Quality Control Specialist, Cannabis Ingredients

Experience

· Develops and implements the cannabis focused quality system within the One Innovation Labs quality system.

· Develops all quality documentation for cannabis products.

· Acts as key customer contact for quality-to-quality relationships.

· Provides cannabis quality expertise, rationale, and direction to the Director of Quality; assists sites in achieving overall safety and quality of products; manages risk assessment for non-compliant product where required.

· Assures proper processes and procedures are executed to maintain regulatory and certification compliance.

· Manages external third-party laboratory relationships.

· Provides reports, risk assessments, statistical analyses, and continuous improvements to aid the Director of Quality in overall quality improvement efforts.

· Inspect and approve cannabis rooms, lines, and equipment prior to use by manufacturing and R&D personnel.

· Approve components for in-process cannabis operations.

· Monitor cannabis manufacturing areas for compliance with internal SOPs, cGMPs, and FDA regulations.

· Document all cannabis work activity in appropriate batch records, forms, and logs to ensure accuracy and compliance.

· Sample cannabis in-process items and finished products; Perform required inspections and testing on in-process items and finished products; Process and distribute samples to different departments; Review records for cGMP compliance for accuracy and thoroughness.

· Inform Director of Quality of problems, failures, and deviations from established internal and regulatory standards.

· Apply disposition sticker to cannabis components and in-process material.

· Issue QA Alerts whenever any questionable component, in-process material, or product is identified at any stage of production or storage.

· Assist with employee training as relevant by procedures.

· Assist in controlled document revisions and approvals in conjunction with the Director of Quality.

· Other responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Quality.

Skills

· Technically proficient and able to communicate through to customer level.

· Highly organized/proven multi-tasker.

· Self-starter/highly motivated.

· Proven leadership skills.

· Proven problem solver that concentrates on driving solutions.

· Collaborative across all departments.

· Good interpersonal skills.

· Effective analytical skills.

· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

· Capability of initiating and managing change.

· Experience interfacing with regulatory authorities, affairs, trade groups and customers.

Physical Requirements/Abilities

· Regularly required to stand for more than one hour at a time; occasionally lifts and carries objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Extensive knowledge of and experience with:

- FDA regulations as related to food/dietary supplements and cannabis.
- cGMPs
- ISO9001
- GFSI

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Food Science, Biological Sciences, Chemistry: 3 years (Required)
• Cannabis quality operations at a reputable manufacturer: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• Bilingual – English & Spanish is preferred but not required. (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Benefit Conditions:

• Only full-time employees eligible

Work Remotely:

• No

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

• Remote interview process
• Temperature screenings
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place