Quality Assurance Tech - 2nd Shift

Key Benefits:

• Hourly Wage: $22+, based on experience


• Shift Hours: Mon-Thurs, 3:00pm to 1:00am. Occasional Fridays, based on production needs. 


• Full-time position, with benefits package (medical, dental and vision insurance)


• $1, 000 Referral Bonus


• Profit Sharing Bonus

Responsibilities:

1^st Major Area of Responsibility – QA/QC Program Development and Implementation

• Collaborate with the Lead Practitioner/Quality Assurance Manager to develop and implement Food Safety, SQF fundamentals, and the Food Quality Plan across the facility.


• Maintain the post-implementation facility SQF system, ensuring its integrity through validation and verification.


• Coordinate and participate in special projects such as studies affecting food safety or product quality, trials of new products, process improvements and similar work.


• Collaborate with supervisors, managers, and department leaders, through pro-active and timely communication to:




• Identify, evaluate and resolve plant product safety and quality issues as they arise.


• Maintain and audit effective plant/sanitation programs


• Ensure proper equipment and plant sanitation through effective pre-operational inspections.




• Review HACCP and GMP principles with new and existing employees.


• Participate in SOP/SSOP development and maintenance, including annual reviews.


• Coordinate Product Quality Evaluations

2^nd Major Area of Responsibility – Audit/ Inspection

• Assist in the coordination of a comprehensive plant audit program, including HACCP critical control points, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), plant housekeeping, sanitation (COP, CIP and manual cleaning), bio-security systems and compliance with federal and state inspection agency regulations. 


• Maintain and audit glass and glass-like material monitoring program.


• Participate in and support Quality Assurance Manager in regulatory inspections and/or customer audits, including routine regulatory sampling of products and water supplies.


• Assist in the investigation and resolution of product contamination events.


• Assist with the investigation and resolution of customer complaints.

3^rd Major Area of Responsibility – Food Safety and Quality Training

• Review the following topics with new and existing employees:

• HACCP principles


• GMP principles


• Food Safety and Quality SOP’s

Qualifications:

• Training or degree (B.S. ideal) in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related technical field, or combination of equivalent work experience required


• Minimum one (1) year QA/QC experience in a manufacturing environment under HACCP, USDA and/or FDA preferred


• Quality Auditor Certification preferred.


• Internal Auditing


• Organized and detail oriented


• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, basic experience with laboratory software and manufacturing data