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Are you a hardworking, motivated, self-starter with a strong desire to be part of a stable, supportive, fast paced team? We offer opportunities for a long-term career, with consistent hours and opportunity for growth.

What Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers! 

• Overtime is available
• Dedicated Employee Development Team to assist with career growth
• Opportunities for advancement
• A leadership team that works alongside you for continued support
• Employee recognition programs

Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers employer paid: 

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance plan
• Vacation and sick time
• 9 paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement 
• Generous 401(k) match

About us!

We work closely with our customers to create unique flavor elements to ice cream bases and yogurt preps. Many of our ingredients end up in easily recognizable brands on the store shelf as we produce for both international corporations as well as smaller, local brands.  Our Research and Development is done in-house so we get to witness the whole process from ideation to creation.  We support regional trade organizations, source locally when appropriate and help to bring healthy food to people’s tables.

Quality Assurance Technician Level I

Department: Quality Assurance

Status: Non-Exempt

Employee Classification: Regular Full-Time

Reports To: Quality Assurance Supervisor

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Shift: Sunday through Thursday, 3:45am to 3:45pm

Job Summary: Responsible for performing Quality Assurance testing and ensuring Food Safety and Quality in Ever Fresh Fruit Products, Raw Materials, Packaging, Equipment, Facility, etc.

Essential Functions:

• Perform all procedures accurately and according to written Work Instructions and SOPS as indicated in the Quality Assurance SOP manual.
• Responsible for maintaining GMPs throughout the facility both within the QA department and all other departments.
• Perform pre-operational inspections.
• Provide Production support.
• Monitor and adhere to HACCP plans, reporting and performing corrective action when necessary.
• Perform Product Quality testing (brix, pH, pressure, USDA grades, etc.).
• Perform Product documentation control, reviewing, scanning and filing.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
3. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
4. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute ratio and percent.
5. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
6. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations.
7. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
8. Proficient in spreadsheet and word processing software.

Working Conditions/Physical Factors:

1. Frequently required to stand.
2. Frequently required to walk.
3. Frequently required to use hands and fingers. 
4. Continually required to talk or hear.
5. Frequently required to lift/push light weights up to 50 pounds.
6. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral, depth, and ability to adjust or focus.
7. Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
8. Exposure to temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. More extreme temperatures possible during summer months.
9. Exposure to moving mechanical parts.
10. Exposure to high, precarious places.
11. Exposure to fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals.
12. Exposure to extreme cold.
13. Exposed to a loud working environment.
14. Exposed to hazards in the workplace such as proximity to equipment conducting extreme heat, moving parts, and electrical current.
15. Must be able to work in environment containing flour dust and other allergens (nuts, milk, wheat, etc.).

Other Duties as Assigned

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.