FSQ Sr Tech

Bringing our love of food to families for five generations! Blount Fine Foods is a family-owned and operated manufacturer, marketer, and developer of premium fresh prepared foods. We are an engaging team, bringing restaurant-quality products to America including single-serve grab‑n‑go fresh soups, mac & cheese, and entrées in grocery stores across the country, as well as for hot bars and restaurants.

Help us create the finest food experiences including those with specialty certifications that include organic, gluten‑free, and low sodium, among others. Join a proven team for growth, success, and a satisfying career!

This is a 3rd shift position.

Assists FSQ Management in the maintenance and improvement of overall product quality and safety. Regularly assures the effective completion and documentation of FSQ responsibilities. Provides leadership and daily direction to department technicians for better reduction and resolution of quality and food safety and quality metrics/root cause. In event of absence, a FSQ Supervisor will fill leadership responsibilities and all daily task‐related items will be delegated by management to an adequately trained Tech II or I.

• Oversees the daily review of HACCP, SSOP, and other quality‑related records to assure conformance to requirements.
• Takes action when non‑conformances are noted, including:
• Assisting management in making initial decisions if a food safety risk is present and significant for non‑conformances identified; placing affected product on hold or on hazardous hold.
• Assists/conducts full investigation.
• Assists management in making final disposition on product/equipment affected. Decision based on information gathered and reviewed against USDA and FDA regulations, including the FDA’s Seafood Hazards and Control Guide or other scientific studies.
• Looks for continuous improvement opportunities in programs and tasks versus performing tasks.
• Responsible for overseeing document control and system updates; coordinates all HACCP plan and related paperwork updates.
• Responsible for overseeing reporting and auditing of QPE auditing and Packout auditing.
• Assists Quality Management with verification and validation by designing studies, interpreting data and finalizing reports.
• Ensures trend analysis is completed for food safety and quality initiatives and communicates data to Management. Assists with implementing any action based on this analysis.
• Initiates tests, analyzes results, and finds solutions to technical problems.
• Interacts with Operations Department to ensure continuous improvement.
• Provides leadership and daily direction for shift FSQ Technicians; coordinates assignment and completion of daily and other tasks.
• Observes production activities to assure consistency and conformance to standards, while providing improvement suggestions.
• Works with FSQ management to resolve any issues that arise and reduce defects.
• Must be able to interpret testing data in correlation with production specifications and make decisions based on this information.
• If assigned to the raw‑material lab, may be responsible for:
• Raw material testing and analysis.
• Raw material hold management.
• Nonconforming raw material investigation, NCR creation and submission.
• Prep‑inspection activities.
• Maintains finished product ON HOLD database and disposition of product.
• Monitors and trends all customer/consumer complaints; orchestrates corrective actions, root‑cause analysis and trend analysis with communication with necessary internal departments.
• Final review of all customer surveys or finished product specification forms; required to communicate and obtain necessary information from R&D and FSQ.
• Develops, updates and maintains all finished product specifications within our internal system and any online customer databases as required.
• Oversees the Organic Program through formulation review, supplier specification review, and supplier certification review as direct liaison with our organic certifying body.
• Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws, including assisting in the interviewing, hiring, and…