performing quality control inspection tasks to include verification of all ingredient and product information performing operational and pre-operational inspections ensuring that each product is manufactured according to FDA regulations including, but not limited to traceability records, temperature monitoring and HACCP records following all safety requirements verifying accuracy of thermometers and product temperatures collecting, processing, packaging, maintaining, and retaining samples for testing providing help to all associates in the Quality Control department and other departments throughout the plant tasting and evaluating all product samples received being cross-trained in Quality Control responsibilities being familiar with all plant functions performing responsibilities accurately from start to finish with completed documentation recording and processing samples received processing and recording customer complaints compliance auditing auditing and updating the plant reference book conducting data entry and ensuring that all products are manufactured under correct procedures from receiving of the raw materials to shipping of the finished product.