Quality Assurance Inspector

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Full Time 09 Admin-Non Exempt Watsonville, CA, US

Salary Range: $17.30 To $25.96 Hourly

The Quality Assurance Inspector is responsible for testing and monitoring the quality and food safety of production lines, finished products, juice tankers, and apple processing to ensure compliance with Martinelli’s specifications and guidelines. The Inspector supports the Quality Assurance team in following and maintaining SOPs, GMPs, SSOPs, and related quality records, and helps identify and mitigate potential food safety and quality risks.

• Tests, inspects, and compiles necessary quality test data at all stages of production and warehousing for all facilities to include incoming fruit, apple juice blend, ingredients, packaging components, filling, labeling, and finished goods assembly.
• Conducts and logs daily, hourly, or more frequent quality checks including brix, pH, NTU, cap torque, SST pressure, fill levels, labeling, date coding, vacuum, case integrity, and temperature checks.
• Checks and documents pasteurization temperature charts. Checks proper function of specific quality related line equipment such as dud detectors, fill level detectors, cap detectors, reject systems, vision systems, and air blow off nozzles.
• Collects and inspects hourly retain samples.
• Receives inbound juice tankers, checks for proper documentation, obtains and tests tanker juice samples.
• Monitors and ensures timely completion of electronic compliance data in Redzone and SAP QA systems.
• Maintains all Quality Assurance documentation in an orderly system.
• Issues daily report on activities.
• Conducts and/or oversees component, raw material and finished good inspections as directed by the QA staff.
• Makes appropriate quality/production decisions to ensure quality standards are adhered to at all times.
• Alerts the Operations Team and Quality Team of any deviation from product specifications.
• Monitors adherence to all food safety-related government regulations, including GMP and HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points).
• Reviews and monitors sanitation schedule.
• Maintains all laboratory equipment and supplies in good, clean working condition.
• Performs other quality and laboratory tests as directed by Quality Assurance leadership, Supervisor, and Technicians.

• High school diploma or equivalent; experience in food or beverage manufacturing or agricultural goods processing preferred.
• Ability to work safely and efficiently in both laboratory and production environments.
• Ability to employ logic and reasoning skills while performing daily tasks and responsibilities.
• Solid math and basic science skills, including the ability to record, calculate, and interpret test readings accurately.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with Company staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to assume responsibility and exercise good judgment in making decisions within the scope of authority of the position.
• Ability to readily adapt to changing priorities and take direction from more than one staff member.
• Ability to think and work effectively under pressure and accurately complete tasks within established times.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, to prioritize tasks, meet multiple deadlines and ensure that work is accomplished in the time frames required.
• Ability to be highly organized and provide careful attention to detail and…