FSQA Technician - 2nd Shift; Tempo

Home Chef Tempo is a brand of Home Chef focused on ready-to-heat meals delivered to customers. This role ensures the food safety and quality of all Tempo products by working with production to conduct on-the-line checks against recipe specifications and quality standards.

• Verify CCPs and CQPs and conduct inspections at production to ensure Food Safety & Quality requirements are met and recorded appropriately
• Confirm accuracy of ingredients used in production against culinary recipes
• Verify cook and chill temperature limits are met and documented
• Ensure post-lethality exposed product is stored to prevent cross contamination
• Perform finished product inspections to ensure release according to Food Safety & Quality requirements
• Verify chemical titration prior to each use
• Ensure accuracy of labeling for finished products
• Conduct online verification checks (e.g., metal detection, oxygen analysis, pH, seal integrity)
• Escalate deviations promptly and assist with product disposition as needed

• Perform GMP inspections and document findings
• Inspect equipment and processing areas to ensure sanitation and conditions meet Food Safety & Quality standards
• Enforce Food Defense protocol as needed
• Conduct other internal audits as needed

• Training and assisting in training of new employees on Food Safety & Quality practices
• Promptly notify leadership of Food Safety & Quality issues or HACCP/HACQP deviations
• Place product on FSQA hold and assist with dispositions as required
• Assist in Production/Sanitation/Safety duties
• Support non-competitive functions as needed (e.g., housekeeping, product movement, safety investigations)

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Previous experience working in food quality is preferred