QA Analyst I (Overnight shift)

Nestlé - Fairburn, GA

Full-time - Entry Level

Fairburn, GA

251-500 employees

Food Manufacturing

About the position

As a Quality Analyst I, you will be responsible for analyzing ingredients to ensure compliance with company and regulatory standards. This role involves performing multiple chemical tests on finished product samples, maintaining approved product formulas, and ensuring that all products are manufactured according to quality specifications. You will work overnight shifts and collaborate with production teams to ensure product quality and safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis of ingredients to ensure compliance with company and regulatory standards.
• Perform multiple chemical tests of finished product samples and escalate tests when needed.
• Ensure all products are manufactured according to product formulation and quality specification requirements.
• Sample, test, and approve all ingredients meeting specifications.
• Communicate with St. Louis TAG and Quality Assurance to arrange acceptable ingredient substitutions when normal formulation cannot be followed.
• Maintain approved product formulas for batching and maintain all regulatory requirements.
• Run bone density testing, ash testing, acidity testing, and water analysis on the shred process.
• Communicate with production teams to ensure production equipment functions correctly and finished product meets package guarantees.
• Determine physical and chemical properties of ingredients and finished product as directed by Q.A. program.
• Follow laboratory practices and lab safety manual guidelines.

Requirements

• HS Diploma or GED Equivalent
• 1+ years' experience working in a food quality, lab, manufacturing, production, or related environment
• Must be able and willing to work overnight shift (11pm-7am) Monday-Friday and every other Saturday and Sunday.

Benefits

• 401k with company match
• Healthcare coverage
• Performance-based incentives
• Broad range of other benefits