Quality Tech - 2nd Shift
Quality Technician
POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for monitoring product quality and ensuring all product produced meets all food safety and food quality policies & standards. Also, assists with the execution of other Quality related tasks.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
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Follow all quality procedures and participate in new hire training as needed.
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Ensure all samples are submitted to 3rd party lab as needed for both product and environmental testing.
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Conducts regular quality checks to ensure finished goods meet product specifications.
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Responds to any out-of-specification products on the floor.
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Helps monitor in progress production & changeovers, ensuring no risk of comingling products.
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Maintains the facility by auditing processes and policy execution.
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Assists in execution of Food Safety Audits
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Provides coaching on non-compliance with GMPs or PPE policy.
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Is knowledgeable of the lot coding system and expiration dates; helps support production by verifying correct printed material.
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Verifies execution of quality procedures to ensure no contamination of the product occurs by foreign material, including brine.
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Understands and supports production employees with paperwork activities ensuring that paperwork is completed correctly and fully.
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Responsible for training and oversight of the quality activities of new employees.
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Supports food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
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Supports temperature monitoring of locations and raw materials.
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Helps oversee document retention policy.
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Handling restoration/environmental cleaning when needed.
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Uses ATP swabbing to verify the effectiveness of SSOP execution.
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Completes project or other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
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Minimum of 1 years of Food Manufacturing experience.
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Maintain GMPs and PPE policy while at work.
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Basic food safety and product quality understanding.
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Able to read, write and do basic math.
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Able to understand and execute food safety policies and regulations.
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Able to work independently and as a team.
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Able to follow specific written procedures and forms.
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Food production QA/QC experience preferred.
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Able to lift up to 50 lbs.
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Able to work as needed on the production floor and around heavy machinery.
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Excellent attention to detail
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Good verbal and written communication skills
Benefits
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Medical
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Dental
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Vision
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Disability/Life company paid
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401K
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Subsidized lunch program
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Paid Time Off (8 holidays + time off)