.

-Gateway to Gourmet program, bringing new produce products and menu ideas to chefs at their restaurant.

-Distribution up to six days/week for most customers, with flexible customer service hours for ordering.

Today, Keany Produce & Gourmet operates with two world class facilities, in Landover, MD and Richmond, VA. It's original panel truck is now a fleet of more than 170 state-of-the-art, refrigerated produce trucks, distributing to customers in MD, VA, NC, PA, DE, and Washington, DC. The Keany Product line includes not only every variety of fruit and vegetable that can be found, procured and freshly delivered - but a robust collection of dairy, seasonal and gourmet products.

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Hyattsville, Maryland
Year Founded
1978
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