Food Safety Quality Assurance Technician - 2nd Shift

Overview

Accountability Objectives: Quality Assurance Technicians will ensure compliance of food safety and GMP systems along with quality programs, policies, procedures, and processes that are designed and necessary to ensure the production of safe quality food products.

• Inspect and monitor daily plant for food safety and quality activities and report any deviations to the Quality Supervisor.
• Perform daily pre-operational sanitation inspections visually and with swabbing before production starts.
• Effectively communicate quality assurance expectations to production personnel.
• Inspect raw materials for specification compliance.
• Conduct metal detector challenges and observations throughout the shift.
• Verify the calibration of all metal detectors, scales, and thermometers.
• Conduct sensory evaluations of raw materials and finished products and record results.
• Collect production samples for independent evaluation to ensure specification compliance for finished products.
• Ensure compliance with established policies and procedures such as HACCP, GMPs, SSOP, process deviation, hold and release.
• Assist with solving problems by analyzing data, investigating issues, identifying solutions, and recommending actions.
• Perform basic lab analysis (fat, Vacuum and Oxygen test) on in-process and finished products.
• Enforce food safety and quality policies and procedures.
• Perform equipment calibrations (thermometer) and perform additional duties as directed.
• Report any FSQM issues to the quality management team.
• Monitor incoming and outgoing product quality per company and customer specifications.

• Knowledge in food processing/HACCP/SQF, and/or regulatory compliance strongly preferred, but not mandatory. Fluent in English; bilingual (Spanish) preferred. Ability to work a flexible schedule.
• Preferred education:
  
  Associate’s Degree;
  Bachelor’s degree a plus.
• Ability to work independently. Basic computer skills.

In absence of QA technician, QA supervisor will back up for QA technician’s role.