Job Summary The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for ensuring that production produces consistent-quality, safe products.

Essential Job Functions

• Collects hourly samples of product and finished goods.
• filling, total, breakdown of weights, and organoleptic properties of finished goods
• Check key Activity Types. Check and monitor high-risk processing areas during bulk liquid receiving, holding, staging, and mixing to prevent food tampering, and report any findings to the Quality Assurance Supervisor.
• Monitors and reviews quality, food safety, and production line paperwork for accuracy and completion
• Keep standard operating procedures and all quality manuals in an organized fashion and file policies, procedures, and process control paperwork, and ensure compliance with the company’s documentation control policy.
• Performs periodic checks on critical control points, which are the X-ray machines, during production runs to ensure the X-ray machines are functioning properly to detect foreign material.
• Identify issues, such as contamination risks, and stop production or take corrective actions when products deviate from the product specifications.
• Performs periodic checks on finished products' weight, temperature, and packaging date codes.
• Performs daily inspection of production areas, equipment, and food containers for cleanliness.
• Inspects and records the X-ray rejected products.
• Conducts Good Manufacturing Practices audits, and any findings need to be added to the corrective action log.
• Reports any foreign material, unsanitary condition, or pest control issue to the Quality Supervisor/ Manager
• Monitors and enforces Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), Polices, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) throughout the production facility.
• Inspects incoming ingredients for food safety issues.
• Coordinates with production to troubleshoot quality issues
• Document incidents related to Food Quality, Food Safety, and non-compliance to initiate further investigation.

Food Safety Responsibilities

• All employees are required to immediately report and assist in the elimination or control of any food safety issues they observe with their supervisor.
• Reinforces the use of GMP, SOP, and SSOP procedures throughout the facility.
• Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices and Pre-requisite programs.

Job Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Preferably trained and certified in preventive controls,  and the Food Modernization Act (FSMA)
• Good Manufacturing Practices
• Previous experience in a food manufacturing environment
• Attention to detail.
• One year’s experience in quality control or Quality Assurance in a food-related processing environment
• Ability to speak and write effectively.
• High school diploma, equivalent or higher

 Physical Requirements:

• Occasionally lift 10 – 20 LBs
• Must be able to work in a loud environment with appropriate hearing protection.
• Ability to walk through production areas.
• Exposure to temperature change.
• Vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception.
• Wear proper footwear

Supervisor: QA Lead

Schedule: 

• Must be available for any shift. 

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Type: Full-time