Start Time: 6:30am

Starting Pay:$15.50

Job Description

The Quality Assurance Technician position is responsible for executing all quality procedures, inspections, and required laboratory test to ensure products meet or exceed the written and unwritten inbound and outbound specifications.

Duties and responsibilities

Essential Job Functions:

• Responsible for accurately reporting data on daily HACCP/Quality documents in Redzone and on customer-facing documents.
• Responsible for verifying Critical Control Points (CCP) via SOP(s) through microbiological analysis, titration, etc. and use data along with knowledge and experience to make decisions to determine proper actions.
• Sample collection/inspection/preparation, analytical testing, interpretation, recording and reporting of analytical results in the appropriate quality system.
• Performs calibrations, or verifications to ensure accuracy of equipment, and assists with basic troubleshooting.
• Ability to apply concepts such as percentages, ratios, proportions and dilutions to practical situations.
• Knowledge of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Safe Quality Foods (SQF) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).
• Instrumentation knowledge: Calculator, Thermometers, Basic Titration.
• Conducting food safety and quality checks at required frequencies.
• Assist in inventory management of chemicals, personal protective equipment and other quality utensils/tools.
• Assists Management in ensuring adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices by monitoring and training Production personnel on GMP and GHP to ensure food safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and adherence to Safe Quality Food policies.
• Effective and efficient communication skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems and make appropriate decisions with information provided.

Requirements:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be able to read and write English
• Need waterproof safety shoes

Physical requirements

• Capable of working in a cold (approx. 34-38°), sometimes damp and noisy environment
• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs.
• Repetitive Bending & Stooping