Quality Assurance Technician

Position Description

Provide the primary Quality Support on the Production Floor through a variety of monitoring activities. Oversee and/or support numerous Quality Systems and Programs, ensuring necessary sampling, testing and releasing of materials is performed.

• Production Floor Quality Support – Performdefined Quality checks of Production Lines per schedule;
  Execute Operational Checklist verification;
  Verify Sanitation and Line Clearance activities performed during Production Line Changeovers;
  Bring Production samples to R&D for review;
  Monitor and enforce GMPs
• Quality Systems – Collect and maintain company Retain samples;
  Place materials on Hold as found and assist in investigations as requested;
  Verify equipment is functioning as needed including Refrigeration and Freezer Units, and Scales;
  Verify effectiveness of Pest Control system;
  Perform necessary inspections as a Sensory Team member
• Testing – Collect necessary FG, Raw and Environmental samples and send to lab;
  Review incoming results and release material accordingly
• Meetings – Participate in meetings as requested, including but not limited to, USDA Pre-Op Inspections, GMP Walks, Food Safety Team

• Previous Quality experience preferred
• Ability to navigate an ERP system to maintain accurate Quality Audits and records
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all departments and employees
• Self and deadline driven, detail-oriented with high level of organizational skills

• Member of the Food Safety Team, attending scheduled meetings
• Execute SPC-1 (Line Clearance/Changeover) by reviewing appropriate cleaning has been performed, line is cleared of previous materials and approve line for next Production run
• Execute CCP-1 (Cooking Bacon) and CCP-2 (Cooling Bacon) temperature checks, ensuring appropriate time/temperature requirements have been met
• Verify PPC-3 (Metal Detection), APC-2 (Label Verification – Packaging) has been performed at defined frequency
• Verify key Food Safety Preventative Measures are being executed as defined during established checkpoints (Quality Audit, GMP Walks, Program Verification, etc):
  Storage temperatures of Raw/WIP/FG materials, High Risk Processes, GMPs, Pest Control, Glass and Brittle Plastic Control, Allergen Control and Management, Facility cleanliness
• Conduct Environmental Monitoring swabbing and product testing per defined schedule
• Place material on hold which poses a Food Safety Risk;
  Disposition material per passing testing results or as instructed
• Notify USDA of upcoming related Production runs, escort as needed, execute corrective actions as recommended