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Quality Assurance Food Technician

Day Shift -6a-6:30p

SUMMARY

Monitors all quality assurance/food safety activities and makes recommendations and carries out corrections for improving Quality departmental functions. Knowledge of food quality standards and procedures is vital and good attention to detail, strong communication skills & logical thinking. Tests and inspects products at various stages of production process and compiles and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform related duties and provides support to the Quality Assurance Management.
• Achieves quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change.
• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Performs tests at specified stages in the production process, and tests products for a variety of qualities such as temperature, defects, code dates, etc., records results, reviews records, and reports for accuracy and completion.
• Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• Completes special projects assigned, work with the project team; help to resolve problems by examining and evaluating data; selecting corrective steps.
• Quality analysis of incoming dry goods for production. Verification of specifications before startup and throughout production processes. Problem solving on quality issues with production and other teams. Documentation of key metrics for data analysis. Maintenance of calibration and logs of all laboratory instruments. Preparation of laboratory equipment and solutions. Direct communication with operators and production personnel. General analysis and sampling of production samples. Collection of retention samples on shiftily basis.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- 1 year + Experience in a Quality Assurance or food Safety role within a manufacturing facility

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret quality documents, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply mathematical operations and concepts to solving quality process-related problems..

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and energized equipment. The noise level in the work environment varies depending on tasks.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.