Hi NorthernBoyz,
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I have been working in the QA sector for some time now. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but your assumption that HC will eventually let up and allow part-time QA personnel is incorrect. All other producers of consumables, whether that be food, water, herbs, pharma, are required to have a full time QA person, and LP's will have to play by the same rules. They want the QA person involved in all aspects of the grow to verify all procedures, SOPs and QAPs are being followed, and they also have to be available 100% of the time to receive, investigate, and handle customer complaints and any product recalls. HC has been explicit that these duties need to be carried out by the head QA person alone, so by definition the QA person must be a full-time employee. Just wanted to make that clear, you'd best be budgeting for a full-time qualified QA person for the duration of your operation.
Hope this helps clear things up for you.......even as a QA person myself, it took me some time to gather all of the info on what HC is requiring from the position.