Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist

The Quality Assurance Supervisor is the one who:
• Responsible for the implementation and management of the company's product QA Program, including providing technical support for factories and product development team members for ongoing projects:
• Performing product evaluations and assessments during different phases of the development process to ensure product are designed properly and will meet and/or exceed all international safety regulations and testing standards (EU and US).
• Performing risk assessments on products during all phases of development and production; and will provide recommendations on how to avoid any safety issues and will manage any necessary corrective action plans needing to be implemented.
• Responsible for reviewing individual product lab tests , as well as managing and overseeing all on-going 3rd party lab testing and will inform the product development team and management of any issues and how to address each issue.
• Work closely with each factory and will be the main liaison between the company's global cross-functional teams (Brand, Design, Marketing, Engineering, Quality, Packaging, etc.), in order to properly manage product development from concept through final production, as it relates to Compliance and Regulatory requirements.
• Able to operate in a highly dynamic CPG environment, by exercising considerable judgment in employing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for successful results. Travel to factories and some international travel is required (35%).